Following the recent attacks on Saudi oil installations, is there a role for NATO? Dr. Ashraf Keshk looks into the policies framing how NATO might get involved in regional crises.
Research & Analysis
How do EU and US perspectives converge and diverge with regards to Iranian threats? Dr. Ashraf Keshk delves into the complexities of current agreements and alliances between the US and EU states and their impact on policies towards Iran.
The MOU, signed on Wed 11th September, in the presence of Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Chairman of Derasat, Dr. Ebrahim Mohamed Janahi, Chief Executive of Tamkeen, and Katadah Zaman, Executive Director of Derasat, aims to enhance collaboration between Derasat and Tamkeen
Analysts are concerned that the US economy is heading toward a recession. In a recent article in Al Arabiya, Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli suggests that Saudi policymakers should prepare for the fallout by continuing to diversify the economy away from oil, while building links to ensure good relations with the next US administration, regardless of political party.
An Economic study that looks into how Bahrain can move closer to becoming a knowledge based economy through lessons learned from the Finnish experience in educational reform.
In a move to promote renewable energy initiatives, an MOU was signed between the Sustainable Energy Centre (SEC) and Derasat to promote renewable energy initiatives and projects in Bahrain.
In the last five years especially, the government of Saudi Arabia has taken substantive steps to get women into the workforce. Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli notes that ‘the variety and depth of the reforms is remarkable, and indicates a methodical approach to reversing one of the lowest rates in the world’ ……..
Gulf countries have announced $125 billion of new projects during the first half of 2019. Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli looks into the pros and cons of investments into such construction projects and at whether these will reap economic benefits further down the line.
On 28 July 2019, a new form of bilateral cooperation was unveiled with the establishment of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council. Mohammed Bu Hasan looks into the significance of this agreement…..
In the fourth and final part of Dr. Ashraf Keshk’s series of articles on the challenges and responses to regional security threats, he considers the strategic options open to Gulf States to counter these threats…….