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NATO’s Eighth Strategic Concept

NATO’s Eighth Strategic Concept

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August 15, 2022

Dr. Ashraf Keshk gives an overview of the NATO’s once-a-decade strategic review of its defense doctrine.

Interest Rate Policy and the Global Inflation Wave: Understanding the Root Causes

Interest Rate Policy and the Global Inflation Wave: Understanding the Root Causes

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August 11, 2022

Derasat Economic Analyst Ali Faqeeh presents regional inflation rates within the global wave of price hikes, and describes probabilities under precautions taken by major countries and markets to curb this wave, along with previous theoretical and practical examples.

The impact of COVID-19 on summer travels in 2022

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July 25, 2022

Derasat recently published a report that showcased the key finding of an Opinion Poll that aimed to research how could COVID-19 pandemic affect the summer travel behavior in the year 2022.

Naval Security: Concept, Threats, and Strategies (1)

Naval Security: Concept, Threats, and Strategies (1)

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July 11, 2022

Dr. Ashraf Keshk briefly defines the concept of naval security, and lists contemporary threats witnessed by the Arabian Gulf waters, while strategically tying both to the creation and development of GCC naval security modes and precautionary measures.

Seminar: Future Prospects of the GCC Electrical Interconnection

Seminar: Future Prospects of the GCC Electrical Interconnection

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June 30, 2022

Derasat recently organized a seminar under the title of "Future Prospects of the GCC Electrical Interconnection" in cooperation with the Secretariat GCC and the GCCIA, on Wednesday 29th June 2022.

Egyptian-Saudi Military Coordination

Egyptian-Saudi Military Coordination

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June 6, 2022

Dr. Ashraf Keshk presents dimensions of the recent military coordination between Egypt and Saudi Arabia in the related context of the regional geopolitical conflicts, based on implications of the Faisal 12 joint air force exercise, and the naval exercise Red Waves 5 with five additional countries, as well as a coinciding exercise with forces from member countries of the Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

US Support for GCC Defense Capabilities

US Support for GCC Defense Capabilities

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May 30, 2022

Dr. Ashraf Keshk weighs alliance and partnership approaches between Arabian Gulf States and the United States, based on examples of missile defense support the latter provides them with, and the established and ongoing cooperation in joint operations.

Repercussions of the Atlantic-Russian Conflict on the Middle East

Repercussions of the Atlantic-Russian Conflict on the Middle East

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May 23, 2022

The impact of the Atlantic-Russian conflict on the Middle East in terms of political, military and economic terms, written by Dr. Ashraf Keshk.

Maritime Security in the Gulf-US Partnership

Maritime Security in the Gulf-US Partnership

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May 16, 2022

Roundtable on “Arabian Gulf Security and the Role of the European Union”

Roundtable on “Arabian Gulf Security and the Role of the European Union”

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May 12, 2022

A Panel Discussion With Tekon Ollam Makers “TOM”

A Panel Discussion With Tekon Ollam Makers “TOM”

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May 11, 2022

Towards an Integrated Strategy for Gulf Food Security

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May 10, 2022

Threats from Marine Environmental Disasters

Threats from Marine Environmental Disasters

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April 25, 2022

Dr. Ashraf Keshk defines a few types and presents examples of maritime environmental disasters and their implications, with an overview of Bahrain’s prevention and containment efforts.

Plans for a European Football Super League Will Resurface

Plans for a European Football Super League Will Resurface

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April 5, 2022

An article by Dr. Omar Al-Ubaidli discussing about the future of European football super league

A Gulf-European Strategy for Joint Cooperation

A Gulf-European Strategy for Joint Cooperation

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April 5, 2022

An article by Dr. Ashraf Keshk talking about the strategies that will focus on developing the mechanism of cooperation between Europe and the Arab Gulf States in various fields.

2021 Global Think Tank Summit

2021 Global Think Tank Summit

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April 4, 2022

Academic Area Studies and Foreign Policy: A Comparative Study of the GCC and US

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Academic Area Studies and Foreign Policy: A Comparative Study of the GCC and US

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April 3, 2022

The paper examines the incidence of area studies departments/programs in the GCC and US, and their role in the foreign policy of each country.

Derasat Chairman Gives Lecture at South Korea’s Institute of Foreign Affairs

Derasat Chairman Gives Lecture at South Korea’s Institute of Foreign Affairs

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April 2, 2022

The participation of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees in the symposium “Arab Gulf Security: Threats… Implications… Solutions”

The participation of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees in the symposium “Arab Gulf Security: Threats… Implications… Solutions”

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March 23, 2022

OPEC Must Seize the Opportunity to Modernize Its Image

OPEC Must Seize the Opportunity to Modernize Its Image

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March 15, 2022

An article by Omar Al-Ubaydli talks about how OPEC must use the opportunity to modernize their image.

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