Derasat recently published a report in collaboration with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, titled “Academic Area Studies and Foreign Policy: A Comparative Study of the GCC and US”. The paper examines the incidence of area studies departments/programs in the GCC and US, and their role in the foreign policy of each country, using a combination of literature reviews, primary data from universities, and interviews with key American and GCC stakeholders. The main conclusion is that the GCC has a dearth of area studies programs, and would benefit considerably from investing in them.
