Dubai: The World Governments Summit (WGS) and Fiker Institute have launched the 'Foreign Policy Toolkit' for 2026. This initiative forecasts key global geopolitical trends and outlines implications for governments and the private sector.
According to Emirates News Agency, the Toolkit is based on Fiker Institute's analysis and expert insights. It is divided by region and highlights security, political, and environmental issues with global impacts in the Middle East and North Africa, Asia-Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
Dubai Abulhoul, Fiker Institute's Founder and CEO, emphasized the importance of this collaboration with WGS. The aim is to create an analytical framework to help government and private sector actors respond to a shifting multilateral landscape by bridging strategy, diplomacy, and foresight.
The report calls attention to water security issues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It underscores the political and economic implications of insufficient regional frameworks for cross-border water governance and highlights the potential of the 2026 UN Water Conference, co-hosted by the UAE and Senegal, to prioritize water security in the region.
In the Asia-Pacific, the Toolkit explores the opportunities and challenges of India's BRICS presidency. In Europe, it focuses on the risks of polarization and the fragmentation of politics on both domestic and European Union levels. By addressing these issues, the global mapping in the Toolkit can guide officials in their analysis and provide an early-warning tool for emerging trends with potential geopolitical spillover effects in 2026.
Fiker Institute has been contributing to WGS since 2022, supporting its mission to foster innovation, discussions, and international exchange on future challenges for governments worldwide.
