Energy Report 2/19
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July 11, 2019
The latest Energy Report from DERASAT looks into US Competition for Russia in the European Gas Markets.
Derasat Reports are occasional papers comprising research and analysis projects.
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Instability in Iraq and Yemen: Common Roots and Potential Remedies
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April 11, 2019
This recent report by DERASAT Analyst, Mohamed Ismaeel, analyses the conflict in Yemen, particularly considers Iran's role and looks at potential conflict resolutions.
China’s Entry into Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Markets
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March 31, 2019
China is witnessing rapid growth in the consumption of natural gas, among other sources of energy. Analysts Abdulla Al-Abbasi and Abdulaziz Al-Dosari discuss some of the implications in the recently published Energy Report 1/19.
Renewable Energy in the Middle East and North Africa Region
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March 21, 2019
Derasat Analyst, Abdulla Isa AlAbbasi, is a co-author of a recent study published by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation and the United Nations Development Programme on "South-South Ideas: Renewable Energy in the Middle East and North Africa Region – Potential and Limits."
Strategic Development of Sino-GCC Relations
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March 12, 2019
China as a strategic partner for the GCC is the focus of a research paper by Mahmood Abdul Ghafffar, researcher at DERASAT, published in the recent edition of the Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Bahrain Human Development Report 2018
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November 27, 2018
The 60,000 word report was authored by a team of specialist researchers, headed by independent development expert, Dr. Craig Naumann, and featuring three Bahrainis affiliated to Derasat: economist Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli, economist Ms. Ghada Abdulla, and renewable energy specialist Eng. Abdulla Alabbasi. It covers the period 2005-2018...............
Investment Trends in the Energy Sector: Energy Report – 4/18
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November 1, 2018
Although renewable energy has proved itself to be a viable practical and economic investment, overall the last 3 years have seen declining investments in the energy sector. Read more in the final Energy Report for 2018......
Barriers to Widespread Adoption of Electric Vehicles: Energy Report – 3/18
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September 1, 2018
Although the electric vehicle industry has witnessed significant improvements, particularly in the field of the efficiency of batteries and fast charging techniques, there are still challenges to widespread adoption........
GCC Economic Integration: Opportunities and Challenges
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August 30, 2018
Recognizing that economic integration between Bahrain and the remaining Gulf countries has played an important role in the growth of the Bahraini economy since the start of the new millennium, this background paper to the National Human Development Report 2018 presents and analyzes data on the effects of economic integration.
Nuclear Energy in the Gulf States: Energy Report – 2/18
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August 1, 2018
The Gulf States decided in 2006 to develop a joint nuclear program, but the disastrous meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan in 2011 prompted Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman to withdraw from the program..........
Trading in Electricity Between GCC States: Energy Report – 1/18
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May 31, 2018
Demand for electricity in the Arab world has increased tenfold since 1980. The latest Energy Report considers factors contributing to this increase in demand, the most important of which is an increased population and urban and industrial growth ..............
GCC-Russian Relations After the Iranian Nuclear Deal
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January 16, 2017
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iranian nuclear deal, marks an important turning point in the strategic balance of the Middle East area, and the Gulf in particular. The geo-political tumult experienced by the region after the Arab Spring in 2011...
Strait of Bab al-Mandab: a strategic contact point of Gulf and African Security
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October 18, 2016
In recent years, there has been a growing discussion about the security of sea lanes. This is in light of the fierce clashes with terrorist groups on land, which forced them to target shipping lanes which are the main routes for the movement of world trade.
Differing Prespectives on the Naming of the Arabian Gulf
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September 18, 2016
The Iranian official position intermittently triggers a controversy in the media about the name of the “Arabian Gulf”. The issue is not confined to insisting on marking the Gulf as Persian, but goes beyond the name to include nationalist dimensions and political implications centered on the pursuit of regional hegemony.
Iranian- Gulf Strained Relations: Causes, Consequences and Means of Confrontation
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September 13, 2016
The Gulf-Iranian relation was and still is the most controversial issue. This controversy intensified after signing the Nuclear deal between Iran and western countries on the 14th of July 2015.
Iran’s Policies Towards the GCC Countries After the the Nuclear Deal: Contents and Regional Implications
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September 13, 2016
Despite that signing the agreement on Iran’s nuclear program between Iran and the G-5 countries +1 on the fourteenth of July 2015 was expected, as there were many indications especially from the United States to ensure the signing of that agreement, it has sparked a lot of controversy not because of its content but given its timing and the GCC states views towards it.
Developments of Gulf Regional Security in 2014
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August 28, 2016
The Arab World has been undergoing strategic transformations since 2011. Such changes allowed the GCC states to play a major regional role towards certain crises. However, they have concurrently placed an intricately complex regional environment before the GCC states to deal with, particularly in 2014...
Gulf-Iranian Relations: Facts & Future Perspectives
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August 28, 2016
The current world equilibrium is undergoing profound and historical changes that could lead to unexpected outcomes in the strategic international balance of powers. This is obvious in the economic structural problems facing the United States and Europe and their impact on foreign policy, as in the case of the United States changing its defense policy over the next ten years.
How Mathematical Modeling Helps the Gcc Countries Make Energy Policy Decisions: a Case Study of the Kapsarc Energy Model
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August 18, 2016
Because the hydrocarbon sector is responsible for such a large proportion of the gross domestic product of the GCC states’, maximizing the value obtained from these resources in a sustainable way is essential. In this regard, modeling the energy sector is a key tool for better understanding of the energy markets.