Plans for a European Football Super League Will Resurface
An article by Dr. Omar Al-Ubaidli discussing about the future of European football super league
A Gulf-European Strategy for Joint Cooperation
An article by Dr. Ashraf Keshk talking about the strategies that will focus on developing the mechanism of cooperation between Europe and the Arab Gulf States in various fields.
A Delegation From the Derasat Center Visits the Institute for Future Consensus “Yusijeh” in the Republic of Korea
Academic Area Studies and Foreign Policy: A Comparative Study of the GCC and US

The paper examines the incidence of area studies departments/programs in the GCC and US, and their role in the foreign policy of each country.
Derasat Chairman Gives Lecture at South Korea’s Institute of Foreign Affairs
Seoul, Apr. 1 (BNA): Board of Trustees Chairman of Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat), Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, affirmed the significance of boosting intellectual partnerships to create an international research community characterized by effectiveness and governance and capable of promoting international peace. Dr. Shaikh Abdullah was speaking in […]
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Delegation at Derasat
The participation of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees in the symposium “Arab Gulf Security: Threats… Implications… Solutions”
His Excellency Dr. Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies “Derasat”, participated in an interactive symposium entitled “Arab Gulf Security: Threats… Repercussions… Solutions”, which was held by the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, in the presence of many […]
OPEC Must Seize the Opportunity to Modernize Its Image
An article by Omar Al-Ubaydli talks about how OPEC must use the opportunity to modernize their image.
Maintaining Global Energy Security: Lessons From the Ukrainian Crisis
Between US President Joe Biden’s decision to ban Russian oil and gas imports into the United States starting from march 8, 2022 and the final statement of the European Union Summit march 10-11, 2022, which included the Leaders’ Agreement for Europeans to phase out their dependence on gas, oil and coal imports from Russia, the question arises: How can the energy issue reshape the global landscape in the short and long term?
Derasat Center hosts discussions to enhance Bahraini-European relations
The Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat) hosted a discussion panel titled ‘EU-Bahrain: A Multi-Dimensional Partnership’, on Monday, 7 March 2022, to discuss further enhancing relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the European Union. The event coincides with the first anniversary of the signing of the Cooperation Arrangement between Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European External Action Service signed on 10 February 2021, which provides an institutional framework for political dialogue and cooperation in areas such as trade, research, and innovation, clean energy, and renewables.