TRENDS Pocket Insights
Stay ahead of global developments with TRENDS Pocket Insights, your on-the-go source for expert analysis and thought leadership. Each episode condenses in-depth research, reports, and policy analysis into a concise, easy-to-listen format—perfect for busy professionals, policymakers, and anyone curious about the forces shaping our world.
From technology and economics to geopolitics and social trends, TRENDS Pocket Insights delivers actionable knowledge you can use anywhere, anytime.
Episodes

Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
17 min
The insight was Noor Saif Fares Al Mazrouei, Senior Researcher / Director of Artificial Intelligence and Technology Department at TRENDS.
To Read the insight: https://trendsgroup.org/insight/the-post-deployment-monitoring-of-artificial-intelligence-emerging-challenges-in-oversight-evaluation-and-accountability/

Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
15 min
The insight was written by TRENDS Virtual Office in China.
To Read the insight: https://trendsgroup.org/insight/the-impact-of-the-u-s-israel-iran-conflict-on-the-global-economy

Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
30 min
The insight was written by Zainab Qureshi, Intern - TRENDS Dubai Office.
To Read the insight: https://trendsgroup.org/insight/identity-as-soft-power-rethinking-global-diaspora-engagement-strategies/

Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
23 min
The insight was written by TRENDS Türkiye Virtual Office.
To Read the insight: https://trendsgroup.org/insight/how-turkiye-sees-the-war-in-the-middle-east/

Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
16 min
The insight was written by Aybaniz Ismayilova, Senior Communications and Policy Professional.
To Read the insight: https://trendsgroup.org/insight/turkiye-armenia-relations-in-the-new-south-caucasus-order/

Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
13 min
The insight was written by Zeinah Abdelsalam, An energy, technology, and trade policy associate at Aquia Group.
To Read the insight: https://trendsgroup.org/insight/the-mediterraneans-energy-moment-a-case-for-regional-action/

Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
22 min
This insight was written by Yizhou He (Deputy Director of the Central Africa Research Institute at the Institute of African Studies, Zhejiang Normal University) and Dr. Yang Yuxin (Director of TRENDS Research & Advisory – China).
To Read the insight: https://trendsgroup.org/insight/uaes-withdrawal-from-opec-a-new-variable-in-the-global-oil-market/

Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
30 min
The insight was written by Imam Mohammad Tawhidi, Advisor on Counter-Extremism and Terrorism Affairs at TRENDS Research & Advisory | Governing Member, The Global Imams Council, Canada.
To Read the insight: https://trendsgroup.org/insight/the-muslim-brotherhoods-weaponization-of-islamic-finance/

Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
25 min
The insight was written by Prof. Dr. Mujtaba Ali Isani, DAAD Professor of Political Science at the Quaid-e-Azam University, Germany.
To Read the insight: https://trendsgroup.org/insight/germanys-fading-halo-the-erosion-of-soft-power-in-a-harder-world/

Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
27 min
The insight was written by Melek Öztürk, Principal Research Consultant - Turkey.
To Read the insight: https://trendsgroup.org/insight/rewiring-the-internet-mena-conflict-and-the-shift-in-global-connectivity/







