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Geo Horizon publishes books, policy papers, briefs and datasets on the geopolitical and technological changes shaping Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Our work identifies strategic choices and practical opportunities for cross-regional cooperation.

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Sep 2026 · Space

Space programmes and diplomacy in the Gulf’s national visions documents

Tal Inbar reads the Gulf's national visions for what they say about space, and finds a region that now treats it as strategy rather than prestige.

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All publications — 27

27 Jul 2026

The Iran war and the limits of great power

The Cairo Review of Global Affairs

Regional cooperation ↗

Jul 2026

Digital patent decline: the economic and political costs of Europe’s shrinking ICT patent share

Vodafone Institute and University of Bonn (CASSIS)

Digital sovereignty

Jun 2026

Workarounding while the international order fractures

Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Tech middle powers

Jun 2026

Workarounding the superpowers

Körber-Stiftung, Emerging Middle Powers Report 2026

Tech middle powers

May 2026

Building an IMEC energy platform beyond Hormuz: Gulf–Mediterranean routes and the future of regional resilience

Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy

Regional cooperation

17 Apr 2026

Europe’s Digital Decade is in disarray

Project Syndicate

Digital sovereignty ↗

Mar 2026

Digital trade trap? A wake-up call for the EU’s Digital Decade

Vodafone Institute and University of Bonn (CASSIS)

Digital sovereignty

27 Feb 2026

From Pax Silica to Digital IMEC: Japan’s strategic opportunity in a reconfigured Middle East

Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East (JCCME)

Regional cooperation

12 Feb 2026

Middle powers are setting the table so they won’t be ‘on the menu’

Responsible Statecraft

Tech middle powers

12 Feb 2026

Shared legacy, collective future: an Abrahamic approach to space cooperation in the MENA region

Abramundi — The Abrahamic Alliance

Space

30 Jan 2026

Securing Europe’s cosmic commons: a strategy for autonomy in the new astropolitical age

CASSIS, University of Bonn

Space

19 Jan 2026

Why a UAE–Germany–Kenya trilateral makes strategic sense

Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research

Tech middle powers

Dec 2025

IMEC 2.0: a new regional vision after the Gaza war

Mitvim — The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies

Regional cooperation ↗

Aug 2025

Rethinking Europe’s Middle East strategy in a changing world

Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies

Regional cooperation ↗

Jun 2025

Cutting through the hype: understanding the economic potential of Saudi Arabia–Israel diplomatic relations

Israel Studies Journal

Regional cooperation

07 Apr 2025

Connectivity and ‘reglobalization’: India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor and its potential digital future

Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy

Regional cooperation ↗

07 Jan 2025

U.S.–China digital fragmentation is putting the world in a bind

World Politics Review

AI, digital and cyber ↗

24 Jul 2023

Japan should look beyond energy in its Middle East outreach

Nikkei Asia

Regional cooperation ↗

26 Apr 2023

Do more clubbing: how forming partnerships can help tech middle powers survive the escalating US–China tech war

Global Policy Journal

Tech middle powers ↗

23 Mar 2023

China’s bifurcated space diplomacy and institutional density

The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

Space ↗

10 Jan 2023

The minilateral era

Foreign Policy

Regional cooperation ↗

06 Jan 2023

The global oil market and the status of the Suez Canal

Palgrave Studies in Maritime Politics and Security

Energy and connectivity ↗

15 Sep 2022

Leveling up: the Middle East gaming industry as a path for regional dialogue

The Arena Journal

Regional cooperation ↗

14 Sep 2022

The Abraham Accords bring the Middle East and Asia closer

The Arena Journal

Tech middle powers ↗

06 Jun 2022

Digital currencies, monetary sovereignty, and U.S.–China power competition

Policy & Internet

AI, digital and cyber ↗

Apr 2022

Collaboration or separation: maximizing the partnership between a “gray hat” hacker and an organization in a two-stage cybersecurity game

International Journal of Information Management Data Insights

AI, digital and cyber ↗

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