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PODCASTS
Another One On the List: What is the EU-UAE CEPA?
DET’s Mariem Dekhili and ORF Middle East Fellow, Mahdi Ghuloom, discuss the EU-UAE CEPA, stalled EU-GCC talks, and prospects for Gulf regional integration.
BUSINESS
A New Formula Worth Making: Hydrogen, Germany, and the Gulf
Germany boosts hydrogen diplomacy with the UAE, Saudi, and Qatar via Masdar, securing green energy, cutting emissions, and enhancing energy security.
EXCLUSIVE
A Tug of War: Türkiye and its Rivals in Syria
Türkiye emerges as Syria’s dominant power post-Assad, rejecting federalism to block Kurdish autonomy and rival regional influence.
BUSINESS
The GCC in the Heart of Europe: Saudi and Emirati Investment in Real Estate and Tech
Gulf petrodollars shift from real estate to European tech as Saudi and UAE funds invest in startups, golden visas, and strategic assets.
EUROPE
European Recognition: The Abraham Accords Lose Their Silver Lining
Europe backs Palestinian statehood this September, breaking with Israel and reshaping diplomacy beyond the Abraham Accords.
Popular
Europe’s Nuclear Turn Carries a French Accent
Finland's vote to allow nuclear weapons and Switzerland's push for new reactors both trace back to a familiar French ambition to lead Europe's atomic future.
Iran is Splitting the West Like Ukraine Did
Iran's US-brokered peace deal is laying bare severe fractures across Western diplomacy, as America's transactional alliance calculus finds its second major victim.
Russia Still Wants a Red Sea Anchor
Russia's quest for a Red Sea naval base has fallen silent again, the pause manifesting Sudan's bargaining instincts and Moscow's enduring strategic patience alike.
War Killed Mona Khalil and Erased Decades of Conservation
When a conservationist dies in a conflict zone, the loss is ecological as well as human, and the species she protected have no replacement for her.
What Starmer’s Exit Means for Europe and the Middle East
Keir Starmer's resignation hands Andy Burnham a fragile inheritance, as Britain's standing in Brussels and across the Gulf hinges on what changes next.


