Small States, Regional Stability and the Muscat Process
At a time when international diplomacy is under extraordinary pressure, the proposed Muscat Process – advanced by a Group of…
Opinion & Analysis
Through this column, we will regularly keep our readers informed and aware by presenting the political-economic landscape of the contemporary world—drawing upon the views, opinions, syntheses, and analyses of experts, intellectuals, and thinkers in the relevant fields.
Blue Waterways: Reconnecting Europe Through Its Rivers
Europe has spent decades building connectivity on land. High-speed railways, motorways, bridges, tunnels, ports and logistics hubs have transformed the…
Between Washington and Beijing: Can Central Asia Preserve Its Multi-Vector Technology Policy?
The United States is preparing to tell dozens of partner countries that they may have to choose between American and…
From Crisis Management to Strategic Partnership: rebuilding the migration relationship between Morocco and the European Union
Irregular migration between Morocco and the European Union is not a problem that can be solved through deterrence, nor through…
GULF: Is a Stable Regional Order Attainable?
An event addresses a moment; a process creates continuity. An event manages adjustment; a process builds order. Complementing the proposed…
The Atlantic–Pacific Bridge: From Magellan to Panama and the Return of Multimodal Connectivity
For centuries, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans were separated not only by distance but by geography. Before the construction of…
Linking Development with Migration; The Economics of Prevention
Some ideas are born in institutions. Others leave the institution with the people who first developed them. The idea of…
Gulf: From Confrontation to Cooperation
In the following lines, the OSCE Secretary General (2011–2017) argues that the erosion of multilateralism calls for renewed investment in…
Battle for the Gulf Tomorrow: Between a Hobbesian and a Kantian World
In the following lines, the former Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation recalls a fundamental wisdom of diplomacy and applies…
The Geopolitics of Railroads: Europe’s Decoupling Doctrine
Europe has spent the better part of the last decade debating decarbonisation. It has legislated ambitious climate targets, accelerated renewable…
Closing Reflection Beyond Technology: Preserving Humanity in the Age of AI
The unprecedented acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies has fundamentally transformed the conditions under which humanity lives, governs,…
‘2026 Assessment Roll: $96 billion, an increase of 4.42 percent’
Despite one of the most challenging years in recent memory, marked by the ongoing response to the devastating wildfires that…
From Gibraltar to the Arctic: Why the Arctic Cannot Wait for the Governance of Tomorrow
For much of the past three years, Europe’s strategic attention has been fixed further south. The Red Sea crisis, instability…
Asia Blue Express
Even after three centuries, the vision of cutting a canal through the heart of Thailand has refused to fade. These…
The GAFG Connectivity Doctrine: From Corridors to Governance Ecosystems
Global connectivity is often discussed as if it were primarily an infrastructure question. Ports, railways, roads, logistics hubs, digital systems…