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ORF Middle East aims to explore the relationship between emerging powers in this region and their interactions with regional organisations, assessing how these dynamics influence global geopolitical trends.

Research & Analysis

Developing an Effective Trilateral Partnership

Commentaries

Developing an Effective Trilateral Partnership

20 December, 2025 | By

Samriddhi Vij

The Golan Heights: From Demilitarisation To a Pursuit of Peace

Commentaries

The Golan Heights: From Demilitarisation To a Pursuit of Peace

18 December, 2025 | By

Kabir Taneja
Samidha Jain

GCC Joint Defence Integration and the US Factor

Expert Speak

GCC Joint Defence Integration and the US Factor

15 December, 2025 | By

Mahdi Ghuloom

India and the UAE Could Define ‘Eastern’ Ethics for AI

Commentaries

India and the UAE Could Define ‘Eastern’ Ethics for AI

11 December, 2025 | By

Hindol Sengupta
Hebatallah Adam

The US War Department and the STEM Recalibration

Commentaries

The US War Department and the STEM Recalibration

10 December, 2025 | By

Chaitanya Giri

Challenges to Breaking China’s Critical Minerals Grip

Expert Speak

Challenges to Breaking China’s Critical Minerals Grip

05 December, 2025 | By

Cauvery Ganapathy

The Saudi Arabia-Pakistan Defence Agreement: Perspectives from India and the Middle East

Special Reports

The Saudi Arabia-Pakistan Defence Agreement: Perspectives from India and the Middle East

28 November, 2025 | By

Kabir Taneja
Eszter Karacsony
Samriddhi Vij
Mahdi Ghuloom
Sushant Sareen
Kartik Bommakanti
Rahul Rawat
Atul Kumar

The Zombie Rentier: Is Libya’s Central Bank Crisis Recovery a Statistical Fallacy?

Expert Speak

The Zombie Rentier: Is Libya’s Central Bank Crisis Recovery a Statistical Fallacy?

26 November, 2025 | By

Samriddhi Vij

The Business of Development: A New Development Finance Corporation

Expert Speak

The Business of Development: A New Development Finance Corporation

20 November, 2025 | By

Arezo Kohistany

Digital Interoperability and Trade Facilitation in the India–Middle East–Europe Corridor

Expert Speak

Digital Interoperability and Trade Facilitation in the India–Middle East–Europe Corridor

14 November, 2025 | By

Elizabeth Heyes

From Gaza to Afghanistan: Is it All Down to the ‘Moderates’?

Commentaries

From Gaza to Afghanistan: Is it All Down to the ‘Moderates’?

14 November, 2025 | By

Kabir Taneja

Diplomacy and decarbonization: 70 years of Saudi–Japan energy relations

Commentaries

Diplomacy and decarbonization: 70 years of Saudi–Japan energy relations

13 November, 2025 | By

Parul Bakshi

The Gulf’s Indo-Pacific Dilemma

Expert Speak

The Gulf’s Indo-Pacific Dilemma

12 November, 2025 | By

Lillian Aronson

Iran’s Currency Redenomination: The Zero-Sum Game

Expert Speak

Iran’s Currency Redenomination: The Zero-Sum Game

11 November, 2025 | By

Samriddhi Vij

Russia–GCC Relations Revisited: Limits and New Opportunities

Expert Speak

Russia–GCC Relations Revisited: Limits and New Opportunities

07 November, 2025 | By

Lillian Aronson

Between Mediation and Advocacy: Oman’s Shifting Role in Gulf-Iran Relations

Expert Speak

Between Mediation and Advocacy: Oman’s Shifting Role in Gulf-Iran Relations

07 November, 2025 | By

Mahdi Ghuloom

Underwater Frontiers of Gulf Geopolitics: A Strategic Achilles’ Heel

Expert Speak

Underwater Frontiers of Gulf Geopolitics: A Strategic Achilles’ Heel

04 November, 2025 | By

Jérémy Bachelier

Following “Snapback” Sanctions, More Dilemmas for Iran’s Leadership

Expert Speak

Following “Snapback” Sanctions, More Dilemmas for Iran’s Leadership

04 November, 2025 | By

Zeynab Malakouti

Securing the Transition: Unlocking India–Japan Collaboration on Critical Minerals

Commentaries

Securing the Transition: Unlocking India–Japan Collaboration on Critical Minerals

03 November, 2025 | By

Parul Bakshi

Railways and Realignments: Charting the Gulf’s Inclusive Path into the IMEC

Expert Speak

Railways and Realignments: Charting the Gulf’s Inclusive Path into the IMEC

30 October, 2025 | By

Mahdi Ghuloom

Beijing’s Middle East Playbook in a Changing Global Order

Policy Briefs

Beijing’s Middle East Playbook in a Changing Global Order

29 October, 2025 | By

Lillian Aronson

Sea of Hope: The Blue Economy Imperatives for the Global South With Reference to India

Special Reports

Sea of Hope: The Blue Economy Imperatives for the Global South With Reference to India

29 October, 2025 | By

Swati Prabhu
Gopalika Arora
Mannat Jaspal
Abhishree Pandey
Anusha Kesarkar Gavankar
Nilanjan Ghosh

China’s Cautious Balancing in a Changing Middle East

Expert Speak

China’s Cautious Balancing in a Changing Middle East

28 October, 2025 | By

Ahmed Aboudouh

Gaza Ceasefire Tests America’s Middle East Clout

Commentaries

Gaza Ceasefire Tests America’s Middle East Clout

22 October, 2025 | By

Kabir Taneja

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