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Following an article that sampled civic honesty, Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli notes the importance of trust and honesty to a thriving economy. The article ranked a sample of 40 countries in civic honesty, where people voluntarily refrain from opportunistic behavior and which saw Arab and Islamic countries dominate the lowest rankings.
How does Turkey's deal to buy the S-400 missile system from Russia impact their relations with NATO and with the US? Dr. Ashraf Keshk considers this and Turkey's unique security challenges....
Abdulla Al-Abbasi (PhD candidate Renewable Energy) reflects on the crucial role culture plays in adapting and accepting new forms of technology and at the importance of recognising this as Bahrain expands it's use of new sustainable energy sources such as solar panels.
DERASAT and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) signed an agreement to cooperate in the preparation of the forthcoming 'Arab Cities Report 2020'.
In an article on migrants in the GCC countries in the Deutsche Welle, the impact of drives to wean a reliance on foreign labor in Saudi Arabia is discussed with Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli, Director of Research who confirmed that there has been, “large-scale worker repatriation” from the Gulf’s most populous country".
In view of the continuing intensification of the current Iranian crisis, Dr. Ashraf Keshk considers the European role and at differences in opinion between countries within the EU....
The Bahrain Economic Association (BEA) organized a seminar on Tuesday 18th June, 2019, entiled, 'What are the best investments in the oil and gas sector during the next five years?'. which was moderated by Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli, Deputy Chairman of the Association and Research Director at DERASAT.
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.
As Bahrain gears up to focus on becoming a knowledge-based economy, analyst, Ghada Abdullah looks into what this means for Bahrain and how it can be achieved.
For the second consecutive year, Finland topped the list of the happiest countries in the world. Analyst, Ghada Abdulla, looks into the reasons behind this continuing phenomenon....
International coalitions can be very successful in challenging terrorist threats; analyst, Mohammed BuHassan discusses the crucial role that coalitions and alliances play in maintaining security of nations.
Dr. Ashraf Keshk discusses the use of deterrence as a strategy of crisis management with a focus on the Iran.
Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli discusses the impacts of increasing certain wages in noting that an increase in public sector salaries should be in a very narrow range, and should be applied in a carefully selected group of jobs....
Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli notes that Gulf countries should work toward eliminating customs taxes, switching exclusively to VAT. The primary benefit will be in opening markets for the Gulf countries’ new non-oil exports as they implement their economic visions.....
There are many analyses that attempt to categorize the current crisis between the United States and Iran - Dr. Ashraf Keshk explains the distinctions between levels of crisis and at how this is important when considering future scenarios.
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...
