Middle East & North Africa

Events

Conflict and Fragility

Syria after civil war #1: The regional refugee problem
13 Mar 2019 12:00 - 14:00
Source: Mustafa Khayat
Introduction
Lunch discussion #1 on Syria after Civil War with Ana Uzelac and Monika Sie Dhian Ho on the regional refugee problem.

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Policy briefs

Libyan tribes in the shadow of war and peace

18 Feb 2019 - 15:59
Source: Gadames-Libya / Luca Galuzzi
Policy brief presenting recommendations on how to effectively engage with tribal actors and traditional authorities in central state-building processes, avoiding past mistakes.

Events

Security and Defence

Lezing Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Algerije
21 Feb 2019 16:00 - 17:30
Source: Algerie
Introduction
Lezing van Z.E. Mr. Abdelkader Messahel, minister van Buitenlandse Zaken van Algerije, over de rol van zijn land als hoeder van stabiliteit in Noord-Afrika.

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Op-ed

The curious incident of the Turkish military base in Shiladze

13 Feb 2019 - 12:55
Source: Wikimedia
The curious incident of the Turkish military base in Shiladze, Iraq
Commentary on the assault of Iraqi Kurds of the Rekani tribe on the Turkish military base of Shiladze and its political aftermath.

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Op-ed

A European take on Warsaw's anti-Iran show

12 Feb 2019 - 12:12
Source: NASA/Wikimedia Commons
Commentary on the objective and consequences of the US-sponsored Warsaw Mideast summit for the balance in the region and the role of Iran.

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Policy briefs

The role of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in the civil war

15 Jan 2019 - 10:20
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Eagles riding the storm of war
Policy brief on how the Syrian Social Nationalist Party increased its political relevance and autonomy in Assad-led Syria in exchange for the battlefield services of its militia, the Eagles of the Whirlwind.

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Reports and papers

Political (dis)order and coercive organisations in the Levant

07 Dec 2018 - 13:29
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Dealing with tools of political (dis)order - Coercive organisations in the Levant
This analysis examines the impact of militancy on state development in the Levant by assessing the nature, development and purpose of coercive organisations.

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Policy briefs

Iraq's Al-Hashd Al-Sha'abi 'on the march'

22 Nov 2018 - 11:29
Source: FB Al Hashed Al Hashabey
From soldiers to politicians?
Independent armed groups in Iraq are strengthening their power basis. How can this be done without complicating future integration or triggering large-scale violence?

Events

Conflict and Fragility

Van Bylandtlezing: Het Midden-Oosten
04 Dec 2018 16:30 - 19:00
Source: RNW.org/flickr
Introduction
Publiekslezing waarin gastspreker Marcel Kurpershoek inging op het geweld en de chaos in het Midden-Oosten, een schijnbaar oneindige crisis die hele staten opslokt.

Events

Conflict and Fragility

Israel and Palestine: The state of the two-state solution
08 Nov 2018 09:00 - 12:00
Introduction
Public discussion with an independent delegation of former Knesset members and other prominent Israeli/Palestinian figures on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.