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The Bahrain Center for Strategic and International Studies and Energy (BICSR) yesterday hosted a panel discussion entitled "Maritime Security in the Red Sea: International Interest" in the presence of a high-ranking delegation from the North Atlantic Council.
Manama, June 19 (BNA): Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat) today signed a contract with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to prepare the Arab Cities Report 2020, in cooperation with the Regional Office of the United Nations Human Settlements Organization.
The researcher specialized in oil and gas affairs Abdulaziz al-Dosari that the statements of officials on the investment in rock oil promising, and that the facilities provided by Bahrain to foreign oil companies will contribute to attract the best experience. As well as Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli discussed how private sector still focuses on oil and gas mainly...
Migrants have always been tempted to the world’s biggest cities by tales of fortunes made and streets paved with gold. In this article Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli confirmed there was “large-scale worker repatriation” from the Gulf’s most populous country...
The GCC countries currently have a single market with a common external tariff of five percent. In this article Dr. Omar Al Ubaydali discusses how the GCC should work together eliminating customs taxes switching exclusively to VAT...
In view of the continuing intensification of the current Iranian crisis, Iran's pursuit of what can be called "the exploitation of contradictions" at the regional or global level. Dr. Ashraf Keshk discusses the important question which is will the Iranian bet on an influential European role in that crisis?
The Bahrain Economic Association (BEA) is organizing a seminar on "What are the best investments in the oil and gas sector during the next five years?"
The second edition of the DERASAT Journal 2018 includes four main sections covering international security and trade, energy security, regional conflict and a final section with book reviews.
Bahrain aims to shift from a natural resource-based economy to a knowledge-based economy. In this article, Ghada Abdullah talks about Bahrain's vision for 2030 and the three stages of economic development...
Finland topped the list of the happiest countries in the world for the second consecutive year. In this article, Ghada Abdullah talks about the secret of Finland's progress over the years that have led to the happiness of its people.
Mohammed Jassim Bu Hasan discusses the success of the international coalition against the organization of "Da'ash" and the important turning point in the war against terrorism...
Dr. Ashraf Keshk discuses in this article about factors that determine the course of the crisis and the most important of these factors in his opinion is the ability to achieve the concept of deterrence...
In this article, Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli discusses the importance of increasing salaries by comparing the short and long term...
There are many analysis that dealt with the current crisis between the United States and Iran, which was divided between the expectation of a possible military confrontation between the two parties and the negation of the confrontation...
Securing oil supplies is one of the most important objectives of national security strategies of Western countries. Dr. Ashraf Keshk considers the security threats to global oil supplies and the implications for joint responsibilities.
US President Donald Trump has been ratcheting up the pressure on China in the Sino-American trade war, with the latest salvo being an increase of tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent. Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli discuses the unveil of the Chinese retaliation and the initiation of formal bilateral negotiations to resolve the disagreement...
All the crises in the region in the past had an impact on the Gulf states, even if they wanted neutrality. With Dr. Ashraf Keshk's research he states that the Gulf countries have several elements to deal effectively with regional crises...
Bolton could be responding to another recent escalation — Iran’s recent designation of all U.S. military personnel stationed in the Middle East as terrorists — said Mahmoud Abdulghaffar, a research analyst for Derasat, Bahrain’s Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies...
Iran has renewed its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz if it is prevented from using the waterway to export its oil. As noted by Mohammed Jassim Bu Hasan, Iran is also saying that no other country will be able to export its oil through the Strait of Hormuz if actions to cut Iranian oil exports continue...
