Sudan War:
Two Years On

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From Exile to Uncertainty:
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Consider Returning Home

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Localizing Renewable Energy Supply Chains in the Gulf:
Ambitions, Challenges, and Strategic Pathways

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Publications

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May 30, 2025
Policy Paper -
Gas, Growth, and Green Ambitions: Qatar’s Climate Blueprint

For decades, Qatar has occupied a unique position on the global stage: with vast natural gas reserves, the nation has the world’s highest per capita carbon emissions, yet it only contributes, and has contributed, minimally to global greenhouse gas totals. This conundrum lies at the heart of Qatar’s climate challenge—a balancing act between leveraging its hydrocarbon wealth and responding to the mounting global pressure to decarbonize

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May 23, 2025
Issue Brief -
Localizing Renewable Energy Supply Chains in the Gulf: Ambitions, Challenges, and Strategic Pathways

Despite their abundant oil and gas wealth, the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are cautiously navigating the energy transition. Growing international pressure for decarbonization, falling solar and wind technology costs, and the economic imperative to diversify beyond oil have led them to explore renewable energy supply chains to diversify their economies and enhance their energy security

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May 20, 2025
Policy Note -
From Exile to Uncertainty: Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Consider Returning Home

The fall of the Assad regime after almost 14 years of war has brought hope to many Syrian refugees that a long-awaited return home is possible. The shift also comes as welcome news for the governments of host countries—not least Syria’s neighbor Lebanon, where politicians have long claimed that the presence of hundreds of thousands of refugees places a heavy burden on scarce resources.

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May 30, 2025
Policy Paper -
Gas, Growth, and Green Ambitions: Qatar’s Climate Blueprint

For decades, Qatar has occupied a unique position on the global stage: with vast natural gas reserves, the nation has the world’s highest per capita carbon emissions, yet it only contributes, and has contributed, minimally to global greenhouse gas totals. This conundrum lies at the heart of Qatar’s climate challenge—a balancing act between leveraging its hydrocarbon wealth and responding to the mounting global pressure to decarbonize

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May 23, 2025
Issue Brief -
Localizing Renewable Energy Supply Chains in the Gulf: Ambitions, Challenges, and Strategic Pathways

Despite their abundant oil and gas wealth, the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are cautiously navigating the energy transition. Growing international pressure for decarbonization, falling solar and wind technology costs, and the economic imperative to diversify beyond oil have led them to explore renewable energy supply chains to diversify their economies and enhance their energy security

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May 20, 2025
Policy Note -
From Exile to Uncertainty: Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Consider Returning Home

The fall of the Assad regime after almost 14 years of war has brought hope to many Syrian refugees that a long-awaited return home is possible. The shift also comes as welcome news for the governments of host countries—not least Syria’s neighbor Lebanon, where politicians have long claimed that the presence of hundreds of thousands of refugees places a heavy burden on scarce resources.

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Events

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1 June 2025
past event 2:00 pm GMT - 4:00 pm GMT
Closed Roundtable Discussion with François Burgat
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2 June 2025
past event 10:00 am GMT - 1:00 pm GMT
EU-MENA Relations During the Polish Presidency in the Council of the European Union
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4 June 2025
upcoming event 4:00 pm GMT - 5:15 pm GMT
Sudan War: Two Years On
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01 June 2025
past event 2:00 pm GMT - 4:00 pm GMT

Closed Roundtable Discussion with François Burgat

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02 June 2025
past event 10:00 am GMT - 1:00 pm GMT

EU-MENA Relations During the Polish Presidency in the Council of the European Union

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04 June 2025
upcoming event 4:00 pm GMT - 5:15 pm GMT

Sudan War: Two Years On

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Afkar

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June 2, 2025
Israel’s Admission of Genocide

Since October 7, 2023, Israeli cabinet ministers, political figures, military officers and media pundits have openly and endlessly incited for the destruction of Gaza and its Palestinian inhabitants. Already by December 2023, South Africa had compiled an extensive record of these statements for its submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel… Continue reading Israel’s Admission of Genocide

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May 29, 2025
Syria Needs Full Sanctions Relief to Truly Rebuild 

On May 13, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would lift all U.S. sanctions on Syria. The announcement, made during his historic visit to Saudi Arabia, was a miraculous reprieve for the people of Syria, who had been struggling to rebuild their country after a devastating 14-year civil war. On May 20, European Union… Continue reading Syria Needs Full Sanctions Relief to Truly Rebuild 

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May 27, 2025
Can the U.S. Keep Its Military Edge in Saudi Arabia?

During U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Washington and Riyadh inked a landmark $142 billion defense agreement, heralded by the White House as the largest of its kind in history. The agreement forms part of Saudi Arabia’s $600 billion investment pledge for the U.S. economy and represents a considerable deepening of Saudi-U.S… Continue reading Can the U.S. Keep Its Military Edge in Saudi Arabia?

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June 2, 2025
Israel’s Admission of Genocide

Since October 7, 2023, Israeli cabinet ministers, political figures, military officers and media pundits have openly and endlessly incited for the destruction of Gaza and its Palestinian inhabitants. Already by December 2023, South Africa had compiled an extensive record of these statements for its submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel… Continue reading Israel’s Admission of Genocide

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May 29, 2025
Syria Needs Full Sanctions Relief to Truly Rebuild 

On May 13, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would lift all U.S. sanctions on Syria. The announcement, made during his historic visit to Saudi Arabia, was a miraculous reprieve for the people of Syria, who had been struggling to rebuild their country after a devastating 14-year civil war. On May 20, European Union… Continue reading Syria Needs Full Sanctions Relief to Truly Rebuild 

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May 27, 2025
Can the U.S. Keep Its Military Edge in Saudi Arabia?

During U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Washington and Riyadh inked a landmark $142 billion defense agreement, heralded by the White House as the largest of its kind in history. The agreement forms part of Saudi Arabia’s $600 billion investment pledge for the U.S. economy and represents a considerable deepening of Saudi-U.S… Continue reading Can the U.S. Keep Its Military Edge in Saudi Arabia?

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