Barriers to Widespread Adoption of Electric Vehicles: Energy Report – 3/18

Although the electric vehicle industry has witnessed significant improvements, particularly in the field of the efficiency of batteries and fast charging techniques, there are still challenges to widespread adoption……..
GCC Economic Integration: Opportunities and Challenges

Recognizing that economic integration between Bahrain and the remaining Gulf countries has played an important role in the growth of the Bahraini economy since the start of the new millennium, this background paper to the National Human Development Report 2018 presents and analyzes data on the effects of economic integration.
Indian Ocean Conference, August 2018
The below press release details a recent presentation by Dr. Abdulla Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Derasat at the India Ocean Conference held in Hanoi, Vietnam, 27th – 28th August, 2018.
Address to the ‘Indian Ocean Conference’ Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Kingdom of Bahrain, Welcomes the Partnership of Moderation, Stability and Prosperity
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat) His Excellency Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa took part in the opening session of the third edition of the Indian Ocean Conference…
Indian Ocean Conference: Building Regional Architectures.
Dr. Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa welcomed a Partnership of Moderation, Stability and Prosperity in his address to the ‘Indian Ocean Conference’
An Arab NATO
Since the emergence of the Daesh/ISIS organization and its expansion in late 2014, there has been talk of Arab initiatives to counter the threat of armed organizations, including the joint Arab coalition project, which has returned to the forefront again.
Economic Returns of Artificial Intelligence
This Opinion Piece by Fatima AlSebaie discusses the advances and impact of artificial intelligence developments.
Can We Develop a More Patient Outlook in the Arabian Gulf?
Economics 101: Can we develop a more patient outlook in the Arabian Gulf?
Solar Power in the Gulf: Moving Towards China
Solar Power in the Gulf: Moving towards China and away from America, Germany and Japan…
The Impact of Oil Prices on the US Economy
2018 US crude oil imports fell to their lowest level…