Although the oil sector is the backbone of the global economy it is vulnerable to security threats. An article highlighting the recurring incidents that put oil tanker protection in question.
Dr. Ashraf Keshk
Crisis management of the 2013 takeover by an armed terrorist group of the Aminas gas field in Algeria, provides a model in responding to threats to national security.
The ongoing conflicts between NATO members are rooted back to each countries’ involvement in wars throughout the years. An article commenting on the recent virtual meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
As the pandemic recedes in some countries yet still rages in others, research centers are focused on analysing the post-Corona strategic fallouts and, as Dr. Ashraf Keshk points out, to the increased importance attributed to the allocation of state resources during such crises.
An article discusses the Russian approach, as it is not the first time that Russia has announced the establishment of naval military bases in the Middle East and the Arab region.
Derasat’s Third Annual Forum will discuss the role of regional and international think-tank in researching and analyzing the impacts and future challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and provided a platform to discuss best practices and lessons learned.
Confronting crises and how to handle them could be of interest to many countries around the world, however this issue has not sufficiently made its way towards disasters specially the industrial ones.
An article by Dr. Ashraf Keshk discussing how the media can contribute to promoting the vital interests of states during crises, in light of the communication revolution that the world is witnessing.
An article by Dr. Ashraf Keshk, discussing the mechanism proposed by the U.S. Navy to form a multinational response force in the region.
An article by Dr. Ashraf Keshk, in which he explains the importance of localizing military industries in establishing Gulf self-security.