In June 2025 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin said “We view Southeast Asia as a very promising region.” His remarks came as Russia declared a focus ...

This is part two of the GIS series on academic freedom. The first installment is available here. Universities are often idealized as neutral spaces of knowledge creation and critical thinking. However ...

Academic freedom, once the bedrock of universities, is facing internal threats as complacency and bureaucratization undermine independent thought and inquiry. This is part one of the GIS series on ...

The Gaza war tested Arab-Israeli normalization, yet strategic regional interests are prevailing under the umbrella of the Abraham Accords. The Mandala of Memory and Hope, with stones in Arabic, Hebrew ...

With global energy demand on the rise, the fossil fuel-rich region seeks to expand its energy capacity to include renewable and nuclear sources. Electricity has long been one of the greatest enablers ...

Europe’s burdensome rules and upward spending trajectory contrast with America’s deregulation and dynamism, widening the transatlantic economic divide. June 7: Thousands marched in London against ...

Expanding Western sanctions are inadvertently fomenting alternative economic infrastructures. Luxury megayacht Nord, reportedly tied to billionaire Alexei Mordashov, anchored in Hong Kong waters on ...

Calls for de-escalation and restraint are often presented as solutions to global crises, but they can become tools that protect brutal regimes. While international law is essential for peaceful ...

This analysis of the stringent regulatory environment in the European Union and its impact on innovation is the first installment in a two-part series exploring the continent’s challenges in fostering ...

The rapid rise of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea poses a threat to regional security and could fuel jihadist movements coming from the inland. The coastal area surrounding the Gulf of Guinea comprises ...

Some countries have a stranglehold on the materials the world needs to build a low-carbon economy. By 2030, at least 300 new mines – for materials like cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, nickel, rare ...

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor marks a notable development in trade and diplomatic cooperation between the subcontinent, the Gulf and Europe. In September 2023, India, Saudi Arabia, ...