The Fiker Institute in Dubai is teaming up with the Global Security Programme at the University of Oxford to research global governance and international security issues.
The partnership was signed at the Dubai-based think tank this week.
It will bring together “two institutions at the forefront of rigorous research and innovative policy dialogue, creating a shared platform for collaboration on some of the most pressing challenges facing the international community”, a joint statement said.
“This collaboration with the University of Oxford’s Global Security Programme reflects our shared commitment to pushing the boundaries of research and policy analysis on global governance reform and security, across multiple streams,” said Fiker founder Dubai Abulhoul.
“At a time of shifting geopolitical realities, we see it as vital to elevate voices from across the Global South and to forge innovative approaches that respond to the realities of today’s world.”
The agreement will enable both bodies to study diplomacy and governance in the Gulf region, said GSP director Dr Annette Idler.
“We are delighted to partner with Fiker Institute, whose work is transforming contextual discourse on diplomacy and governance in the Gulf and beyond,” Dr Idler said.
“This collaboration offers an invaluable opportunity to link rigorous scholarship with the unique policy perspectives emerging from the region, ensuring that global debates benefit from greater inclusivity and relevance.”
Real estate tokenisation project
Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.
The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.
Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.
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Pharaoh's curse
British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.
