On 12 October 2020, the Middle East Directions Programme organised the online roundtable The Iraqi uprising: What has changed in Iraq since October 2019?. Moderator Georges Fahmi is a research fellow at the Middle East Directions Programme of the Robert Schuman Read More …
Since June 2020, Sirte has become a major focus of the Libyan conflict. With its central geographical and social location, the city has become the dividing line between the General Command of Haftar’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), supported by Read More …
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain signed the Abraham accords peace agreement to normalise relations with Israel last week in Washington. With this agreement, the two countries joined Egypt and Jordan, which signed peace treaties with Israel in 1979 Read More …
MEDirections is delighted to share a new Research Project Report from the Wartime and Post Conflict in Syria project (WPCS). This paper was originally published in Arabic on 28 July 2020. It is now available in English. In 2013, President Bashar Read More …
The Middle East Directions Programme focuses on conflict dynamics, political economy and socio-political, security and religious transformations in the Middle East. It has a strong Syria component (Wartime and Post-Conflict in Syria), including research activities, regular dialogue between researchers, policymakers Read More …
The Middle East Directions Programme focuses on conflict dynamics, political economy and socio-political, security and religious transformations in the Middle East. It has a strong Syria component (Wartime and Post-Conflict in Syria), including research activities, regular dialogue between researchers, policymakers Read More …
The study seeks to understand the situation of the labour force in Syria and the reasons why a labour movement and collective labour action did not emerge during the uprising or in the years following it. What tools does the Read More …
Le transport, la restauration, l’hôtellerie, l’habillement et le textile constituent les secteurs les plus impactés par la crise du Covid-19 en Tunisie. Ils ont en effet été les plus exposés aux mesures de confinement imposées par les autorités tunisiennes et Read More …
On 29 June 2020, the Middle East Directions Programme organised the online roundtable How has the MENA region faced the COVID-19 challenge?. Speakers: Nedra Cherif is a PhD researcher at the European University Institute. Cyril Widdershoven is a veteran energy market expert Read More …
On 29 June 2020, the Middle East Directions Programme organised the online roundtable How has the pandemic affected conflict dynamics in Syria and Libya? How has it impacted the tensions between Iran and the Gulf?. Speakers Luigi Narbone (Speaker and Read More …
