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The latest updates, insights, and stories from the MENA2050 community.

28 July 2026

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor:
Mapping the Future on a Historical Legacy

Prof. Micheline Ishay

17 July 2026

GCC Renewable Energy Goals and Policies

Dr. Banafsheh Keynoush

14 July 2026

GCC Food Security Initiatives
from COP28 to COP30

Dr. Banafsheh Keynoush

11 July 2026

Policy Brief
MENA's Informal Economy: From Policy Challenge to Untapped Economic Asset

Youssef Lahbiel

7 July 2026

GCC Climate Adaptation Goals and Policies

Dr. Banafsheh Keynoush

2 July 2026

Transforming Agrifood Systems in the MENA Region: Challenges, Strategies and Pathways to Sustainability

MENA2050 Food Systems Committee

1 July 2026

Policy Brief
The MENA AI Divide: Aligning Gulf Ambition with North African Potential

Youssef Lahbiel

28 June 2026

The Phosphate Pivot: Why Morocco and Tunisia Matter to U.S. Food Security

Dr. Ghazi Ben Ahmed, Dr. Sabina Henneberg and Dr. Mohsine El Ahmadi

8 June 2026

IMEC and the Future of Regional Integration
A Policy Note on Connectivity, Resilience, and Regional Integration

Prof. Shlomo Hasson

2 June 2026

The Isaac Accords: A New Architecture for Regional Cooperation Following the Abraham Accords

Chaimae Bouazzaoui and Evangelia Akritidou

31 May 2026

The Afro-Atlantic Connectivity Backbone and the Royal Initiative for the Opening-Up of the Sahel

Roger Bertozzi

27 May 2026

Anchoring Stability - India & Israel Cooperation in the Mediterranean region

Mahesh Adithya Venkateswaran and Dr. Nir Levitan

9 May 2026

IMEC and the New Geoeconomic Order

Prof. Shlomo Hasson

27 April 2026

The Middle East and IMEC: Intersubjectivity and the Lexicon of Regional Order

Abdelkarim Rostami

21 April 2026

The Development of Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition in IMEC: Sustainability and Opportunities

Arby Kane

15 April 2026

The New "Golden Road": Implementing the IMEC Amidst Geopolitical Upheavals

Roger Bertozzi

12 April 2026

Hydrogen Without Illusions: MENA, China, and the New Geopolitics of Energy Corridors

Frank Tetzel

12 April 2026

Where the Future Smells of Salt, Steel and Risk

Frank Tetzel

17 March 2026

From War Management to Strategic Integration?
The IMEC Moment

Prof. Shlomo Hasson

28 February 2026

How the Abraham Accords Will Secure America's National Security and Enhance Its Medical Manufacturing

Peter J. Pitts and Robert Goldberg

4 February 2026

The Al-Arish–Gaza–Sderot Economic Corridor
A Strategic Framework for Regional Stabilization and Growth

Prof. Shlomo Hasson

4 February 2026

MENA2050 & IMEC: A Civil Society Program for Regional Transformation

Prof. Shlomo Hasson

4 February 2026

The IMEC Vision

Prof. Micheline Ishay

4 February 2026

The MENA2050 IMEC Declaration

4 February 2026

Blueprint for the IMEC Digital Backbone

Prof. Shlomo Hasson

1 February 2026

The Moroccan Model

Chaimae Bouazzaoui and Aurele Tobelem

30 November 2025

Op-Ed | The Path to Stability and Shared Prosperity: How Food and Water Security Can Transform Regional Cooperation in Middle East and North Africa

Dr. Lee Recht, Dr. Hosni Ghedira and Dr. Hakima El Haité

11 November 2025

AI-PAX: Augmented Diplomacy for a New Dawn of Peace

Chaimae Bouazzaoui

13 October 2025

OPINION: Sowing regional seeds of hope

Eli Bar-On, Dr. Najah Al-Otaibi and Ghanem Nuseibeh

15 August 2025

Executive report: Water, Food Security and Regional Cooperation A MENA2050 Collaborative Roundtable Conference

6 July 2025

Maritime Security in the MENA Region: Lessons from the Malacca Straits Patrol

Omar Al-Ubaydli, Layal Alghoozi, Noora Alozaibi, Arnon Bersson, Noor Elgallal, Ben Grischeff, and Munya Yusuf

