Derasat Annual Report 2024
The Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat) has released its Annual Report for 2024, highlighting key milestones and achievements through a comprehensive framework of research studies, publications, events, international partnerships, and sustainable initiatives aimed at strengthening its intellectual presence within the regional and international research community. The report showcases Derasat’s contributions in […]
How AI can help transform the Gulf’s education systems
Reforming primary and secondary education systems in almost any part of the world typically requires at least 10 years for the effects to begin to materialise. But integrating artificial intelligence raises the prospect of accelerating reforms and compressing a 10 or 20-year cycle into five years or less. Using AI to further improve their respective […]
Determinants of Gulf States’ Interest in the Iranian Nuclear Negotiations
There is no doubt that a new nuclear agreement between the United States and Iran would be welcomed by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, which seek to avoid new regional crises in an area already rife with chronic conflicts that pose serious threats to the security of the Arabian Gulf and regional stability in […]
Why Is Investing in the Innovation Ecosystem Not a Financial Risk?
After World War II, many small countries in Asia sought to transition from agriculture-based economies to knowledge economies, and more importantly, to advanced industrial and technological economies that relied less on imports from major powers. This transformation was not easy, as these countries adopted development and innovation policies that could be described as a “financial […]
Executive Director of “Derasat” Center Receives Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications
Mr. Abdullah Mohammed AlAhmed, Executive Director of the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International, and Energy Studies ” Derasat”, received Her Excellency Ms. Fatima Abdullah Al-Dhaen, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications for Land Transport and Post, at the center’s headquarters on Thursday, April 10, 2025. During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance […]
Can Iranian nuclear facilities be targeted?
“If they don’t reach an agreement, there will be bombing like they’ve never seen before” — a striking statement made by U.S. President Donald Trump to an American television channel, emphasizing that the alternative to failing to reach a new nuclear deal with Iran would be an unprecedented military strike against its nuclear facilities. In […]
Appointment of Abdullah Al-Ahmad as Executive Director of the “Derasat” Center
His Excellency Dr. Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies “Derasat,” announced the appointment of Mr. Abdullah Mohammed Al-Ahmad as the Executive Director of the Center. On this occasion, Dr. Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed […]
The Board of Trustees of the “Derasat” Center reviews the achievements of the first quarter of the current year
His Excellency Dr. Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International, and Energy Studies “Derasat”, affirmed the Center’s continued scientific, intellectual, and knowledge-based initiatives as a leading research institution that contributes with studies and analyses supporting decision-making and […]
Regional Security Visions of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States
Discussions and endless debates about regional security have long been raised. This is not a new concept—it is embodied in organizations around the world such as ASEAN, the European Union, NATO, the African Union, and regionally by the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). However, when this debate arises concerning the Arabian Gulf […]
Trump’s Message to Khamenei: The Gulf’s Perspective and Iran’s Options
After a period of tension and back-and-forth between the U.S. administration and Iran over urging the latter to sign a new nuclear agreement that would ensure Iran’s nuclear programs are not diverted to military purposes, media outlets reported that U.S. President Donald Trump sent a message to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on March 12, 2025. […]
