Trading Through Partnership: How the UAE Fosters Resilient Global Networks
In the current phase of global economic development, influence is no longer definedprimarily by size, dominance or the ability to impose outcomes. Instead, it is increasingly shaped by the capacity to connect—to link markets, ideas and people across regions in ways that create durable economic value. In an era marked by interconnected challenges and widely […]
Megatrends and the New Economic Paradigm
The global economy is undergoing a structural transformation that extends far beyond cyclical fluctuations. The current phase is defined by the simultaneous interaction of 3 foundational forces: the transition towards Globalization 2.0, demographic change, and emergence of new technologies. These forces amplify one another, reshaping production systems, financial architectures, and labor markets ultimately redefining the […]
A Biopharmaceutical Superpower: China’s Rise, Its Limits, and What Comes Next
In March 2026, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla delivered a blunt warning: for the first time in recent decades, “U.S. dominance in biotech technology is being challenged by a competitor, and that’s China.” He described China’s “meteoric rise of their scientific capabilities,” noting that 8 of the top 10 global research institutions on the 2025 Nature […]
ASEAN as Strategic Fulcra: Navigating the Global Renewable Transition
Anthropogenic climate poses not only a fundamental challenge to the ways of life to which humanity has long been accustomed. It also transforms and rewires geopolitics—and the world order at large—in seismic and enduring ways. In an era of emerging “middle powers,” in the words of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, ASEAN—a regional bloc comprising […]
SDGs at a Crossroads: What’s Next?
Tracing my memories back to the Rio+20 Summit in 2012 and the UN General Assembly in 2015, when the UN 2030 Agenda was adopted, I recall having mixed feelings about the discussion on the post-Millennium Development Goals framework. The original framework had been adopted in 2000 through a more creative and improvised process. Having been […]