The scale of the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy has not been witnessed since the Great Depression. Isolation measures, implemented across the globe to contain the virus, confined hundreds of millions of people into their homes, bringing economic activities to a standstill. This crisis has impacted the oil and gas industry in an unprecedented manner....

Strategic Trends Series

Dr. Stephen Blackwell

16 Jul 2020

STRATEGIC TRENDS (2): The European Union’s role in the post-pandemic world

Abstract The Coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on the member states of the European Union (EU). In addition to the health impact, the Union’s economies will fall into recession as a result of the lockdown and other measures taken to contain the virus. After an uncertain initial reaction, the EU’s main institutions have coordinated deliveries of medical aid...

Strategic Trends Series

Dr. Nath Aldalala’a

8 Jul 2020

STRATEGIC TRENDS (1) : End of Liberal Triumphalism: A perspective on China in the post-Covid global order

Abstract China’s immediate and future role in global affairs in post-pandemic times is an extension of its engagement in global issues before the Covid-19 outbreak. This role is enhanced by an urgent need for new voices in global affairs that emphasize dialogue and cooperation based on global standards. Covid-19 has exposed a deficit in the Western liberal order. A lack...

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Latest Research

The Covid-19 effect on the global financial system and efforts to counter it

16 Jun 2020 Read More >

The Covid-19 effect on the global financial system and efforts to counter it

Executive Summary The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the global financial system severely.

16 Jun 2020

Social, ethical responsibility of educational institutions in countering extremism and terrorism: the UAE model

15 Mar 2020 Read More >

Social, ethical responsibility of educational institutions in countering extremism and terrorism: the UAE model

The threat posed by extremism and terrorism is no longer limited to.

15 Mar 2020

Forced demographic change as a geopolitical tool in post-war Syria

20 Jan 2020 Read More >

Forced demographic change as a geopolitical tool in post-war Syria

Forced population transfers have re-emerged as a geopolitical device of war in Syria.

20 Jan 2020

Using history to explain Trump

16 Jan 2020 Read More >

Using history to explain Trump

The election of Donald Trump has been, for many people, surprising and.

16 Jan 2020

Understanding the violent and non-violent extremism grey zone

18 Mar 2019 Read More >

Understanding the violent and non-violent extremism grey zone

Confronting ‘non-violent extremism’ has become a priority for policy makers in both.

18 Mar 2019

Laptop Bombs and Civil Aviation Terrorism Potentials and Carry On Travel Bans

3 Jul 2017 Read More >

Laptop Bombs and Civil Aviation Terrorism Potentials and Carry On Travel Bans

This TRENDS Working Paper represents a more in depth analysis of a.

3 Jul 2017

The Changing International Order

21 Jun 2017 Read More >

The Changing International Order

TRENDS invited its researchers and Non-Resident Fellows to give their assessment of.

21 Jun 2017

Reaching for the Remote Drones and the United States’ Counter-terror Mission

20 Feb 2017 Read More >

Reaching for the Remote Drones and the United States’ Counter-terror Mission

The use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs or “Drones”) by the United.

20 Feb 2017

Securing the State Strategies to Counter Contemporary Terrorism

19 Dec 2016 Read More >

Securing the State Strategies to Counter Contemporary Terrorism

Genuine and meaningful reflection upon counter-terrorism policy involves all in authority being.

19 Dec 2016

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TRENDS News

TRENDS takes part in Lauder Institute Asian Summit discussing think-tank role during Covid-19

تريندز يوقع مذكرة تعاون مع معهد الأبحاث الإعلامية للشرق الأوسط “MEMRI”

TRENDS Research & Advisory inks agreement with Washington-based MEMRI to enhance research and media cooperation

TRENDS Research & Advisory to expand Middle East studies following MoU with Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies

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About TRENDS 2020

TRENDS Editor speaks to the media on normalization of UAE-Israel ties

TRENDS Global Economic E-forum: 20 economists highlight global economy’s Covid-19 implications

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TRENDS Experts

TRENDS has experts from multiple fields, contributing with their research, insights and ideas.

