Derasat, or the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International & Energy Studies (دِراسات), is a government-sponsored
think tank
A think tank, or public policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governme ...
in
Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
. Its name is the
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
word for "studies". It was created in 2009 by King
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (born 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 1999. He is a member of the ruling Al Khalifa dynasty.
Early life and education
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa was born on 28 January 1950 in Riffa, Bahrain. ...
to make a contribution to the country's public policy decision-making.
Leadership
Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Undersecretary for International Affairs at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, became chairman of Derasat's Board of Trustees on . The Board of Trustees was renewed at the same time by royal decree. As of 2015, the chairman had been Khalid Ibrahim Al Fadhala.
As of May 2021, Hamad Ebrahim Al Abdullah was Derasat's Executive Director, after succeeding Katadah Abdul Hameed Zaman in 2020. The previous Executive Director was Khalid Mohamed Al Ruwaihi.
As of 2020, Omar Al-Ubaydli was the organization's Director of Research.
See also
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Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) is an Arab research institute with particular interest in the social sciences, applied social sciences, regional history and geostrategic affairs. To this effect, the ACRPS coordinates and de ...
*
Dubai Economic Council
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Gulf Research Center
The Gulf Research Center (GRC) is a privately funded, non-partisan think tank, education provider and consultancy specializing in the Arabian Gulf region. The GRC produces research from a Gulf perspective which redresses a current area studies im ...
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Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research
The Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research (BCSR) was a think tank established in 1981, with the mission to serve the Bahraini community by conducting applied research, particularly of a contractual type, and to offer consultancies to leaders and ...
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External links
* Official website
derasat.org.bh
Think tanks based in Bahrain
Research institutes in Bahrain
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