Ankara wants to be a regional energy hub, while Israel seeks deeper integration into Europe's emerging energy system. Will Europe choose or the other, or a combination, to meet its energy needs?
The British government must decide whether to break its manifesto promise and approve new oil and gas drilling licences or stick to its decarbonising pledge. It may need to fudge it.
Amid geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks, the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), led by the Gulf, has a strategic opportunity to localise clean energy manufacturing.
Moscow's much smaller neighbours have been looking elsewhere for energy, trade, investment, and security. That is not in Russia's plans, but Putin knows the new US president is unlikely to help them.
Both Tehran and Washington have powerful incentives to resolve the conflict through negotiations, but actors on all sides have reasons to derail these efforts
Beijing has been expanding its base in Djibouti, the tiny state that sits opposite Yemen across the Bab al-Mandab Strait. With numerous other states also in play, this is a region to watch
From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future