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CommentIn parts of the West, grand strategy is becoming harder to craft
Too many structural hurdles are coming in the way of making long-term comprehensive policy
CommentThe lure of deglobalisation is getting stronger – but the world must resist it
It appears as an attractive policy choice whenever supply chains are under stress, but in the long run we are all poorer
CommentHow insurance could become a vital line of defence for Gulf shipping
A pre-funded sovereign insurance framework might head off the threat of geopolitical blackmail from Tehran
CommentWhy post-crisis predictions are usually wrong
From Covid to the Gulf war, experts keep forecasting a new world order and keep getting it wrong
CommentHow Bahrain used one crisis to prepare for another
Lessons learnt during the Covid-19 pandemic are informing the country's response to war
CommentHands tied on tariffs by the Supreme Court but could Trump resort to sanctions?
The President still has many tools at his disposal to squeeze trade, including some of the more extreme ones
CommentWe should be fighting artificial distraction – not artificial intelligence
Social media is a much bigger danger to our brains than AI
CommentWhy the narrative of the clean energy transition needs to change
A serious strategy abandons moral grandstanding, stops confusing aspirations with outcomes, and places engineers – not slogans – at the centre of climate policy
Don't foul up the Premier League by meddling with its refereeing culture
Fifa's attempts to harmonise officiating across football leagues could reduce the English game's commercial advantage
CommentThe future of digital money lies in striking the right balance
The 19th-century US taught us that decentralised money can be unstable. The 20th century taught us that centralised money can be politically captured. We must avoid the worst of both worlds
CommentThe GCC summit in Bahrain had echoes of the 1815 Vienna Congress
Two centuries ago, Vienna reshaped Europe by marrying unity with strategic foresight. The GCC’s 2025 summit hints at a similar possibility for the Gulf
CommentWhat Gulf countries can borrow from the Venice playbook
There is already much in common between the GCC states today and the Italian city-state during the Middle Ages
War is terrible – especially for countries that haven’t planned their finances
Post-conflict countries have plenty of lessons to offer about the economic costs of war
CommentEconomics Nobel is a timely reminder of the importance of growth
The best solution to economic injustices is to increase the size of the pie
CommentWhy your child doing poorly at school may have nothing to do with low motivation
A precise understanding of student performance is critical for the success of educational reform in the region
