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Force Without Freedom: The Long Game in the Strait
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (675+ words) ORF Middle East Expert Speak | 18 May, 2026 Force Without Freedom: The Long Game in the Strait - Project Freedom's one-day arc exposed the structural limits of military coercion, while the operation's "defensive" framing functioned as much as a War Powers Resolution workaround…...
India and the UAE forge forward amidst the Middle East Crisis
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (626+ words) ORF Middle East Expert Speak | 15 May, 2026 India and the UAE forge forward amidst the Middle East Crisis - The Middle East crisis is deepening geopolitical instability and pulling external powers, particularly the US, further into the region. - India'UAE ties are evolving…...
Impacts of an Impending "Super" El-Ni'o on Global Supply Chains
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (193+ words) Expert Speak | 11 May, 2026 Drought Conditions in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia" Prolonged trade blockages of nitrogenous-based fertilisers through the Strait of Hormuz and dwindling options for viable fertiliser alternatives may result in potentially weaker yields for rice, cotton, and…...
After Project Glasswing: Frontier AI and Sovereign Recovery
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (226+ words) Expert Speak | 11 May, 2026 Recent months have marked a new moment in AI development as frontier AI models moved from laboratory research into state-mediated distribution due to a advances in their cybersecurity capabilities Frontier model access has become a sovereignty problem…...
Impact of the Middle East Crisis on ASEAN's Strategic and Economic Landscape
1+ week, 2+ day ago (174+ words) ORF Middle East Impact of the Middle East Crisis on ASEAN's Strategic and Economic Landscape The intensifying Iran'US'Israel conflict is generating profound disruptions across global geopolitics, energy markets, and technology supply chains " with asymmetric consequences for ASEAN member states. This…...
The Hormuz Disruption: How the Iran War is Reconfiguring Critical Mineral Value-Chains
1+ week, 2+ day ago (248+ words) ORF Middle East The Hormuz Disruption: How the Iran War is Reconfiguring Critical Mineral Value-Chains Critical Mineral supply chains have been substantially impacted by transit bottlenecks triggered by the Iran War. The resultant shortages have made diversification and localisation in…...
Integrating the Water- Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) Nexus Concept into National Strategies and Planning: Jordan's Experience
1+ week, 4+ day ago (100+ words) Expert Speak | 07 May, 2026 Author: Majd Al Naber Enhancing the adoption of the WEFE nexus, first as a concept and framework, and ultimately as a practical approach embedded in national planning and strategies, is essential to ensuring resource security, improving productivity,…...
Cost of Asian Disunity and the Middle East Crisis
1+ week, 5+ day ago (145+ words) Expert Speak | 05 May, 2026 Asian importers of Middle Eastern oil and gas have faced compounded challenges, as the ongoing conflict combined with policy volatility in Washington under President Donald Trump has heightened uncertainty in the realm of energy security. India and…...
Reframing the Just Transition in the Arab Region: Food, Water, and the Foundations of Stability with Lessons from Lebanon
1+ week, 6+ day ago (117+ words) Expert Speak | 05 May, 2026 Therefore, policymakers in Lebanon as well as in the Arab region should consider the following dimensions to ensure that a just transition is on the right track: [1] Enrique Doblas-Miranda et al. , Climate and Environmental Change in the…...
No Clear Victory: How Washington and Tehran Compete to Define Triumph
2+ week, 2+ day ago (630+ words) Expert Speak | 02 May, 2026 The conflict has escalated significantly. By asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Republic has restricted access to one of the world's most vital energy transit routes, contributing to a pronounced global energy disruption. Crude…...