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Yasar Jarrar

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Dr Yasar Jarrar is a columnist for The National. He teaches at the Hult International Business School and is managing partner at Gov Campus

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At the Brics Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2023. AFP
CommentWe used to say the future is Asian. Now the data is showing us it's the present

The emerging world is already at the centre of the global economy

CommentOctober 30, 2026
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, second from left, with the foreign ministers of Japan, the US and Australia in Washington in January last year. India has shown the ability to work with several sides. Reuters
CommentIn the new world order, expect fewer alliances and more ‘pop-up partnerships’
CommentOctober 16, 2026
Put Gulf countries' assets together and it becomes something fundamentally different. I call this the GCC Full Potential. AFP
CommentThe Gulf’s next industrial revolution should be made across borders

It is time to make the GCC one industrial marketplace

CommentOctober 06, 2026
AI fluency means instinctively asking, before beginning a task, whether AI could help you do it better. Getty Images
CommentHow AI is replacing English as the world’s second language

To thrive in the future, we will all need to speak AI

CommentOctober 01, 2026
Too much discussion still concerns how many jobs AI will eliminate. The more interesting question is what kind of organisation becomes possible when intelligence and execution become dramatically cheaper. Getty Images
CommentAI is showing the corporate world why small is beautiful

The technology may well end the age of corporate bulk

CommentSeptember 18, 2026
About 60 per cent of the Arab world population is under 30, which means a little more than 300 million youth. The National
CommentFor young job seekers, sustainability cannot only be a target for 2050

The choice should never be employment or climate

CommentAugust 20, 2026
Gulf cities have stepped up their economic diversification efforts in recent years. AFP
CommentSovereign capital more than oil will define the Gulf's next decade

Beneath the war headlines, a huge pool of resources is rewiring the region for the future

CommentAugust 07, 2026
Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1991 film 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'. The future will belong to those who learn to combine the strengths of humans and machines. Everett Collection
CommentThe future will not belong exclusively to either humans or machines

AI's greatest contribution may be the amplification of human intelligence itself

CommentJuly 24, 2026
An Emirati man talks to a robot during an exhibition in Dubai. In the new age of competitive advantage of nations, the UAE is now in prime position. EPA
CommentWhile the World Cup captivates, the UAE is winning a different global tournament

Having once again topped the table for generative AI adoption, the country's next goal would be indigenous innovation

CommentJune 25, 2026
A robot is demonstrated during the M.AX Conference at Robotis in Seoul, South Korea on May 29. South Korea occupies a critical position in the global AI supply chain. EPA
CommentAI is going to determine who rules the world

The AI revolution is not merely a technology story. It is a competitiveness story, a development story, and increasingly, a geopolitical story

CommentJune 11, 2026
Tankers anchored at Muscat, Oman on March 9. The Strait of Hormuz crisis has been called the largest disruption to energy supplies since the 1970s oil shocks. Reuters
CommentWhy the logic of trade must change

The old question of what is the cheapest route must now give way to a harder one: what is the safest, most reliable route when the cheapest one fails?

CommentMay 21, 2026
The Gulf is one of the most water-scarce regions in the world, with per capita natural water availability far below the global average. Chris Whiteoak / The National
CommentHow the UAE and its Gulf neighbours can help keep a thirsty world hydrated

The region can go from consumer of water solutions to global producer, innovator and investor

CommentApril 17, 2026
Eight-year-old Myah learns online in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
CommentDistance learning is teaching UAE children one of the skills they need most

The temporary shift to online schooling is frustrating, but it is building the self-directed learners that the future demands

CommentApril 07, 2026
Same-day delivery commands premiums because it shortens the gap between ordering and using a product.
CommentIn today's time-saving economy, buying back hours is business’s next frontier

The companies that help people reclaim time are offering something far more valuable than convenience

CommentMarch 19, 2026
The UAE has deliberately positioned itself as a platform connecting some of the most dynamic economic regions on the planet. AFP
CommentWar or no war, never bet against the UAE

The next chapter of this resilient country is already taking shape

CommentMarch 13, 2026
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