The Risks in Negotiating With Syria’s Assad

Secretary of State John Kerry’s comments Sunday that the Obama administration is considering negotiating with the Assad regime to achieve a political settlement in Syria is less stunning...

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Mideast Concerned by Iran’s Growing Influence in Region

From Sunni monarchs in the Gulf to Syrian insurgents battling Iran’s ally President Bashar al-Assad there are mounting worries the United States is downplaying Tehran’s imperial...

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Derasat Chairman Receives Moroccan Ambassador

Bahrain Strategic, International and Energy Studies Centre (DERASAT)’s Chairman, Major-General Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Fadhala received here today the Ambassador of Morocco to the Kingdom...

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What Does Falling Oil Prices Mean for Renewable Energy?

One the most important developments in the field of energy in the current decade is the sharp and sustained improvement in the economic feasibility of the technologies used in renewable...

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Derasat, ECSSR Discuss Broadening Cooperation

Bahrain Strategic, International and Energy Studies Centre (DERASAT)’s Chairman, Major-General Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Fadhala, has paid a visit to Emirates Center for Strategic Studies...

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Syria Revolution Four Years on: Don’t Bet Against President Assad – a Ruler Willing to See His Country Destroyed So Long as He Can Cling to Power

How has Bashar Hafez al-Assad survived these past four years? Ever since the Syrian revolution of 2011, his overthrow has been predicted by the greatest statesmen of our day, by the...

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ISIS Could Launch Major Offensive Into Lebanon Next Month

The deputy head of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon has warned that ISIS could begin launching attacks against the Lebanese army as early as next month. He further places the...

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