Bahrain Mirror: Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, has issued a Resolution to form the Board of Trustees of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research, ECSSR, under the chairmanship of Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with membership of Khalid bin Ahmed bin Muhammad Al Khalifa, advisor to the King of Bahrain for Diplomatic Affairs.

The Resolution stipulates that the board will include Dr. Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi as Deputy Chairman with the membership of Khalid bin Ahmed bin Muhammad Al Khalifa, Advisor to the King of Bahrain for Diplomatic Affairs; Dr. Salahuddin Al Bashir, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan; Nabil Ismail Fahmy, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt; Omar Saif Ghobash, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Cultural Affairs, and Rima Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, Executive Director of Strategic Affairs at the Executive Affairs Authority Abu Dhabi.

The Emirates Centre For Strategic Studies and Research, ECSSR, aims to achieve a number of goals including: Investigating political, economic, social, cultural, information, military, environmental and health developments, at the local, regional and global levels, which may have implications for the policies and interests and to best serve sustainable development goals of the UAE and the Arabian Gulf region as it gains increasing strategic importance.

Conducting research and strategic studies on national security, as well as social and economic welfare issues in the UAE and the Arabian Gulf region.

Supporting decision-makers by using a sound scholarly method to prepare studies and reports on the best relevant political alternatives, providing research and recommendations to decision-makers.

Developing community via modern means service programs, through holding scholarly and cultural events, including symposia, conferences, specialized workshops, seminars and public lectures focusing on topics pertinent to the ECSSR's mission and research interests.

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