Articles written by Derasat researchers on issues and topics of trending national, regional and global significance.
An article that aims to highlight the importance of a global maritime security presence under the auspices of the United Nations to analyze maritime security threats and propose collective means to handle them.
The problem of global equitable vaccine distribution would be most simply solved if the world’s two biggest powers – China and the US – entered a partnership.
An article that discusses strategies to confront security and maritime threats and to identify mechanisms for collective action. a discussion that formed part of a research paper presented by Dr. Ashraf Keshk during the Maritime Security and the Gulf States workshop, organized by the Gulf Research Centre Cambridge in July 2021.
Egypt's new July 3rd Naval Base will contribute to securing regional maritime routes. Dr. Ashraf Keshk explores how the base is expected to help create a balance in the form of orderly deterrence to counter regional tensions caused by expansionist agendas.
The Security Council concluded without any concrete outcomes, following the council’s meeting on the developments surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, upon the request of Egypt and Sudan.
Telemedicine made a slow start, but Covid-19 has given it a boost. While many physicians and patients remain reluctant, despite compelling benefits, much of the hesitancy is due to false perceptions about its efficacy. Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli looks into the reasons why health systems should embrace it.
In July 2021, 130 countries announced coordinated reforms to prevent multinationals evading tax. Many rejoiced at the prospect of Amazon and Facebook finally paying their fair share. However, unless we see suitable reforms on the spending side of the government budget equation, it could turn into a power grab by entrenched elites.
The Fourth Derasat Forum will host officials and experts in the field of food security in the Kingdom of Bahrain and abroad to study the options, alternatives, supply chains and opportunities available to meet food security requirements as an important component of national security.
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.
A discussion that highlights how international trade growth can be a double-edged sword when it comes to food security.
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.
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.
An article by Dr. Ashraf Keshk, that discusses the importance of regional security and how to activate regional security mechanisms in the Gulf.
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.
As NATO announces the expansion of its training mission in Iraq, this commentary discusses the regional implications.
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’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.
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.
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.
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.