31 May 2025

Unlocking the Untapped Power of Heritage Tourism in the MENA Region

Karim Nassar

13 April 2025

Sovereignty Vacuums and the Revival of International Trusteeship: Toward a Global Mechanism for Managing Chronic State Failure

Dr. Najwa AlSaeed

11 April 2025

New Paper on the Future of The India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)

Dr. Gedaliah Afterman, Dr. N. Janardhan, Mohammed Baharoon and Dr. Maximilian Mayer

10 April 2025

Strategic AI Diplomacy: How Sheikh Tahnoon’s Washington Visit Signals a UAE-US Tech Alliance and Eases Tariff Pressures

Dr. Najwa AlSaeed

12 March 2025

Gaming: A Catalyst for Transformation in the MENA Region

Dr. Yossi Mann, Arnon Bersson and Dr. Gedaliah Afterman

24 January 2025

Ariel Ezrahi, Head of the MENA2050 Energy Transition Committee, Publishes an Article on Energy and Sustainability in the MENA Region

Ariel Ezrahi

5 January 2025

Integrating the EU and MENA Power Systems

Omar Al-Ubaydli, Layal Alghoozi, Noora Alozaibi, Arnon Bersson, Noor Elgallal, Ben Grischeff, and Munya Yusuf

8 November 2024

Leveraging OPEC to Enhance MENA Cooperation

Omar Al-Ubaydli, Layal Alghoozi, Noora Alozaibi, Arnon Bersson, Noor Elgallal, Ben Grischeff, and Munya Yusuf

6 June 2024

Encouraging MENA Think Tanks to be More Proactive Contributors to the Public Discourse on a Postwar Regional Vision

Omar Al-Ubaydli, Layal Alghoozi, Noora Alozaibi, Arnon Bersson, Noor Elgallal, Ben Grischeff, and Munya Yusuf

28 March 2024

Can the Middle East Emulate Europe’s Success in Using Economic Integration as a Vehicle for Peace?

Omar Al-Ubaydli, Layal Alghoozi, Noora Alozaibi, Arnon Bersson, Noor Elgallal, Ben Grischeff, and Munya Yusuf

28 March 2024

The MENA2050 Regional Vision Team - An Introductory Note

Omar Al-Ubaydli, Layal Alghoozi, Noora Alozaibi, Arnon Bersson, Noor Elgallal, Ben Grischeff, and Munya Yusuf

21 March 2024

Climate and Transitions: Climate Diplomacy Behind Closed Doors*

Pierre Henri Guignard and Claude Garcia

26 January 2024

Only Regional Cooperation Can Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Eli Bar-On, Abdulla Al Junaid, Abdalaziz Alkhamis, Sarah Awaidah, Dr. Gedaliah Afterman and Prof. Shlomo Hasson

2 January 2024

MENA2050's Vision for Agrifood Systems Transformation in the Wake of COP28 Dubai: Navigating Food Security Challenges in the MENA Region

Dr. Lee Recht

16 December 2023

Climate Action Committee Statement on COP28 Achievements

Dr. Hakima El Haité and Eli Bar-On

30 September 2023

Expecting a responsible and sustainable COP 28

Pierre Henri Guignard

27 September 2023

Unveiling the Future: MENA2050 Climate Action Committee's Inaugural Newsletter

Dr. Hakima Elhaité

12 September 2023

The Ambitious Vision of a Transcontinental Corridor

Eli Bar-On

10 September 2023

Standing in Solidarity: Supporting Morocco in the Aftermath of the Earthquake

4 September 2023

The Lynchpin of a Sustainable MENA Geopolitical Structure

Dr. Ashraf Naguib

15 August 2023

Why did I join MENA2050?

John, Lord Alderdice FRCPsych

7 August 2023

Navigating Rough Seas: MENA Charting a Course towards Collaboration

Dr. Ashraf Naguib

5 June 2023

Middle Eastern Perspectives

Abdulla Al Junaid

5 June 2023

Middle Eastern Perspectives 2: Regional Cooperation and Development

Koby Huberman

4 June 2023

The Simple Regional Picture moved to a Complex Regional Sculpture

Koby Huberman

Publications

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: Mapping the Future on a Historical Legacy

GCC Renewable Energy Goals and Policies

GCC Food Security Initiatives from COP28 to COP30

Policy Brief MENA's Informal Economy: From Policy Challenge to Untapped Economic Asset

GCC Climate Adaptation Goals and Policies

Transforming Agrifood Systems in the MENA Region: Challenges, Strategies and Pathways to Sustainability

