The Rawalpindi Gamble: Why Pakistan's Strategic Bets Could Backfire
Field Marshal Asim Munir has made Pakistan useful to Washington and Riyadh. But countries that build their foreign policy on personal patronage and concentrated dependence rarely emerge stronger - and Pakistan's 259 million citizens will bear the cost when the calculus shifts.
This shift in strategic posture represents the most significant realignment of regional power since the Cold War — one with consequences that will be felt far beyond the Gulf itself.
The Climate Debt the Gulf Owes — and How It Should Pay It
Omar Bishara · 9 min readsocietyEducation Reform in the Arab World Needs Radicals, Not Technocrats
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Dr. Layla Al-Rashidi · 12 min readtechnologyUAE's AI Strategy and the Question of Digital Sovereignty
Dr. Faris Nasser · 8 min read
Democracy Is Not Failing. It Is Being Deliberately Dismantled.
The erosion of democratic norms is not a symptom of system failure — it is the output of a systematic project that has been running for twenty years.
The Sovereign Wealth Fund Era Has Only Just Begun
With over $4 trillion in combined assets, Gulf sovereign wealth funds are transitioning from passive investors to active architects of global industry.
After Globalisation: What the Next Trade Order Looks Like From Riyadh
The old consensus is dead. What emerges in its place will be shaped less by Washington or Brussels than by the capitals that have quietly accumulated leverage for decades.
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