Threats to space aren’t just weapons

24 Feb 2021

A Gulf Perspective on Biden’s Middle East Orientations

14 Feb 2021

The world after Covid-19: From new economic trends to old inequalities

14 Feb 2021

Grand global futures challenges and innovative policy opportunities

10 Feb 2021

AI & Advanced Technologies Program

Threats to space aren’t just weapons

24 Feb 2021

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A Gulf Perspective on Biden’s Middle East Orientations

14 Feb 2021

Economic Development

The world after Covid-19: From new economic trends to old inequalities

14 Feb 2021

Environment & Sustainable Development

Grand global futures challenges and innovative policy opportunities

10 Feb 2021

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Governance: How governments can unlock the potential within individuals, communities, and sectors to shape a better future?

Monday Mar 08 2021

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Emerging military technologies and the future of global security

Wednesday Feb 24 2021

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Knowledge revolution and global economic development prospects

Tuesday Feb 23 2021

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Policy Paper

Mohamed Khalfan Al-Sawafi

14 Feb 2021

A Gulf Perspective on Biden’s Middle East Orientations

Since the announcement of the US presidential election results, on November 3, 2020, the US and international political circles started discussing US domestic and foreign policies. During the electoral campaign, Biden had relentlessly rejected Trump’s approach on some foreign policy issues. He also declared his intention to reverse his decisions, which harmed US interests. Speculation was rife over Biden’s approach...

Economic Trends Series

Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli

6 Dec 2020

Covid-19 and the Case for Naturalizing Highly-Skilled Expatriates in the GCC

The most important source of sustainable economic growth in advanced economies is homegrown innovation, underlain by high allocations of resources to research and development. The Gulf economies realize this and have set out economic visions that target improving homegrown innovation as part of a transition to a knowledge economy. However at present, the Gulf economies realize low levels of homegrown...

Policy Paper

Dr. John Bruni

11 Nov 2020

The China-US Fight for Naval Supremacy

Introduction Much has been said about the military modernization and expansion of the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in recent years. Central to this is the growth of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet and its increased tempo of operations in contested areas such as the Taiwan Strait and the East and South China Seas....

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Partnerships and Cooperation

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

خبر تأثير الفضاء في إعادة تصميم مستقبل البشرية

TRENDS symposium to discuss the impact of space in redesigning humanity’s future, new frontiers of geopolitics and innovation

TRENDS Research & Advisory and the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security Publish First Joint Research Paper

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

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

Molly Ellenberg

Non-Resident Researcher - Research Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) - USA

Molly Ellenberg is a Research Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE). She holds an M.A. in Forensic Psychology from George Washington University and a B.S. in Psychology with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology from UC San Diego. At ICSVE, she works on coding data from qualitative interviews and developing... 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

Khalid Abd Al-Hamid

Researcher

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

Estella Carpi

Non-Resident Fellow, Social Anthropology

Estella Carpi received her Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Sydney, Australia. Since 2010, she has been conducting research on the social response to humanitarian assistance in Lebanon from the 2006 war with Israel until the present, in the framework of the aid provision to Syrian refugees. After pursuing Arabic studies in Milan... 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

Mohammed Hamdaoui

Resident Fellow - Economic Researcher

Mohammed Hamdaoui is a member of the Economic Studies Department at the TRENDS Research & Advisory. He is an energy, metals, and mining industry expert with over 15 years of experience analyzing different aspects of the industry, including supply and demand, price forecasting, cost analysis, resources monetization, market studies, and natural resources strategies. He conducts... 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

Dr. José Ronaldo Souza Júnior

Director Macroeconomics Policy and Research, IPEA - Brazil

José Ronaldo Souza Júnior completed his doctorate in economics in 2013. Since 2017, he is the Director of Macroeconomic Policy and Research at Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada – Ipea (The Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic Research). Dr. José has worked as a researcher at Ipea since 2004 and as a professor at Brazilian Business... read more

Prof. Fawzi Al Ghazali

Resident Researcher - 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. Abdelkader Filali

