The Future of Books in the Digital Age: Distribution, Integrity, and the ‘Story Core’

12 Apr 2021

The Iran-China trade deal: regional implications

7 Apr 2021

Covid-19 Vaccine Development: A Fierce Race to End the Pandemic & Learning from History

31 Mar 2021

The Great Inflection

28 Mar 2021

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The Future of Books in the Digital Age: Distribution, Integrity, and the ‘Story Core’

12 Apr 2021

Foreign Policy & International Relations Program

The Iran-China trade deal: regional implications

7 Apr 2021

Publications

Covid-19 Vaccine Development: A Fierce Race to End the Pandemic & Learning from History

31 Mar 2021

Economic Development

The Great Inflection

28 Mar 2021

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Past Event

12

Apr

E-Discussion

The Israeli Political Scene in Light of the 2021 Election

Past Event

07

Apr

Strategic Talk

Gulf Cooperation Council Economies – Strategic Overview

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06

Apr

E-Symposium

Future TRENDS Forum: The World in 2071

The Future of Resources and Sustainability

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Lecture Paper

Porter Anderson

12 Apr 2021

The Future of Books in the Digital Age: Distribution, Integrity, and the ‘Story Core’

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Book

Dr Ziad Al Najjar

31 Mar 2021

Covid-19 Vaccine Development: A Fierce Race to End the Pandemic & Learning from History

This book offers a detailed review of Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on the world and the global efforts to develop effective vaccines against the virus. There has been a competitive race between countries and pharmaceutical companies to create a vaccine to end this pandemic. This raises a debate about the true intentions behind this race: Is it for profit, political...

Economic Trends Series

Simon Lacey

14 Mar 2021

Economic TRENDS (3)
Technological Decoupling: Can US Lose the Pre-Eminence Race to China?

Various efforts by US lawmakers and the executive during the Trump administration to move toward technological decoupling with China betray a deep-rooted and pathological misunderstanding of how the global technology industry works. They also risk backfiring on five counts. First, it is too little too late. If the United States was serious about policing what it refers to as China’s...

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Partnerships and Cooperation

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TRENDS News

BOOK LAUNCH : Covid-19 Vaccine Development: A Fierce Race to End the Pandemic and Learning from History

Circular economy, green technology dominate TRENDS forum on energy and sustainability

مركز "تريندز" يبحث تعزيز التعاون البحثي والعلمي مع جامعة الإمارات

TRENDS Research & Advisory and United Arab Emirates University discuss research cooperation

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Videos

TRENDSs’ scientific advisor interview with an Indian channel on the sidelines of the center’s participation in Sharjah International Book Fair 2020

TRENDS pavilion showcases special publications at Sharjah International Book Fair 2020

Delroy Constantine -Simms British journalist and writer visit to TRENDS pavilion at Sharjah International Book Fair 2020

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TRENDS Experts

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Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh

Non-Resident Fellow, Expert, The Economics of Oil and Energy

Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh is an international oil economist and a prominent expert on energy. He is a visiting professor of Energy Economics at the ESCP Europe Business School in London. Dr. Salameh holds a Ph.D. in Economics specializing in the economics & geopolitics of oil and energy. Dr. Salameh has presented 96 papers at... read more

Aisha Al-Blooshi

Resident Fellow

Prof. Fawzi Al Ghazali

Senior Fellow, Head of the Scientific Publication Unit

Prof. Al Ghazali is a resident researcher and Head of the Scientific Publication Unit at TRENDS Research & Advisory. Before joining the Center, he held the position of the Dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences at Al-Hosn University and taught linguistics at Abu Dhabi University. Prof. Al Ghazali published extensive research papers... read more

Dr. Ilai Saltzman

Non-Resident Researcher, University of Maryland.

Dr. Ilai Saltzman is the Israel Institute Visiting Professor of Israel Studies and a Board Member at Mitvim – the Israel Institute of Foreign Regional Policy. Dr. Saltzman previously served as a Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, where he taught classes in International Relations, Israeli Foreign and Security Policy, and US Foreign Policy.... read more

Dr. Nath Aldalala’a

Non-Resident Fellow, Professor of International Relations, Shandong University, China.

