An article that discusses strategies to confront security and maritime threats and to identify mechanisms for collective action. a discussion that formed part of a research paper presented by Dr. Ashraf Keshk during the Maritime Security and the Gulf States workshop, organized by the Gulf Research Centre Cambridge in July 2021.
Strategic & International
Egypt’s new July 3rd Naval Base will contribute to securing regional maritime routes. Dr. Ashraf Keshk explores how the base is expected to help create a balance in the form of orderly deterrence to counter regional tensions caused by expansionist agendas.
The Security Council concluded without any concrete outcomes, following the council’s meeting on the developments surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, upon the request of Egypt and Sudan.
The recent bulletin addressed indicators of the American-Atlantic rapprochement under President Joe Biden and considered the impact of that rapprochement on US-European relations and on the Iranian nuclear file.
A “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” is important to maintaining stability in the region and promoting prosperity. Dr. Yuichi Hosoya, Professor of International Politics at Keio University in Japan, discussed the challenges and opportunities in a Virtual Think Talk on Thursday 25th March 2021.
The third edition of the Khalid bin Hamad Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Competition kicked off recently with competing teams giving presentations to a panel of judges that includes Derasat Research Fellow, Dr. Fatima Alsebaie.
Although increasingly challenged by crises such as the pandemic and fluctuating security concerns around the world, this article argues that the international system remains unipolar.
An article by Dr. Ashraf Keshk, that discusses the importance of regional security and how to activate regional security mechanisms in the Gulf.
As NATO announces the expansion of its training mission in Iraq, this commentary discusses the regional implications.
President Biden recently affirmed NATO as a place where Europeans and Americans can together face security challenges. Dr. Ashraf Keshk looks into the difference of this approach to the previous administration and at the potentials for reconciliation and disunity.