Omar Al Busaidy

Non-Resident Fellow, Author and International Affairs Analyst - UAE

Omar Al-Busaidy is a Fulbright Scholar pursuing his Master’s in International Affairs at Florida State University. Omar is a best-selling author in his home country, the United Arab Emirates, and an entrepreneur and a member of the US-UAE Public Affairs Committee. He has published a self-help book, Just Read It, and his upcoming futurism book,... read more

Mohammed Khalfan Al-Sawwafi

Non-Resident Fellow, International Relations

Mr. Mohammed Al-Sawwafi 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

Amal Al Breiki

Research Assistant

An International Affairs graduate from Zayed University, Amal Al Breiki worked as a research assistant while completing her graduation. She has gathered diverse experience in the fields of research and government communication while interning and working in the government sector. Regional conflicts and international security are some of Amal’s areas of interest. read more

Dr. Hoda Shaker Maarouf

Researcher, Political and Strategic Affairs

Hoda has a PhD in political science from Al-Nahrain University in 1999, and she was appointed - before this - a research assistant at the Center for Palestinian Studies in 1991, then a chief researcher. In 2000, she held the position of Director of the Palestinian Studies Center, then worked as a lecturer at Al-Mustansiriya... read more

Sharifa AlRaeesi

Research Assistant

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. Mahmoud Mohieldin

United Nations Special Envoy for the 2030 Agenda , The UN Former Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, UN Relations, and Partnerships , The World Bank

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin is an economist with more than 30 years of experience in international finance and development. He is the United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda. Mohieldin was Egypt’s minister of investment from 2004-2010, and more recently, served as the World Bank Group Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda,... read more

Dr. Stephen Blackwell

Director, Research and Strategic Studies

Dr. Stephen Blackwell is an analyst, researcher, and writer with more than 20 years’ experience in roles across the think-tank, academic and media sectors. He is the author of a book entitled British Military Intervention and the Struggle for Jordan: King Hussein, Nasser, and the Middle East Crisis, 1955-1958, as well as numerous journal articles... read more

Dr. Rabah Arezki

Non-Resident Fellow, Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa Region (MNA), The World Bank - USA

Rabah Arezki is the Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at the World Bank and a senior fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Previously, Rabah Arezki was the Chief of the Commodities Unit in the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund and a non-resident fellow... read more

Abdullah bin Khaled al-Saud

Non-Resident Fellow, Terrorism and Security

PhD War Studies

Dr. Abdullah bin Khaled al-Saud is Visiting Research Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence (ICSR), King’s College, London. He is also Assistant Professor at the College of Strategic Sciences, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Abdullah al-Saud’s research interests include radicalization, terrorism, political... read more

Dr. Naved Bakali

Non-Resident Fellow, Education and Youth Identity

Naved Bakali is a Research Analyst with Tabah Foundation, where he works in the Futures Initiative Department. His research focuses on the themes of Muslim youth identity construction, critical approaches to countering violent extremism, and Islamic education. He completed his Ph.D. from McGill University in Educational Studies. He is a Visiting Scholar at the Institute... read more

Elyazia AlHosani

Research Assistant

Elyazia Jasim AlHosani is a fresh graduate from Zayed University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities and Social Studies, specialized in International Affairs. She interned at the Ministry of Defense where she gathered invaluable experience and understanding of international and national security. Elyazia’s areas of interest include social studies and social media. She is associated... read more

Alaa Jumaa Hassan

Researcher, Expert on Middle East Affairs

Mr. Alaa Jumaa Mohamed Hassan is the Director-General of the Technical Office in the General Authority for Information, Egypt. He has worked as an Assistant Researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies and as Editor at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, from 2007-2013. Mr. Hassan received a BA from Cairo... read more

Prof. Yossi Mekelberg

Non-Resident Fellow, professor of International Relations

Professor Yossi Mekelberg is a Senior Consulting Research Fellow of the MENA Program at Chatham House, and a Professor of International Relations at Regent’s University, London. He is a distinguished academic who has also taught at King’s College, London, the School of Oriental and African Studies, and the NATO Defense College in Rome. He has... read more

