Wealthy investors turn to art as private banks lag on advisory services Growing demand from European high-net-worth clients emphasises gap in wealth management expertise. Wealthy investors across Europe are increasingly incorporating art into their investment portfolios, but private banks are finding it difficult to meet the rising demand for specialised

Executive Summary Recent developments related to the Iranian crisis have questioned the long-held belief that Dubai can stay shielded from regional geopolitical tensions. Images circulating of an Iranian drone hitting the Burj Khalifa — the tallest building in the world and a symbol of Dubai’s global stature — have unsettled

The Middle East has entered its most volatile phase in years as direct military confrontation involving Iran, Israel, and the United States threatens to redraw regional power dynamics and upend fragile diplomatic efforts. What had long simmered as a shadow war—marked by cyber operations, covert strikes, and proxy conflicts—has now erupted into overt state-to-state

Why a 20th-Century Diplomatic Model Is Failing 21st-Century Security Switzerland’s refusal to align with the European Union on designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation should not be analysed in isolation. It is the latest manifestation of a broader strategic failure: the inability of Swiss diplomacy to adapt to an

Assessment Overview The announcement of a “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum reflects an important shift in how major actors conceptualise conflict and stability. Peace is increasingly treated not as a post-conflict condition but as a strategic capability: the ability to shape escalation dynamics, control negotiation frameworks, and

Quantum Space and the Limits of Open Integration Few fields better demonstrate the boundaries of the globalisation model than quantum science. Quantum computing, sensing, and communication are often framed as long-term or speculative breakthroughs. In practice, they shape how states perceive power, secrecy, and reliance on technology. Their importance is

The End of the Globalisation Era For much of the period following the end of the Cold War, globalisation was treated less as a policy choice than as an economic inevitability. Trade liberalisation, cross-border capital flows, and globally integrated supply chains were assumed to be self-reinforcing and, ultimately, irreversible. The

The New Era: An Age of Convergence What is emerging in place of globalisation is not a single organising principle but a convergence of domains that were once treated as distinct. During the late 20th century, economic policy, national security, technological development, and geopolitics were managed as largely separate spheres.

Embedding Human Values in Intelligent Systems As artificial intelligence and robotics move from decision support to autonomous action, a central question emerges: whose values are embedded in the systems that increasingly shape economic, social, and security outcomes? During the globalisation era, technology governance was largely reactive. Innovation diffused rapidly, and