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Israel–Qatar Crisis: Regional Reactions and Recalibrations
Israel’s strike on Qatar has upended regional alignments, forcing neighbours and allies alike to reassess...
Balancing between Sovereignty and Solvency: Does Tunisia...
More than two years ago, Tunisian President Kais Saied publicly rejected a much-needed International Monetary...
From Ambition to Implementation: Europe’s Sustainable Mobility...
While the European Union (EU) has been leading the global effort to decarbonise the mobility...
Navigating Southern Waters – Norway’s Maritime Security...
Far from the Gulf, Norway anchors its role in Middle East security—leveraging maritime might to...
Perplexing Agents: Redefining the Boundaries of Online...
As AI agents surpass human activity online, the clash between companies like Perplexity and Cloudflare...
The Future Trajectory of Power in Iran...
Iran’s leaders invoke the rhetoric of unity and resistance to face Israel, but rising domestic...
Anatomy of a Stalemate: Lebanon’s Path to...
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...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an economy defined by ambition. Its growth story is...
Too Hot to Sustain: Confronting the Gulf’s...
Although the Gulf is accustomed to extreme summer heat, projected temperature increases, especially in rapidly...
Integrating the EU’s hinterland through IMEC
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...
Civilian nuclear energy is at an inflection point globally, and considering its potential, it could...
Leveraging Nuclear Energy Through Small Modular Reactors
Civilian nuclear energy carries the potential to deliver on the two critical national pursuits of...
Countdown to BRICS 2026: The India-Africa-UAE Trilateral
Back in 2019, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
A Partnership of Paradoxes: Analysing the Latent...
The strategic and investment relationship between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt has reached...
From Sea Lines to Fault Lines: Managing...
Since November 2023, Houthi militants have conducted a sustained campaign against international shipping in the...
A More Connected Mediterranean: France, Egypt, and...
The Mediterranean Sea: a small maritime space on a global scale, but one that holds...
Why Israel–Syria Normalisation Remains Elusive in the...
The ceasefire declared in Suweida, Syria on 19 July 2025, was meant to halt a...
Explaining the Freelance Performance Gap: Egyptians vs...
Strategic misalignments, not skill deficits, explain why Egyptian web developers on global freelance platforms like...
EU-UAE Trade Negotiations: A Potential Path to...
Against the backdrop of adversity and tensions which redefine trade cooperations and economic exchanges, the...
An AI Blueprint for the Future of...
Egypt’s labour market is marked by systemic skills mismatches, geographic inequalities, and rising automation risks....
From Resistance to Recovery: The Iranian Economy’s...
The fragile ceasefire announced in late June 2025 has paused the missile exchanges over the...
A Maximalist Moment: Why Israel Isn’t Done...
Following the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, experts are assessing the impact, particularly the...
Political Participation in the Gulf: Parliaments and...
As of 2024, the Gulf region has undergone a subtle but significant transformation in its...
The UAE–Jordan CEPA: Trade as a Tool...
The UAE-Jordan CEPA marks a geoeconomic shift—leveraging trade, investment, and labour ties to stabilise Jordan...