In the first opening article of THE LAW’s Al-Qāhira Edition, Gary Born, Nadja Al Kanawati, and Tahmineh Madani of King & Spalding make the case for Cairo as international arbitration becomes increasingly multipolar. They look at what sets the city apart, from its strategic geography and the reach of its legal tradition to the standing of The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) and its growing commercial relevance, and argue that Cairo is fast becoming a place where the future of arbitration will be shaped.