By supporting independent, innovative research, we aim to contribute towards bridging the gap between research and policy practice, driving policy decision making that is relevant and effective. Research based on critical and analytical research should continually foster new ideas thereby exposing the plethora of differing perspectives and challenging the decision-making process.
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.
An article that explains how the Corona Virus pandemic forced countries to review and transform their national security strategies.
An article highlighting the importance of maritime security in the Arab Gulf region and the close link to the regional balance of power, given the geostrategic location of the Arab Gulf States.
Although the oil sector is the backbone of the global economy it is vulnerable to security threats. An article highlighting the recurring incidents that put oil tanker protection in question.
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.
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.
Crisis management of the 2013 takeover by an armed terrorist group of the Aminas gas field in Algeria, provides a model in responding to threats to national security.
Eng. Abdulla AlAbbasi participated in the University of Bahrain's postgraduates' forum, titled "Future Perspectives of Innovation and Sustainable Developments", held online on December 24th, 2020.
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.
Derasat's research fellow, Eng. Abdulla AlAbbasi, participated in the 2020 Power Industry Digitalization Workshop, focusing on emerging digital technologies, and was held online on December 16th.
The ongoing conflicts between NATO members are rooted back to each countries’ involvement in wars throughout the years. An article commenting on the recent virtual meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
Despite the enormous increase in the number of Covid-19 deaths, multiple outlets have reported that this pandemic has failed to produce a comparable emotional response to tragedies on a smaller scale.
As the pandemic recedes in some countries yet still rages in others, research centers are focused on analysing the post-Corona strategic fallouts and, as Dr. Ashraf Keshk points out, to the increased importance attributed to the allocation of state resources during such crises.
Derasat's Head of Research, Dr. Al-Ubaydli, recently took part in the 4th 'Equal Opportunities Conference' organised by Al-Ahlia University in partnership with Brunel University, UK, where he noted that Bahraini women have been generally less affected economically by the Covid-19 pandemic than men.
The recent ThinkTalk by Derasat featured Dr. Dania Koleilat-Khatib, President of the Research Cooperation Center for Peace Building (RCCP), who discussed how Biden might approach the nuclear deal conundrum with Iran, on Weds 9th December at 4.30pm.
An article discusses the Russian approach, as it is not the first time that Russia has announced the establishment of naval military bases in the Middle East and the Arab region.
Derasat’s Third Annual Forum will discuss the role of regional and international think-tank in researching and analyzing the impacts and future challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and provided a platform to discuss best practices and lessons learned.
Confronting crises and how to handle them could be of interest to many countries around the world, however this issue has not sufficiently made its way towards disasters specially the industrial ones.
An article by Dr. Ashraf Keshk discussing how the media can contribute to promoting the vital interests of states during crises, in light of the communication revolution that the world is witnessing.
An article by Dr. Ashraf Keshk, discussing the mechanism proposed by the U.S. Navy to form a multinational response force in the region.
