The Middle East and Africa: An International Conflict Theater
An analysis by Dr. Ashraf Keshk on the East-West competition to win over the Middle East and Africa during the current geopolitical conflict in Europe.
NATO’s Eighth Strategic Concept
Dr. Ashraf Keshk gives an overview of the NATO’s once-a-decade strategic review of its defense doctrine.
Interest Rate Policy and the Global Inflation Wave: Understanding the Root Causes
Derasat Economic Analyst Ali Faqeeh presents regional inflation rates within the global wave of price hikes, and describes probabilities under precautions taken by major countries and markets to curb this wave, along with previous theoretical and practical examples.
Naval Security: Concept, Threats, and Strategies (1)
Dr. Ashraf Keshk briefly defines the concept of naval security, and lists contemporary threats witnessed by the Arabian Gulf waters, while strategically tying both to the creation and development of GCC naval security modes and precautionary measures.
Egyptian-Saudi Military Coordination
Dr. Ashraf Keshk presents dimensions of the recent military coordination between Egypt and Saudi Arabia in the related context of the regional geopolitical conflicts, based on implications of the Faisal 12 joint air force exercise, and the naval exercise Red Waves 5 with five additional countries, as well as a coinciding exercise with forces from member countries of the Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
US Support for GCC Defense Capabilities
Dr. Ashraf Keshk weighs alliance and partnership approaches between Arabian Gulf States and the United States, based on examples of missile defense support the latter provides them with, and the established and ongoing cooperation in joint operations.
Repercussions of the Atlantic-Russian Conflict on the Middle East
The impact of the Atlantic-Russian conflict on the Middle East in terms of political, military and economic terms, written by Dr. Ashraf Keshk.
Maritime Security in the Gulf-US Partnership
Talk of maritime security threats in the Arabian Gulf region continues to be of great importance for three reasons: first, that maritime security threats can no longer be separated from the turbulent regional landscape in general, and secondly, that these threats have gone beyond piracy and smuggling operations to target oil tankers, which has brought […]
Towards an Integrated Strategy for Gulf Food Security
The issue of food security was – and still is – the most important concern to all countries around the world. This issue in the Arab Gulf States is linked to local, regional and international contexts that need to be read in an integrated manner when formulating a comprehensive Gulf strategy for food security. Read […]
Threats from Marine Environmental Disasters
Dr. Ashraf Keshk defines a few types and presents examples of maritime environmental disasters and their implications, with an overview of Bahrain’s prevention and containment efforts.
