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Trump Returns to the Gulf: Experts Decode...
Trump Returns to the Gulf: Experts Decode the Strategic Implications Last week, the United States...
Bahrain Must Rethink Its Stand on the...
The UN and SIDS The Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) of 1994, a policy document...
Addressing the Critical Minerals conundrum: Pathways for...
While the United States (US)-China dynamic will undoubtedly curate the broader context of the subject...
I2U2: An Opportunity to Forge a Climate-Resilient...
From tariff wars and strategic decoupling to climate-induced catastrophes and regional conflicts, geopolitical whirlwinds have...
Powering the AI-Nuclear Nexus: Strategic Integration of...
If public statements are any indication of future policy direction, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s...
Beyond Oil and War: A Closer Look...
Oil and conflict dominate headlines, but MENA’s real story lies in the contrasting economic paths...
The AI-Sustainability Paradox and the Global South:...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increasingly been framed as a solution to environmental challenges, contributing to...
The Gulf Railway Project: Bridging the Gaps...
The Gulf Railway Project (GCC Railway) has ambitiously attempted to develop a transnational infrastructure plan...
Revisiting Türkiye-GCC Economic Cooperation amid Trump 2.0
The economic relationship between Türkiye and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has evolved significantly...
Global race for minerals will define new...
The hunger for rare earths and critical minerals is shaping global geo-political developments. The control...
Bytes and Bubbles: Comparing the 90s Dot-Com...
Every disruptive technology sparks excitement, investment, and the risk of a bubble—and AI is no...
Strategies for UAE’s Future Development: Promoting Equitable...
Abu Dhabi and Dubai have led the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) economic transformation. Other emirates...
Examining the UAE’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a clear goal to achieve AED 4 trillion (US$1.1...
Can energy transitions cure the Dutch disease...
Can Africa’s energy transition break the resource curse? With global aid shrinking, African leaders look...
Implications of US-China Competition for Middle East-China...
US “De-prioritization” of the Middle East The so-called “Pivot to Asia” was announced nearly 15...
Tech in big picture: Emerging trends in...
Frontier technologies have come to occupy centre stage in geopolitical discussions and national strategies in...
Will Bahrain turn the C-SIPA into a...
In September 2023, the United States (US) and Bahrain signed a Comprehensive Security Integration and...
Bahrain’s pardon surge in 2024: Focusing on...
The King of Bahrain pardoned a total of 3,482 prisoners in 2024, in four batches...
Bolstering economic connectivity along the IMEC
The Red Sea supply chain crisis, which began at the beginning of this year and continued into...
UAE and Saudi Arabia’s agricultural diplomacy in...
With scarce arable land and water resources, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia...
CEPA and the IMEC: Future-proofing India-UAE economic...
On 23 June 2024, Indian Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar visited the United Arab Emirates...
UAE’s evolving role as a key actor...
In 2018, a year after the fall of the Islamic State of Iraq and the...
Modi 3.0 and the likely trajectory of...
The Indian electorates have given the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, under the leadership of...
Operational and tactical shifts: How modern wars...
The coupling of conventional and new, high-tech warfighting elements, as witnessed in recent conflicts, highlights...