Food Security – Key Topic at Derasat’s Annual Forum
As Bahrain works from a strategic perspective to address the most prominent challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the priorities is securing self-food security, the multiple aspects of which will be discussed in the upcoming Forum 2021.
International Trade and Food Security
A discussion that highlights how international trade growth can be a double-edged sword when it comes to food security.
How Peer-to-Peer Learning Can Help to Improve Youth Job Prospects.
Peer-to-peer learning among teens might be a cost-effective way of helping those falling behind to get back on track and at the same time develop a sense of civic duty among youth.
One Global Pole or A Multipolar World?
Although increasingly challenged by crises such as the pandemic and fluctuating security concerns around the world, this article argues that the international system remains unipolar.
The Strategic Importance of Regional Security Organizations
An article by Dr. Ashraf Keshk, that discusses the importance of regional security and how to activate regional security mechanisms in the Gulf.
No Hiding Place As Remote Working Exposes the Idlers
Remote work is not what the shirking workers were initially expecting, as per Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli’s recent article, remote work is actually beneficial to the committed hard working professionals.
Strategic Implications for NATO’s Expanded Forces in Iraq
As NATO announces the expansion of its training mission in Iraq, this commentary discusses the regional implications.
US relations with NATO in the Biden era … the limits of reconciliation and spaces for disunity
President Biden recently affirmed NATO as a place where Europeans and Americans can together face security challenges. Dr. Ashraf Keshk looks into the difference of this approach to the previous administration and at the potentials for reconciliation and disunity.
The UAE must cherry pick elite teen mathematicians to get ahead of the curve
The UAE’s recent decision to offer top global talent a path to Emirati citizenship could be strengthened by a strategy that tailors the UAE’s immigration system to capture talent by spotting and naturalizing talented teens and their families.
Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council visits Egypt … a strategic vision
In a recent visit to Egypt, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General, Nayef bin Falah al-Hajraf, noted the strategic and historical relationship with Egypt. This commentary looks deeper into the strategic importance of Egypt in maintaining a regional balance of power.
