A research workshop on ‘Women and Development in the Gulf’ was hosted in partnership with the American Political Science Association (APSA), and the University of Tennessee, USA at Derasat on November 6-7, 2019.
The Bahrain Center for Strategic, International, and Energy Studies (Derasat), in partnership with the American Political Science Association (APSA) in the MENA region, and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, will organize workshop titled ‘Women and Development in the Gulf’, gathering prominent experts in labor, higher education, and energy, 6-7 November 2019 at Derasat headquarters in Awali, Kingdom of Bahrain.
The realities of climate change and the latest scientific findings on emissions were presented on a visit to Derasat by Phillipe Ciasis, Research Director at the Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences in France and Jérôme Ponrouch , Head of Corporate Responsibility for MENA with BNP Paribas.
The Middle East Military Conference (MEMTEC) held October 29th and 30th October, 2019 focused on the impacts of technological advances with regards, to simulation, cyber defence and artificial intelligence for future warfare.
Following the US-led maritime security meeting hosted by Bahrain last week, Dr. Ashraf Keshk considers Bahrain’s role in the coalition and in broader maritime alliances.
The importance of national security of all Gulf States as a means to achieve regional power balance is explored in this article by Dr Ashraf Keshk.
Derasat recently published volume 10 of its refereed, semi-annual eponymous journal ‘Derasat’, containing analyses highlighting the most important Gulf-related, regional, and global issues.
The importance of planning for potential security crises in the region is important so that situations can be detected early and to ensure a rapid response. Dr. Ashraf Keshk discusses the strategic value of crisis management planning and of the need to prepare for eventualities ahead of time.
In a recent newspaper article, Dr. Ashraf Keshk discusses Bahrain’s latest move to join the US-led Alliance to protect Maritime Corridors in the region and looks at the likely activities and impacts of the Gulf States role in the alliance.