تكبيرات العيد اليوم من السلطان حسن والرفاعي..
كل سنة والجميع بخير..

Eid Mubarak to all celebrating around the world! May this special occasion bring joy, peace, and prosperity to you and your loved ones. Wishing you a blessed Eid filled with happiness and memorable moments. #EidMubarak
كل سنة وأنتم طيبين و ربنا يجعل أيامكم كلها خير وسعادة.

Good Mohammed Soliman piece RealClearDefense on the importance of the #tech competition between US & #China & the geopolitical impacts.

#TechColdWar

realcleardefense.com/articles/2024/…

“tech is central to the balance of power. In recent years, it’s become clear that 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇳 are locked in a tech-fueled great power competition, with implications spanning from cyber warfare to intellectual property, from data to AI, & from undersea cables to low-orbit satellites.”

Join Bassant Hassib,Niranjan Shankar, & Mohammed Soliman discussing how the Gaza war is changing the cybersecurity threat landscape in the Middle East.

Today, at 10am ET. Register below ⬇️ mei.edu/events/current…

Join Bassant Hassib, Niranjan Shankar, & Mohammed Soliman discussing how the Gaza war is changing the cybersecurity threat landscape in the Middle East.

4/3, at 10am ET. Register below ⬇️

mei.edu/events/current…

“The Gulf nations perceive India as… not China.”

“Dubai is a global capital in terms of money, diaspora, influence. Think about the number of CEOs in Riyadh. These are unprecedented changes. And these unprecedented changes require interest-based consensus, more common ground, more globalized view.” 5/5

“the conceptualization of West Asia. There’s nothing called the Middle East. It’s the Middle East and South Asia emerging together in one big vision. It’s five hours between Delhi to Saudi Arabia. Between Saudi Arabia and London, it’s almost nine hours.” 3/5

“joint ventures and cyber security, maybe drones, maybe a lot of things that if they were to pursue with China would be a bit controversial, but with India it’s okay.” 2/5

“The Gulf nations perceive India as… not China. So, it’s a bit secure in terms of reputational risk with the US and the West who are looking at India as a strategic partner. So, the thinking is, let’s work with the Indian leadership on ports, connectivity, data centres..” 1/5

.Mohammed Soliman explaining how we should be viewing geopolitics of the Middle East in the 2020s:

Gulf nations look at India “as the middle ground between China and the US” - Mohammed Soliman tells Sreemoy Talukdar

firstpost.com/opinion/arab-n…

Building on Mohammed Soliman's Foreign Policy Research Institute piece this morning on the technological pivot, how the next generation is using the new technological tools to generate capital ... youtube.com/watch?v=lKY0I2…

Good interview of Mohammed Soliman by Sreemoy Talukdar : Arab nations are rediscovering India firstpost.com/opinion/arab-n…

My interview of Middle East Institute scholar Mohammed Soliman. A wide-ranging conversation covering various topics, including India's relationship with the Gulf, repercussions of Israel-Hamas conflict, and more.
Do read, share and post your thoughts.
firstpost.com/opinion/arab-n…

The Technological Pivot of History: Power in the Age of Exponential Innovation

▪️The US - China “tech Cold War” exemplifies how nations are engrossed in an all-out race for technological supremacy, drawing new geopolitical lines around the control of artificial intelligence and…

'From the chokepoint of Dutch chipmaking to the ambitious AI programs of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a new wave of rising powers is disrupting the global technology landscape. East Asian shipyards, led by Japan and Korea, now churn out the giants that traverse the…