Research & Analysis

What sort of changes might we see in policy towards Gulf - USA relations during President Biden's term of office, or will policies remain constant with the change being seen more in approach as opposed to policy?

A report by Derasat in collaboration with UNDP that examines and describes the effect of the Covid-19 confinement on people’s lives and their physical and mental well-being.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.