Research & Analysis

In order to boost entrepreneurship, Saudi Arabia should consider following a 1950s plan used to improve the Italian economy, which was done in partnership with the US, a recent paper by Michela Giorcelli of the University of California suggested.

Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli talks to Al-Bilad Newspaper about the fiscal balance program that Bahrain started to implement in the last quarter of last year and how it will strengthen investor confidence in the economy and will support prospects for future growth, while rating agencies will improve their outlook on the future of the Kingdom.

Is a resurgence of Cold War stand-offs a potential risk of President Trump's new missile defense strategy? Dr Ashraf Keshk discusses both the international and regional implications....

As the political crisis unfolding in Venezuela seizes the headlines, analysts frequently draw attention to the fact that the South American country has the largest oil reserves in the world.........

The US economy has traditionally been a heavy importer of oil, making it unquestionably a fan of low oil prices. Meanwhile, the shale oil revolution has transformed the US oil industry, and driven net imports to almost zero. But, has that been enough to make America favor high oil prices, and to be an OPEC ally?

Special Representative to Iran, Brian Hook and national experts took part in a Roundtable discussion on US-Iran Policy.

Dr. Ashraf Keshk gives a brief history to energy security and NATO and considers the challenges ahead.

During the recent 5th World Cultural Forum held in China, Dr. Mohamed Noman Galal...

As part of its work in support of the electoral process in Bahrain, the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat) conducted an opinion poll on expectations for the parliamentary and municipal elections scheduled for...