Pamela Ligouri Bunker

Non-Resident Fellow, Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism

Pamela Ligouri Bunker is an Associate with Small Wars Journal—El Centro and an independent researcher in international security and counter-terrorism. Her current interests focus on the analysis of political discourse on both sides of the terrorism/counter-terrorism equation. Bunker has worked as senior officer of the Counter-OPFOR Corporation and has professional experience in research and program... read more

Sultan Al-Rubaei

Research Assistant

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

Reem Omar Al Ubaidy

Research Assistant

Reem Al Ubaidy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications (Radio & Television) from Baghdad University, Iraq. She worked from May 2008–February 2010 as Production Assistant at the Al-Rasheed Satellite Channel in Baghdad. Reem has volunteered as a Domestic Violence Advocate for the Center for Community Solutions, San Diego, CA, (2013), and the International Rescue Committee,... read more

Richard Woodward

Non-Resident Fellow, International Economics

Richard Woodward is Associate Professor in International Business at Coventry Business School. He is a political economist specializing in global governance institutions (especially the OECD), diplomacy, and soft power in world politics. His current research has two strands: The first examines the OECD’s evolving role in global governance, especially in the context of the challenges... 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

Neil Boister

Non-Resident Fellow, Transnational Criminal Law and Organized Crime

Professor Neil Boister is Professor of Law at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. He is the author of An Introduction to Transnational Criminal Law (OUP, 2012) and editor of The Routledge Handbook of Transnational Criminal Law, with Robert Currie (Routledge, 2014). In 2014, Prof. Boister received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the... read more

Prof. Ding Long

Non-Resident Fellow - Professor of Middle Eastern studies

Ding Long is Deputy Dean and Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, School of Foreign Studies, at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), where he has been working since 1996. He is Deputy Secretary-General of China Arabic Education Association and Member of the Chinese Society for Middle Eastern Studies. Prof. Long has worked extensively... read more

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Euro Fatwa: Another vehicle of Muslim Brotherhood extremism

Euro Fatwa: Another vehicle of Muslim Brotherhood extremism

Death of Samuel Paty and the implications for radical Islamism in France

Emirati and Israeli perspectives on Abraham Accord

How the Muslim Brotherhood exploited Covid-19 for political mileage

Euro Fatwa: Another vehicle of Muslim Brotherhood extremism

Death of Samuel Paty and the implications for radical Islamism in France

Emirati and Israeli perspectives on Abraham Accord

How the Muslim Brotherhood exploited Covid-19 for political mileage

Events

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Presidential Elections 2020 & Shifting US Policies Toward the Middle East

Past Event

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TRENDS First Annual Political Islam E-Forum

Path to Caliphate- The Truth Behind Muslim Brotherhood Project

Muslim Brotherhood and Parallel State: Directing the Struggle against the Nation-State

Past Event

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TRENDS First Annual Political Islam E-Forum

Path to Caliphate- The Truth Behind Muslim Brotherhood Project

First symposium: Ideological foundation of Muslim Brotherhood: Misrepresentation and manipulation

Publications

Mohammed Hamdaoui

Oil Markets in the Post-Covid-19 World

Dr. Stephen Blackwell

STRATEGIC TRENDS (2): The European Union’s role in the post-pandemic world

Dr. Nath Aldalala’a

STRATEGIC TRENDS (1) : End of Liberal Triumphalism: A perspective on China in the post-Covid global order

Latest Research

The Covid-19 effect on the global financial system and efforts to counter it

The Covid-19 effect on the global financial system and efforts to counter it

Social, ethical responsibility of educational institutions in countering extremism and terrorism: the UAE model

Social, ethical responsibility of educational institutions in countering extremism and terrorism: the UAE model

First symposium:
Ideological foundation of Muslim Brotherhood: Misrepresentation and manipulation