Research
Research areas
HAI studies the institutions, political relationships, material systems, and environmental pressures shaping the Horn of Africa and its connections to the Red Sea and Arabian Peninsula.
Research Areas
Substantive research areas
The Institute organizes its substantive work around four research areas. Each supports specialized analysis while remaining connected to regional political, economic, security, and environmental developments.
Politics, Security, and State Capacity
Conflict, political settlements, armed actors, security institutions, civilian protection, governance, and state capability.
Explore → 02Economy, Trade, and Infrastructure
Public finance, investment, ports, corridors, trade, financial systems, infrastructure, and digital transformation.
Explore → 03Climate, Water, and Resilience
Climate risk, drought, water governance, food systems, environmental change, adaptation, and institutional preparedness.
Explore → 04Red Sea and Arabian Peninsula Affairs
Maritime security, Arabian Peninsula–Horn of Africa relations, external actors, ports, investment, security partnerships, diplomacy, and regional cooperation and competition.
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Methods and strategic foresight
Research combines regional knowledge with qualitative inquiry, quantitative analysis, geospatial methods, modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis. Foresight Lab provides shared analytical capability across all four research areas.
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Topics and regions
Research areas organize the Institute’s substantive work. Topics and regions provide additional ways to locate publications and ongoing research.
Topics and RegionsResearch outputs