Fiker Institute
is an interdisciplinary think tank
based in Dubai.
We test ideas,
debate constructs,
and advance intellectual
discourse.

EDITORS' PICKS

Pakistan’s Moment in the Middle: Mediator, Messenger, or Maneuverer?

Pakistan’s Moment in the Middle: Mediator, Messenger, or Maneuverer?

Rather than solely a cessation of hostilities between Iran and the United States (US), the two-week ceasefire between the two parties, brokered by Pakistan, is an attempt to establish a framework for mediating a wide range of issues in the Middle East. Since its declaration, however, it has been extended, continuously contested, and brought close to collapse. Tehran and […]

Sarah El-Abd
The Water, Energy & Food Nexus: Reframing Gulf Climate & Foreign Policy

The Water, Energy & Food Nexus: Reframing Gulf Climate & Foreign Policy

In the early weeks after the US-Iran escalation around the Strait of Hormuz, the crisis was narrated through a familiar vocabulary of oil flows, gas markets, tanker movements, price volatility, and insurance risk. The language was immediate, recognizable, and not wrong. Energy is the first lens through which the world understands the Gulf. Yet the region’s modern resource system […]


PROGRAMS

Fiker Institute offers a number of fellowship programs, divided into both regional and thematic areas, with the aim of producing cutting edge research on some of the international community’s most pressing issues. In close collaboration with a global network of partners and researchers, Fiker Institute currently hosts the following fellowship programs: