In cooperation with the British Embassy, Derasat held two Workshops during February and March 2020 organised and delivered by security experts from the UK for various security specialists in Bahrain.
Derasat’s latest ‘Think Talk’ was held on March 5th, 2020, titled: ‘Between the US and Finland: Different Educational Systems and Their Impacts on Developing Curricula’, which examined applicable factors to developing school education in Bahrain.
This Event Review summarises the discussions and suggested action points from the event, summarizing the history of the Al Khalifa sovereignty over the Qatar Peninsular and the implications on modern history.
Ms. Nancy Jamal, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and former spokesperson for the Global Coalition Against Daesh, spoke about the Coalition’s formation and evolution in a Round Table discussion on Weds 12th February, 2020
The Surveys & Polling Directorate conducted an Opinion Poll with regards to rental prices of residential and commercial properties in Bahrain, with the aim of getting to know the opinions of tenants, to collect information on rental prices, and to investigate whether prices are reasonable or not.
How Iran will react following the assassination of Quds Force leader, Qassim Soleimani, was just one question posed and discussed by Euro-Gulf Information Centre President, Dr. Mitchell Belfer, in a Think Talk ‘Between Martyrdom & Deterrence: Iran and asymmetric warfare’ on Tuesday 28th January, 2020.
Improving productivity and competitiveness in the local economy was the topic of a Think Talk at Derasat by Mr. Ebrahim Al Tamimi, Director of Information at the Court of HRH the Prime Minister that took place on Wednesday 8th January, 2020.
A timely report on Blockchain by Derasat analyst, Dr. Fatima AlSubaei, has now been published by the Cyber Program at the Middle East Institute, USA. The report is available in both Arabic and English at the below link……….
A research study on why global suicide bombing rates are decreasing, that examines the motivations for perpetrating these forms of attack and how the Arab Gulf states stand to benefit from the decline.
In his recent article in Al Arabiya, Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli noted that France was unusually assertive when describing its new Middle East policy at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain last week, and goes on to discuss the potential for new opportunities that might accompany President Macron’s apparent commitment to multilateralism.