In a tough neighbourhood, the UAE makes sure its voice is heard
…Saudi Arabia), and state failure at their doorstep (Iraq, and more urgently, Yemen) have made local governments mindful of the need to use foreign policy to hedge against conflict, as…
The UN’s Our Common Agenda as Inspiration for International Organizations
…Insecurity (WT/ MIN(22)/W/17/Rev.1); Ministerial Decision on World Food Programme (WFP) Food Purchases Exemptions from Export Prohibitions or Restrictions (WT/MIN(22)/W/18); Ministerial Declaration on the WTO Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and…
Morocco’s Two-Speed Reality
…the informal margins. By mid-2025, that imbalance had become unavoidable. Small marches in rural provinces demanded better hospitals and schools, and the Health Minister’s crisis-response visits in September revealed what…
Partners in Prevention
…Public-private collaborations must be responsive to market characteristics and security gaps. Even when modeled on past successes, static, formulaic approaches will not keep pace with today’s economic and security dynamics….
Scenarios for Iran’s Future and Implications for GCC Security
…steps on uranium enrichment and inspections, and Iran insisting on sanctions relief while ruling out negotiations on missiles or regional posture. The February 11 visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
A Coming-Out Party for US Cyber Deterrence?
…Our 2025 report describes that in recent years, there have been a greater number of efforts to impose consequences for malicious cyber activity through cyber-related sanctions, attributions, and responsive action….
Environmental Security June News Update
…ocean account, the report analyzed ten sectors including: tourism and recreation, national defense and public administration, offshore minerals like oil and gas, transportation and warehousing, fisheries and aquaculture, shipbuilding, power generation, construction,…
The Security Sector and Prospects for Change in the Middle East
…actors to become good citizens as well, and addresses the rights of security cadres while seeking to make those cadres more responsive to their own society’s needs. It seeks implicitly…