Alawi Mustafa Alshakaa is an analyst at the Atlas Institute for International Affairs, with a focus on the Middle East. His background includes conflict research roles as a Yemen and Red Sea researcher at ACLED and with the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK), specializing in the monitoring and analysis of political violence. He holds a BA (Hons) in International Relations with French from the University of Nottingham Malaysia.
Building the Future Under Fire: Conflict Risk and the Gulf’s AI Ambitions
Why the Gulf’s AI ambitions now depend as much on defence as investment The Gulf's defining wager of the decade is to convert oil wealth into an Artificial-Intelligence economy and…
Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: A Geopolitical Gambit with Structural Fault Lines
Trump–Netanyahu plan promises a 72-hour hostage deal, phased Israeli pullbacks, and international oversight, but Hamas consent, verification powers, and a path to Palestinian self-rule remain in doubt. The Trump–Netanyahu ceasefire…