Research & Analysis

Can India and Japan deliver on their energy agenda?

Can India and Japan deliver on their...

22 September, 2025 | By

Energy, technology and policy drive New Delhi-Tokyo collaboration

Convergence in Grand Strategies: The France-UAE Partnership in AI

Convergence in Grand Strategies: The France-UAE Partnership...

22 September, 2025 | By

Introduction In the realm of foreign policy, a ‘grand strategy’ is a concept that addresses...

Building a Forest-Positive Economy: Understanding the Tropical Forest Forever Facility

Building a Forest-Positive Economy: Understanding the Tropical...

19 September, 2025 | By
  • Leigh Mante

Well-preserved forest ecosystems are not just home to a thriving flora and fauna; they naturally...

Between Arab Solidarity and the Abraham Accords: Bahrain at the UNSC

Between Arab Solidarity and the Abraham Accords:...

19 September, 2025 | By

Elected to the UNSC, Bahrain must reconcile Arab solidarity with its partnership with Israel under...

Israel–Qatar Crisis: Regional Reactions and Recalibrations

Israel–Qatar Crisis: Regional Reactions and Recalibrations

18 September, 2025 | By

Israel’s strike on Qatar has upended regional alignments, forcing neighbours and allies alike to reassess...

A Widening Gulf Between Israel and Qatar

A Widening Gulf Between Israel and Qatar

17 September, 2025 | By
  • Kabir Taneja

By targeting Doha, Israel has not only unsettled Qatar’s mediation role but also reignited debates...

Israel’s Strike on Qatar Tilts the Balance Against Gulf-Israel Relations

Israel’s Strike on Qatar Tilts the Balance...

16 September, 2025 | By

Repeated aggressions would almost certainly push the Abraham Accords into a “cold” phase—formal on paper,...

Balancing between Sovereignty and Solvency: Does Tunisia need the IMF for Economic Recovery?

Balancing between Sovereignty and Solvency: Does Tunisia...

16 September, 2025 | By

More than two years ago, Tunisian President Kais Saied publicly rejected a much-needed International Monetary...

The Future of Global A.I.

The Future of Global A.I.

16 September, 2025 | By

Introduction: The Present and Future of Digital Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (AI)—a technology that was once...

From Ambition to Implementation: Europe’s Sustainable Mobility Challenge

From Ambition to Implementation: Europe’s Sustainable Mobility...

11 September, 2025 | By
  • Fabrizio Meroni

While the European Union (EU) has been leading the global effort to decarbonise the mobility...

Navigating Southern Waters – Norway’s Maritime Security Stakes

Navigating Southern Waters – Norway’s Maritime Security...

10 September, 2025 | By

Far from the Gulf, Norway anchors its role in Middle East security—leveraging maritime might to...

Perplexing Agents: Redefining the Boundaries of Online Agency

Perplexing Agents: Redefining the Boundaries of Online...

05 September, 2025 | By

As AI agents surpass human activity online, the clash between companies like Perplexity and Cloudflare...

The Future Trajectory of Power in Iran  

The Future Trajectory of Power in Iran...

04 September, 2025 | By
  • Kamyar Kayvanfar

Iran’s leaders invoke the rhetoric of unity and resistance to face Israel, but rising  domestic...

The Rise of Soft Power in the Gulf: A Comparative Analysis of GCC Strategies

The Rise of Soft Power in the...

02 September, 2025 | By

Introduction Soft power, a concept introduced by political scientist Joseph Nye in the late 1990s,[1]...

Anatomy of a Stalemate: Lebanon’s Path to an IMF Recovery

Anatomy of a Stalemate: Lebanon’s Path to...

29 August, 2025 | By

Lebanon’s IMF deal remains stalled as political and financial elites resist reforms, deepening the country’s...

UAE’s Talent Paradox: Job Trends, Skill Mismatches and AI’s Impact

UAE’s Talent Paradox: Job Trends, Skill Mismatches...

28 August, 2025 | By
  • Ahmed Dawoud
  • Ahmed Wael Ahmed Habashy

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an economy defined by ambition. Its growth story is...

Too Hot to Sustain: Confronting the Gulf’s Extreme Heat

Too Hot to Sustain: Confronting the Gulf’s...

27 August, 2025 | By
  • Leigh Mante

Although the Gulf is accustomed to extreme summer heat, projected temperature increases, especially in rapidly...

Energy Transitions in the Gulf: Realities, Risks, and the Road Ahead

Energy Transitions in the Gulf: Realities, Risks,...

26 August, 2025 | By
  • Robin M. Mills

Introduction: Transition Turbulence Energy transition globally, which seemed unstoppable only a few years ago, has...

Integrating the EU’s hinterland through IMEC

Integrating the EU’s hinterland through IMEC

25 August, 2025 | By

Stretching over 6,400 km, from the Indo-Pacific to the Mediterranean, the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor...

Harnessing Civilian Nuclear Energy Using a Cooperative Framework

Harnessing Civilian Nuclear Energy Using a Cooperative...

22 August, 2025 | By

Civilian nuclear energy is at an inflection point globally, and considering its potential, it could...

Leveraging Nuclear Energy Through Small Modular Reactors

Leveraging Nuclear Energy Through Small Modular Reactors

21 August, 2025 | By

Civilian nuclear energy carries the potential to deliver on the two critical national pursuits of...

Embedding AI in Education: UAE’s Path to Strategy 2031

Embedding AI in Education: UAE’s Path to...

19 August, 2025 | By
  • Mehak Kapur

Many federal governments, with exceptions such as the European Union countries (Recital 56 and Annex...

Countdown to BRICS 2026: The India-Africa-UAE Trilateral

Countdown to BRICS 2026: The India-Africa-UAE Trilateral

14 August, 2025 | By

Back in 2019, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Qatar and Italy: Emerging Power-Brokers in Syria’s New Order

Qatar and Italy: Emerging Power-Brokers in Syria’s...

14 August, 2025 | By
  • Cecilia Vidotto Labastie

With Syria entering reconstruction without the United States (US) leadership, a new diplomatic landscape is...

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