Nath Aldalala’a holds a Ph.D. in International Relations and a Ph.D. in English Literature and Cultural Studies. His research interests include the discourse of representation, American foreign policy in the Middle East, China’s relations with the Middle East (UAE in particular), and China’s global governance. Aldalala’a is currently serving as a professor of International Relations... read more

Talmiz Ahmad

Non-Resident Fellow, Expert, Political Islam, Energy Security

Talmiz Ahmad has served as Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia twice (2000-03; 2010-11); Oman (2003-04), and the UAE (2007-10). He was also an Additional Secretary for International Cooperation in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in 2004-06, and Director-General of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi, from 2006-07. In July 2011,... read more

Mohammed Khalfan Al-Sawafi

Non-Resident Fellow, International Relations

Mr. Mohammed Al-Sawafi is the Director of the Parliamentary Media Department in the UAE’s Federal National Council. He has worked at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) as a Researcher in Gulf affairs, Editor in the Media Department, and as Director, Publications Department, at the ECSSR. He holds a Master’s degree in... read more

Andrew Staniforth

Non-Resident Fellow, Counter Terrorism & National Security

Andrew Staniforth is an international security expert with extensive operational expertise in counter-terrorism. During his UK police career, he served as a Special Branch intelligence officer and counter-terrorism police detective, working in 22 countries and supporting missions of the UN Terrorism Prevention Branch. He has designed international multi-agency security exercise programs and has delivered counter-terrorism... read more

Sharifa AlRaeesi

Resident Fellow

Sharifa AlRaeesi completed her B.A. in Quality and Strategic Management with a minor in International Business from the Higher College of Technology. She has interned at Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism. With diverse experience in event management, Sharifa coordinates TRENDS Research & Advisory’s conferences and other activities. She is also enrolled in a... read more

Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ali

CEO and Founder of the New TRENDS Research and Advisory

Dr. Mohammad Al-Ali is The CEO and Founder of the new TRENDS Research & Advisory & Senior Researcher/Writer and an Emirati author, specializing in strategic and political affairs. Dr. Al-Ali received a Ph.D. in Criminology from Mutah University. He obtained a Master of Arts in Diplomacy from the American University in the Emirates, and a... read more

Dr. Lorenzo Vidino

Non-Resident Fellow, Extremism and Security

Dr. Lorenzo Vidino is Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University’s Center for Cyber & Homeland Security. A native of Italy who holds American citizenship, Dr. Vidino, earned a law degree from the University of Milan Law School and a doctorate in international relations from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and... read more

Khalid Abd Al-Hamid

Senior Fellow/ Director of Political Islam Program

Mr. Khalid Abdelhamid He is a researcher specialized in political and strategic affairs at the TRENDS Research & Advisory. He has worked at several prominent think-tanks over the last 20 years. Mr. Abdelhamid began his career at the Egyptian General Information Authority. He then worked as a Non-Resident Researcher at the Diplomatic Center for Strategic... read more

Tamás Kozma

Non-Resident Fellow, Energy Geopolitics

Tamás Kozma heads the Asian and African Relations Department of the Antall József Knowledge Centre, in Budapest, Hungary. He obtained his BA and MA degrees in International Relations from the Corvinus University of Budapest, and he is a doctoral candidate in Geopolitics at the University of Pécs. His primary research focus revolves around energy geopolitics... read more

Dr. Mohammed Farid Azzi

Senior Fellow/ Planning and Information Analysis Advisor

Dr. Mohammed Farid Azzi has most recently served as an international scholar at the Arab Barometer. Based in the UAE, Dr. Farid earlier headed the Department of Surveys and Public Policy at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) and was Director at the Center of Cultural and Anthropological Research in Algeria from... read more

