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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.

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Digital Infrastructure, Strategic Power: The Gulf’s Data Centre Boom

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Digital Infrastructure, Strategic Power: The Gulf’s Data Centre Boom

26 June, 2025 | By

Kristian Alexander

Breaking the Economic Fragmentation Paradigm: UAE-Romania, Interregional Cooperation between Connectivity Hubs

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Breaking the Economic Fragmentation Paradigm: UAE-Romania, Interregional Cooperation between Connectivity Hubs

20 June, 2025 | By

Eszter Karacsony

Syria and the Abraham Accords: Recalculating Middle East Power Equations

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Syria and the Abraham Accords: Recalculating Middle East Power Equations

19 June, 2025 | By

Samriddhi Vij

The EU’s challenge: Play the role of a strategically prudent but assertive actor

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The EU’s challenge: Play the role of a strategically prudent but assertive actor

18 June, 2025 | By

Eszter Karacsony

Escalating Israel-Iran Tensions: Experts React

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Escalating Israel-Iran Tensions: Experts React

18 June, 2025 | By

Bahrain-Iran challenges and potential rapprochement during Trump 2.0

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Bahrain-Iran challenges and potential rapprochement during Trump 2.0

13 June, 2025 | By

Mahdi Ghuloom

The Gulf in Trump’s Gulf Visit: Missing Voices, Missed Chances

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The Gulf in Trump’s Gulf Visit: Missing Voices, Missed Chances

06 June, 2025 | By

Mahdi Ghuloom

Strengthening EU Geopolitical Resilience Through Gulf Partnerships

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Strengthening EU Geopolitical Resilience Through Gulf Partnerships

03 June, 2025 | By

Eszter Karacsony

Assessing Trade within the Abraham Accords

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Assessing Trade within the Abraham Accords

27 May, 2025 | By

Mahdi Ghuloom

Building Sustainable Infrastructure in a Rapidly Expanding Gulf Estate Market

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Building Sustainable Infrastructure in a Rapidly Expanding Gulf Estate Market

23 May, 2025 | By

Antonios Vouloudis

Trump Returns to the Gulf: Experts Decode the Strategic Implications

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Trump Returns to the Gulf: Experts Decode the Strategic Implications

21 May, 2025 | By

From Innovation to Participation: Why Open Data Matters in the Gulf

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From Innovation to Participation: Why Open Data Matters in the Gulf

20 May, 2025 | By

Bahrain Must Rethink Its Stand on the SIDS Classification

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Bahrain Must Rethink Its Stand on the SIDS Classification

15 May, 2025 | By

Mahdi Ghuloom

Addressing the Critical Minerals conundrum: Pathways for the India-France-UAE Trilateral

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Addressing the Critical Minerals conundrum: Pathways for the India-France-UAE Trilateral

11 May, 2025 | By

Cauvery Ganapathy

I2U2: An Opportunity to Forge a Climate-Resilient Minilateralism

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I2U2: An Opportunity to Forge a Climate-Resilient Minilateralism

07 May, 2025 | By

Mannat Jaspal
Gedaliah Afterman

Beyond Oil and War: A Closer Look at MENA’s Economic Subsystems

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Beyond Oil and War: A Closer Look at MENA’s Economic Subsystems

02 May, 2025 | By

Samriddhi Vij

The Gulf Railway Project: Bridging the Gaps between Vision and Reality

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The Gulf Railway Project: Bridging the Gaps between Vision and Reality

24 April, 2025 | By

Samriddhi Vij

Revisiting Türkiye-GCC Economic Cooperation amid Trump 2.0

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Revisiting Türkiye-GCC Economic Cooperation amid Trump 2.0

17 April, 2025 | By

Gamze Coskun Bakir
Nesibe Hicret Battaloglu

Global race for minerals will define new power equations

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Global race for minerals will define new power equations

11 April, 2025 | By

Pranjal Sharma

Strategies for UAE’s Future Development: Promoting Equitable Growth Across Emirates

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Strategies for UAE’s Future Development: Promoting Equitable Growth Across Emirates

02 April, 2025 | By

Samriddhi Vij

Examining the UAE’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Landscape

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Examining the UAE’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Landscape

21 March, 2025 | By

Mahdi Ghuloom

Implications of US-China Competition for Middle East-China Security Cooperation

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Implications of US-China Competition for Middle East-China Security Cooperation

08 March, 2025 | By

Taehwa Hong

Tech in big picture: Emerging trends in 2025

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Tech in big picture: Emerging trends in 2025

06 March, 2025 | By

Siddharth Yadav

Will Bahrain turn the C-SIPA into a multilateral success story?

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Will Bahrain turn the C-SIPA into a multilateral success story?

27 February, 2025 | By

Mahdi Ghuloom

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