The Department of Geopolitics and International Relations organized a Special Lecture in the virtual mode by Dr. Rhea Abraham, an independent researcher in Bahrain on 25 February 2025. The talk was part of the GEOPOLITICA series as well as the Department's Alumni Connect series. Dr. Rhea is an alumna of the Department (2010-12). She spoke on the theme "GCC in a Multipolar World: Balancing Strategic Alliances".