About the Author
Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa
Professor · Policy Advisor · Author of The Trust Trap
Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa is a professor at the American University of Bahrain and a senior advisor at Bahrain’s Ministry of Education. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Claremont Graduate University and an M.A. from The American University in Washington, D.C.
A published scholar and international speaker, he has spent over two decades designing reforms across education, sport governance, and youth development. He is a 30-time IRONMAN finisher, a graduate of The Citadel, and the founder of both the Bahrain Triathlon Federation and the Bahrain School and Collegiate Sports Federation.
The Trust Trap: Escaping the Systems Keeping Countries Poor is his first mainstream nonfiction book.
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Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa 