Tensions between the US and Iran have reached an unprecedented level over the past few weeks. The serious possibility of a military confrontation between the two sides is looming. This roundtable seeks to understand the current crisis between the two Read More …

  How can we understand the ongoing political contestation and protest movement in Algeria? What will its domestic and regional impact be? This workshop will bring together Algerian academics, researchers and journalists with international specialists to analyse the domestic and Read More …

  Although the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the UN in 2015, made reference to democracy only once, its implementation is based on the principle of accountability, with explicit reference to the role of parliaments. One of the Read More …

  More information here. Draft programme Annual Conference – Register here To attend the Keynote Lecture on Geopolitics and the future of energy and natural resources by Prof. Andris Piebalgs on Tuesday 22 October, 14.30 – 17.30, you are kindly invited Read More …

  Focus | Natural resources have historically played a prominent role in the economies, political economy and international relations of MENA countries. They are also central to the trade and investment strategies of the region’s local and multinational companies. How do geopolitical Read More …

  Dr. Abdolrasool Divsallar, a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies (CMESS) in Tehran, Iran, will present on the main elements informing the Islamic Republic’s strategic thoughts by introducing a model called ‘Iran’s Cognitive Context of Strategic Thinking’. Read More …

  It has been nearly two years since Iraqi forces regained control of the Nineveh Plains, ousting ISIS and allowing residents to move back to their old houses after years in exile. But reconstruction doesn’t come easily, especially for those Read More …

Scholars are increasingly aware that fieldwork research in conflict-prone, politically unstable or authoritarian areas can pose specific risks and challenges, and that new regulations and restrictions have emerged to respond to higher risks. As a result, research agendas in the Read More …

Under Saudi crown prince and strongman Mohammad Ben Salman, Saudi Arabia is undergoing a process of transformation. Religion has been one of the key areas targeted by Ben Salman, who has vowed to “fight extremism” and has taken measures to Read More …

Abstract | It is claimed that the prolonged inauspicious prospects of democratisation in the Arab Muslim world is due to cultural reasons that are related to Islam and the Arab culture. In 2011, Egypt, the most populated Arab country, witnessed a Read More …