Derasat hosted a lecture by Dr Natalie Tocci, Deputy Director of the Italian think tank, Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) (Institute of International Affairs), entitled ‘EU Foreign Policy in the Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities’ on April 17th 2013.
GCC economic integration in general—and the single market in particular—have advanced significantly, but the current phase requires adjustments due to the appearance of various bottlenecks, principally caused by a lack of sophistication in the executive structure of the GCC.
Advisor to His Majesty the King for Diplomatic Affairs and Board of Trustees Chairman of Bahrain Centre for Strategic and International Studies and Energy (DERASAT) Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar received today Managing Director for the Middle East and Southern Neighbourhood at the European External Action Service (EEAS) Hugues Mingarelli.
A quarterly publication that provides an overview of the current state of the Bahraini economy and analyzes it. In the “Policy Focus” section, the report analyzes an important current issue faced by policymakers and provides recommendations.
The Arabian Gulf is a hotly contested region due to its strategic location and its abundant natural resource wealth. Regional and global powers alike perpetually cross swords as they seek to safeguard their interests and, dependent on their ambitions, expand their influence. In the wake of the events of 9/11, the existing security balance was replaced by tension and instability.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is in the process of two massive steps towards economic integration: the establishment of a single market and the launching of a monetary union. By historical standards, the GCC is late to the game. This presents the GCC with an incredible opportunity to benefit from decades of scholarship.
The Renewable Energy Forum was held in collaboration with Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany and Kingdom University, from 15-17 October 2012, at the Regency Intercontinental Hotel, Bahrain.
The two-day conference comprising six panel discussions covered a broad yet critical array of topics ranging from regional political development, sectarianism to political Islam and the social media, designed to foster debate and dialogue and to facilitate understanding of Gulf regional developments.
The closed-door roundtable held on 21st February, 2012 in Manama, the Kingdom of Bahrain, is part of a series of events being held between the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) and the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies, that will discuss the various facets of British-Bahrain relations in the context of regional realities and extra-regional interests.
The conference addressed security issues of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council with the aim to make recommendations towards a collective GCC security strategic concept.