Non-Resident Fellow, Expert, Middle East Affairs

Dr. Abdelkader Filali is a Ph.D. from the School of Political Studies. Ottawa University, Canada read more

Sumaya Al-Hadhrami

Researcher & Head of Conference Dept

Sumaya holds a Master’s Degree in Environment: Dynamics of Territories and Societies from Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, UAE, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota. She is one of the founders of the first Khaleejy Students Union at the University of Minnesota, which associates with the social events of the... read more

Ahmad Shami

Partnerships & communications specialist - TRENDS Global Unit

Ahmad Shami is partnerships & communications specialist with 11 years of international experience in supporting public sector strategies in the United States, EuropeUnion, the Middle East, and GCC. Shami previously worked as a communications specialist at the Emirates Center of Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi. In addition, he worked as a Consultant at Price... 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

Dr. Jennifer M Gidley

Non-Resident Fellow - Psychologist, educator, and academic researcher

Jennifer M Gidley, Ph.D., is a psychologist, educator, and academic researcher. She is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS, Sydney; an Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University, NSW; a Fellow of the Botin Centre, Santander, Spain; and a former Visiting Fellow at SciencesPo, Paris, France. As former President (2009-2017) of the World... read more

Prof Stephen Lew

Resident Fellow, TRENDS Research & Advisory

Professor Stephen Lew, DPhil, MSt by Research (Oxon) is a strategy adviser and computational social scientist with a particular interest in addressing real-world problems by applying techniques from physics, data science and artificial intelligence. Currently a Resident Researcher in Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies at TRENDS Research and Advisory in Abu Dhabi, Dr Lew has... read more

Anne Aly

Non-Resident Fellow, Counter Terrorism

Dr. Anne (Azza) Aly is Associate Professor at Curtin University, Perth, Australia, with a focus on radicalization, counter-terrorism, and countering violent extremism. Anne leads the Countering Online Violent Extremism Research (COVER) Program. Anne is the author of four books, including Terrorism and Global Security: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan). She was appointed to the... read more

Dr. Nourhan El-Sheikh

Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University

Dr. Nourhan El-Sheikh is a Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt. She was the Director of the Center for American Studies – Cairo University (2009-2011) and Cofounder and Director of Youth Studies Center for Preparation of Leaders. She also served as the Head of Advanced Training... read more

Dr. Hae Won Jeong

Non-Resident Fellow - Assistant Professor of International Relations at Abu Dhabi University

Dr. Hae Won Jeong is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at Abu Dhabi University, UAE. She is the author of the forthcoming book “South Korea’s Middle Power Diplomacy in the Middle East: Development, Political and Diplomatic Trajectories.” Jeong’s research focuses on the nexus of foreign policy and public diplomacy of West Asia and Asia-Middle... read more

Dr. Wael Saleh

Associate Professor at Montreal Institute of International Studies - University of Quebec - Canada

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Threats to space aren’t just weapons

Threats to space aren’t just weapons

A Gulf Perspective on Biden’s Middle East Orientations

The world after Covid-19: From new economic trends to old inequalities

Grand global futures challenges and innovative policy opportunities

Threats to space aren’t just weapons

A Gulf Perspective on Biden’s Middle East Orientations

The world after Covid-19: From new economic trends to old inequalities

Grand global futures challenges and innovative policy opportunities

Events

Upcoming Event

08

What’s Trending

Governance: How governments can unlock the potential within individuals, communities, and sectors to shape a better future?

Past Event

24

Emerging military technologies and the future of global security

Past Event

23

Knowledge revolution and global economic development prospects

Publications

Mohamed Khalfan Al-Sawafi

A Gulf Perspective on Biden’s Middle East Orientations

Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli

Covid-19 and the Case for Naturalizing Highly-Skilled Expatriates in the GCC

Dr. John Bruni

The China-US Fight for Naval Supremacy

Partnerships and Cooperation

TRENDS News

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

TRENDS symposium to discuss the impact of space in redesigning humanity’s future, new frontiers of geopolitics and innovation

TRENDS Research & Advisory and the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security Publish First Joint Research Paper

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

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Richard Woodward

Molly Ellenberg

Alaa Jumaa Hassan