Ahmad M. Najeeb

Technology Advisor

Ahmad Najeeb is the Technology Advisor and Advanced Technology Researcher at TRENDS Research & Advisory. After completing a BS in Computer Sciences from the University of Kansas, USA, in 1990, he worked as a System Analyst and Instructor in a major computer center in Abu Dhabi, UAE. In 1994, Najeeb was appointed the Head of... read more

Simon Lacey

Non-Resident Fellow, Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide’s Institute for International Trade

Simon Lacey is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide’s Institute for International Trade. He held the position of Vice-President Trade Facilitation and Market Access at Huawei Technologies in Shenzhen, China, where he was responsible for monitoring, managing, and mitigating trade and investment risks. Simon has worked in over 30 countries, providing training and... read more

Michiel den Hod

Non-Resident Fellow, Middle East Politics

Ambassador Michiel den Hond began his career with the UN High Commissioner on Refugees, moving to the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs dealing with the international dimension of asylum as an element of refugee policy. He has been the Head of the Middle East and North-Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the... read more

Dr. Renny Castaneda

Non-Resident Fellow, The Acting Chair of the Bachelor Program on Security and Strategic Studies of the American University in the Emirates

Dr. Renny Rueda Castañeda is the Acting Chair of the Bachelor Program on Security and Strategic Studies of the American University in the Emirates. He holds a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Economy and Social Sciences of the University of Hamburg, Germany (Centrum für Globalisierung und Governance (CGG)). He has also been an economic advisor... read more

Sultan Al-Rubaei

Resident Fellow

Arizona State University Alumnus, Sultan Al-Rubaei, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He has been a member of the UAE Student Council at Arizona State University, showcasing the UAE culture and traditions to American students. Al-Rubaei organized events and activities that attracted people to learn more about the UAE. He was part of the... read more

Dr. Victor Gervais

Director of Military & the Future of Warfare Program

Dr. Victor Gervais is a Resident Fellow at the TRENDS Research & Advisory. Before joining TRENDS, Dr. Gervais worked as a Research and Academic Faculty at the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, Abu Dhabi, where he led the MENA Peace and Security Program. He also worked as Assistant Professor at the Institute of International and Civil Security... read more

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The Iran-China trade deal: regional implications

The Future of Books in the Digital Age: Distribution, Integrity, and the ‘Story Core’

The Iran-China trade deal: regional implications

Covid-19 Vaccine Development: A Fierce Race to End the Pandemic & Learning from History

The Great Inflection

The Future of Books in the Digital Age: Distribution, Integrity, and the ‘Story Core’

The Iran-China trade deal: regional implications

Covid-19 Vaccine Development: A Fierce Race to End the Pandemic & Learning from History

The Great Inflection

Events

Past Event

12

The Israeli Political Scene in Light of the 2021 Election

Past Event

07

Gulf Cooperation Council Economies – Strategic Overview

Past Event

06

Future TRENDS Forum: The World in 2071

The Future of Resources and Sustainability

Publications

Porter Anderson

The Future of Books in the Digital Age: Distribution, Integrity, and the ‘Story Core’

Dr Ziad Al Najjar

Covid-19 Vaccine Development: A Fierce Race to End the Pandemic & Learning from History

Simon Lacey

Economic TRENDS (3) Technological Decoupling: Can US Lose the Pre-Eminence Race to China?

Partnerships and Cooperation

TRENDS News

BOOK LAUNCH : Covid-19 Vaccine Development: A Fierce Race to End the Pandemic and Learning from History

Circular economy, green technology dominate TRENDS forum on energy and sustainability

TRENDS Research & Advisory and United Arab Emirates University discuss research cooperation

Videos

TRENDSs’ scientific advisor interview with an Indian channel on the sidelines of the center’s participation in Sharjah International Book Fair 2020

TRENDS pavilion showcases special publications at Sharjah International Book Fair 2020

Delroy Constantine -Simms British journalist and writer visit to TRENDS pavilion at Sharjah International Book Fair 2020

TRENDS Tweets

TRENDS Experts

Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh

Aisha Al-Blooshi

Economic TRENDS (3)
Technological Decoupling: Can US Lose the Pre-Eminence Race to China?