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The Road to Long - Term Stability in UAE - Italy

This Insight examines the expanding UAE-Italy strategic partnership, bolstered by the 2023 agreement and 2025 summit. It underscores strong collaboration in trade, defence, energy, and technology, driven by shared geopolitical interests. Despite domestic political shifts in Italy, its foreign policy remains steady, supporting ongoing cooperation. The Insight recommends formal mechanisms for dialogue, enhanced defence collaboration, and joint projects in Africa.

Gulf-Pakistan Relations-From Ideological Affinity to the Era of Pragmatism

This insight examines the historically close ties between Pakistan and the Gulf countries. The relationship has been defined by the presence of a large Pakistani workforce, strong military and intelligence cooperation and shared membership of the Islamic community. As Pakistan struggles to come to terms with expanded economic and political ties with India, this Insight argues that the Gulf countries’ relationship with Pakistan and India are not a zero-sum game. The challenge for Pakistan is to reconcile with India’s rise, accept the expanding Gulf-India ties as an economic reality, and still maintain Pakistan’s unique relationship with the Gulf countries by tapping into their priorities.

BRICS 2.0 Amplifies 'Non- West', not 'Anti-West',Trend

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) bloc has attracted attention in recent years for a multitude of reasons – membership expansion, exploring alternative institutions to post-World War II multilateral institutions, discussing a common currency, and for all these reasons, criticism by Washington, especially after Donald Trump reassumed presidency in 2025. In a unique exercise, this Working Paper combines the analysis of scholars and institutions representing all 10 countries of the enlarged BRICS. This analysis concludes that BRICS 2.0: amplifies a ‘non-West’, not ‘anti-West’, trend; is likely to see growth in membership and influence; has the potential to serve as a bridge between the Global South and North; is likely to largely remain an economic bloc; needs to become more agile and deliver on its potential or risk losing new members who will look for greener pastures; must remain undeterred by US pressure and threats; could expand further and faster, as well as become stronger, amid US’s unpredictable economic and foreign policies; and should encourage the West to convert the perceived challenges into opportunities