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Dec 11, 2024 | 
arctictoday.com | Nima Khorrami |Andreas Østhagen
This article was originally published by the Arctic Institute. You can access the organization’s website here. As the Arctic region undergoes environmental and geopolitical transformation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been increasing its engagement with Arctic nations by investing in Arctic-related ventures. This observation is best evident in the DP World’s agreement with Rosatom as well as the recent visitby Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince to Norway.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
thearcticinstitute.org | Andreas Østhagen |Nima Khorrami
Back to Publications Article, Natural Resources and Energy, Norway, Politics and Strategy, United Arab Emirates UAE’s Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Zayed, on an official visit to Oslo, Norway in 2017. Photo: UAE Ministry of Foreign AffairsAs the Arctic region undergoes environmental and geopolitical transformation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been increasing its engagement with Arctic nations by investing in Arctic-related ventures.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
thearcticinstitute.org | Nima Khorrami
Back to Publications Commentary, Defense and Security, Politics and Strategy, United States NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during an official visit to Clay Barracks in Wiesbaden, Germany in 2024. Photo: NATOThe potential impact of a second Trump administration on NATO has attracted substantial analysis, with some experts speculating that Trump’s demands — though as yet undefined — could threaten the alliance in its current format.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
wilsoncenter.org | Nima Khorrami
On October 15, the Swedish government a comprehensive defense bill aimed at significantly enhancing the country’s military capabilities over the next decade. The bill outlines an investment of approximately $36 billion between 2024 and 2035, marking one of Sweden's most substantial military investments in recent decades.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Nima Khorrami
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Nima Khorrami
India’s Arctic strategy remains in its formative stages, reflecting the relatively undeveloped nature of the country’s Arctic policy. Despite the limited body of literature on the subject, however, a recurring theme advocates for greater Indian engagement in the Arctic to better safeguard and secure India’s expanding interests both in the region and globally.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
mwi.westpoint.edu | Nima Khorrami
The alleged Israeli assassination of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran has sent shock waves throughout the Middle East, revealing much about the complex and often hidden dynamics at play in the region. While the immediate consequences are being scrutinized, a deeper look at the broader context uncovers a crucial but often overlooked player: Russia. Russia’s role in the Iran-Israel conflict is nothing short of a delicate act in strategic balancing.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
thearcticinstitute.org | Nima Khorrami
Back to Publications Commentary, Defense and Security, Sweden Northern lights at the Esrange Launch Site in Kiruna, Sweden. Photo: European Space AgencyIn recent years, space has solidified its position as a critical strategic domain, gaining unprecedented political and military importance.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
ieu-monitoring.com | Nima Khorrami
By Nima KhorramiAugust 13, 2024In recent years, space has solidified its position as a critical strategic domain, gaining unprecedented political and military importance. Against this backdrop, Sweden’s evolving space strategy presents a unique opportunity to enhance its influence within both NATO and the EU, and to foster closer cooperation between these two pivotal institutions.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Nima Khorrami
While speaking at the World Policy Conference in Abu Dhabi in 2021, Anwar Gargash, the former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for over a decade and a current diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates, described the brewing Cold War between the United States and China as “bad news for all of us because the idea of choosing is problematic in the international system” and predicted that “this is not going to be an easy ride.” Fast forward to 2024, and it only seems...
