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Plugged into the Future: Electric Vehicles, Charging Infrastructure and the Power Behind the Plug in the United Arab Emirates
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For decades, the automotive story of the Gulf has been written in petrol. Cheap fuel, long highways and a cultural preference for large SUVs made the region one of the least likely candidates...
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Russia’s Hybrid Warfare Strategy in Libya May Prove Counterproductive
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Unable to achieve its military and political goals in Western-backed Ukraine, Russia is actively turning to its well-known hybrid warfare strategy. While European countries accuse Moscow of violating their airspace with drones and...
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Khayrion in Damascus to Meet with the Executives of the New Syria
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In a groundbreaking first between the new Syria’s think tank community and foreign counterparts, Khayrion and the PCMR of Prague’s CEVRO University conducted a roundtable with our host, the Omran Center for Strategic...
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From Battlefield to State-Building: The New Race for Syria’s Security Sector
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The fall of Bashar al-Assad did not resolve the question of Syria’s future. It moved it into a new phase, in which the central issue is no longer only who controls territory, but...
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Desert Compute: The Gulf’s AI Gigafactories and the Power and Water Bill Nobody Talks About
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When Gulf officials say that data is the new oil, they usually mean it as a metaphor for economic diversification. There is, however, a more literal reading. Artificial intelligence runs on physical infrastructure...
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Coalition Withdrawal Leaves Iraqi Kurdistan Vulnerable Amidst Ongoing Iran Drone Strikes
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With ongoing Iranian drone attacks on the Kurdistan Region, and Coalition forces leaving by 30 September 2026, it remains to be seen if attacks on the Kurdistan Region will continue after September. Iran’s Targets in...
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Russia’s Support for Iran: More Rhetorics Than Weapons
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Russia, Iran’s comprehensive strategic partner since 2025, may well provide some degree of military assistance to the Islamic Republic. However, defending against American strikes requires more than intelligence sharing or limited military-technical cooperation,...
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Iran’s Approach to the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Türkiye, and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan have recently formalized the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, underscoring their mutual commitment to collective security, strategic defense cooperation,...
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Patience Snaps in Abu Dhabi: the UAE Severs Economic Ties with Iran
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“Sabr Ayoub”, a Quranic reference to the patience of the Prophet Job, is over in Abu Dhabi. With the latest Iranian attack on an ADNOC tanker attempting to leave the Gulf being the...
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Pakistan–Afghanistan Relations. What’s Next?
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Since Pakistan gained independence, relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been characterized by both opportunities for cooperation and persistent sources of tension. Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Islamabad developed close...
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