Policy BriefThe MENA AI Divide: Aligning Gulf Ambition with North African Potential

The Phosphate Pivot: Why Morocco and Tunisia Matter to U.S. Food Security

IMEC and the Future of Regional IntegrationA Policy Note on Connectivity, Resilience, and Regional Integration

The Isaac Accords: A New Architecture for Regional Cooperation Following the Abraham Accords

The Afro-Atlantic Connectivity Backbone and the Royal Initiative for the Opening-Up of the Sahel

Anchoring Stability - India & Israel Cooperation in the Mediterranean region

IMEC and the New Geoeconomic Order

The Middle East and IMEC: Intersubjectivity and the Lexicon of Regional Order

The Development of Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition in IMEC: Sustainability and Opportunities

The New "Golden Road": Implementing the IMEC Amidst Geopolitical Upheavals

Hydrogen Without Illusions: MENA, China, and the New Geopolitics of Energy Corridors

Where the Future Smells of Salt, Steel and Risk

From War Management to Strategic Integration? The IMEC Moment

How the Abraham Accords Will Secure America's National Security and Enhance Its Medical Manufacturing

The Al-Arish–Gaza–Sderot Economic CorridorA Strategic Framework for Regional Stabilization and Growth

MENA2050 & IMEC: A Civil Society Program for Regional Transformation

The IMEC Vision

The MENA2050 IMEC Declaration

Blueprint for the IMEC Digital Backbone

The Moroccan Model

Op-Ed | The Path to Stability and Shared Prosperity: How Food and Water Security Can Transform Regional Cooperation in Middle East and North Africa

AI-PAX: Augmented Diplomacy for a New Dawn of Peace

OPINION: Sowing regional seeds of hope

Executive report: Water, Food Security and Regional Cooperation A MENA2050 Collaborative Roundtable Conference

Maritime Security in the MENA Region: Lessons from the Malacca Straits Patrol

Unlocking the Untapped Power of Heritage Tourism in the MENA Region

Sovereignty Vacuums and the Revival of International Trusteeship: Toward a Global Mechanism for Managing Chronic State Failure

New Paper on the Future of The India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)

Strategic AI Diplomacy: How Sheikh Tahnoon’s Washington Visit Signals a UAE-US Tech Alliance and Eases Tariff Pressures

Gaming: A Catalyst for Transformation in the MENA Region

Ariel Ezrahi, Head of the MENA2050 Energy Transition Committee, Publishes an Article on Energy and Sustainability in the MENA Region

Integrating the EU and MENA Power Systems

Leveraging OPEC to Enhance MENA Cooperation

Encouraging MENA Think Tanks to be More Proactive Contributors to the Public Discourse on a Postwar Regional Vision

Can the Middle East Emulate Europe’s Success in Using Economic Integration as a Vehicle for Peace?

The MENA2050 Regional Vision Team - An Introductory Note

Climate and Transitions: Climate Diplomacy Behind Closed Doors*

Only Regional Cooperation Can Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

MENA2050's Vision for Agrifood Systems Transformation in the Wake of COP28 Dubai: Navigating Food Security Challenges in the MENA Region

Climate Action Committee Statement on COP28 Achievements

Expecting a responsible and sustainable COP 28

Unveiling the Future: MENA2050 Climate Action Committee's Inaugural Newsletter

The Ambitious Vision of a Transcontinental Corridor

Standing in Solidarity: Supporting Morocco in the Aftermath of the Earthquake

The Lynchpin of a Sustainable MENA Geopolitical Structure

Why did I join MENA2050?

Navigating Rough Seas: MENA Charting a Course towards Collaboration

Middle Eastern Perspectives

Middle Eastern Perspectives 2: Regional Cooperation and Development

The Simple Regional Picture moved to a Complex Regional Sculpture

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor:
Mapping the Future on a Historical Legacy

GCC Food Security Initiatives
from COP28 to COP30

Policy Brief
MENA's Informal Economy: From Policy Challenge to Untapped Economic Asset

Policy Brief
The MENA AI Divide: Aligning Gulf Ambition with North African Potential

IMEC and the Future of Regional Integration
A Policy Note on Connectivity, Resilience, and Regional Integration

From War Management to Strategic Integration?
The IMEC Moment

The Al-Arish–Gaza–Sderot Economic Corridor
A Strategic Framework for Regional Stabilization and Growth