Derasat Chairman Receives Japanese Ambassador
Bahrain Strategic, International and Energy Studies Centre (DERASAT)’s Chairman, Major-General Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Fadhala received here today Japanese Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Kiyoshi Asako.
Islamic State Blamed for Tunisia Attack After Killing of Libyan Cell Leader: Twenty People Were Killed After Gunmen Attacked Tunisia’s National Museum Including French, Polish and South African Tourists
Islamic State militants were blamed on Wednesday night for a massacre of 20 foreign tourists at Tunisia’s national museum, in what was feared to be revenge for the killing of a leader of the terror group in neighbouring Libya.
Iraqis Accuse U.S. Of Helping ISIS: Terror Army Called ‘Tool at the Hands of the United States’
The U.S.-led coalition against Saddam Hussein a decade ago spent hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of lives. Now, in a new twist, Iraqi parliamentarians have accused the United States and its Western allies of helping the terror army ISIS by secretly dropping arms to prolong the conflict, according to a new report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
U.S. Air Force Veteran Charged With Trying to Join Islamic State
A U.S. Air Force Veteran has been charged with attempting to join the Islamic State, the terrorist group also referred to as ISIS or ISIL. According to a Tuesday release from the Department of Justice, Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, an American citizen and a former avionics instrument system specialist in the Air Force, tried to join the Islamic State after being fired from a job as an airplane mechanic based in the Middle East earlier this year.
Derasat Think Tank Launches Website
The Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (DERASAT) has today launched its electronic website. The portal inaugural ceremony was held at DERASAT headquarters in Awali in the presence of media figures, journalists and the think tank staff.
Bahrain Arrests Iraq Returnee With Bomb-making Materials: Interior Ministry
Like its neighbors, Bahrain is concerned that some of the hundreds of Gulf citizens who have joined militant groups fighting civil wars in nearby Iraq and Syria may return and undermine stability at home.
The Complex Draw of the Islamic State
Last fall, a team of researchers visited the MacDill Air Force Base headquarters of Special Operations Command Central, the command lead by Army Maj. Gen. Michael Nagata, to answer an important question about the popularity of the Islamic State.
Sweden May Lose Gulf Allies Over Saudi Spat
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven’s socialist-led government has come under a torrent of criticism from local political and corporate quarters after his administration decided not to negotiate a fresh five-year defense-industrial trade agreement with Saudi Arabia.
The Risks in Negotiating With Syria’s Assad
Secretary of State John Kerry’s comments Sunday that the Obama administration is considering negotiating with the Assad regime to achieve a political settlement in Syria is less stunning news than an acknowledgement that U.S. policy toward Syria has failed.
Mideast Concerned by Iran’s Growing Influence in Region
From Sunni monarchs in the Gulf to Syrian insurgents battling Iran’s ally President Bashar al-Assad there are mounting worries the United States is downplaying Tehran’s imperial aspirations while seeking to pull off a nuclear deal with Iran.
