Middle East and North Africa Programme

This initiative provides an in-depth analysis of the country‘s domestic politics as well as its economic, foreign and security policy.

This project aims to provide viable options for mobilizing an inclusive multilateral cooperation process in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

This project seeks to challenge the current prevalent narrative of a failed 2010/2011 series of revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa.

This five-year policy-focused research programme seeks to respond to the challenges of long-term cross-border conflicts by exploring the drivers behind them.

This project investigates whether and how the UAE and Israel can become regional power brokers and what implications this strategic reorientation will have for Middle East stability.

This project seeks to understand how ineffective social safety nets in Algeria, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia can be transformed to increase economic and social resilience and justice.

This project seeks to lay out a realistic roadmap to address regional security challenges in the Middle East.

This comparative research project aims to analyse the development of hybrid armed actors in Iraq, Lebanon, and Libya.

The Iraq Initiative is a fieldwork-based policy project that rethinks the nature of state-building and governance in Iraq.

This project explored the future of the state in the Middle East through the lens of current security and governance dynamics.

This fieldwork-based research initiative seeks to map and understand the development of a conflict economy that is undermining peace efforts and fuelling state disintegration in Libya.

The Iran Forum seeks to increase understanding of Iran’s political, economic and foreign policy progression after the US withdrawal from the nuclear agreement signed between Iran and the countries of the P5+1.

This project examined comprehensive analysis of the main actors in Syria and the macro level dynamics between them.

The project aimed to increase engagement between experts and provide opportunities for interaction in public debate around international policies towards Syria.

The Syria from Within policy initiative aimed to offer fresh, ground-based analysis on dynamics inside Syria.

This project explored the socio-economic challenges facing North African countries and how to address them by setting transformative economic agendas.

This project examined the local and national structures that emerge during periods of upheaval and conflict.

This initiative created a forum for constructive, policy-driven debate among leaders from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt.

This project examined the roles played by military, economic and political actors in the development of war economies in the Middle East and North Africa.

This project created a platform for constructive dialogue among Israelis, Palestinians and other stakeholders, to improve Israeli-Palestinian relations.

The Syria and Its Neighbours Policy Initiative was a multiyear research project on the long-term impact of the conflict on neighbouring countries.

This project analyzed political, economic and social changes across the Gulf Arab states, informed by local perspectives and new-generation thinking.

This project focused on the political, economic and social drivers and consequences of Yemen’s civil war.