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.
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.
The Gulf bubble needs to burst: Students should stop living together abroad
With thousands of young Gulf nationals studying abroad, Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli suggests that by not integrating into local communities, opportunities for creating soft power are being wasted.
Biden’s environmental responsibility is undermined by fiscal irresponsibility
Improving the USA’s fiscal situation and encouraging environmental protection are unsustainable, and Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli argues that Biden needs to accept that protecting the environment cannot happen without painful sacrifices to living standards for all.
Remote work in the Bahraini public sector during the Covid-19 Pandemic: proceedings from a roundtable discussion
A paper that highlights the most prominent opportunities and challenges resulting from remote work in the Bahraini public sector during the corona virus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Why war makes countries more resilient to COVID-19
Although complex reasons are cited for variations between countries in Covid-19 deaths, Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli discusses an interesting correlation between countries devastated by past wars, and fewer numbers of Covid losses.
The economics of pandemic control versus civil liberties
One of the lessons learned a year after the start of COVID-19 is that in the fight against future pandemics, we may have to choose between the suppression of the disease and the protection of people’s civil liberties.
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Bahrain Private Sector: Proceedings from a Roundtable Discussion
A report that presents the major issues related to the impact of Covid-19 on Bahrain’s private sector, and presents a series of recommendations targeting businesses and policymakers.
How coronavirus lockdowns can boost innovation?
As the slew of vaccines emerging in record time indicates, there is much truth to the maxim “necessity is the mother of all invention.” An article that explores how lockdowns can boost innovation.
Why does the Gulf lack female leaders?
An article that explores some recent research regarding the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions in the Gulf, and stresses the importance of upgrading the quality of data gathered.
