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Iranian reactions to 7/10 and the invasion of Gaza

30 Nov 2023 - 14:56

Source: ©Reuters - Protesters burn the Israeli flag during an anti-Israel protest in Tehran, Iran, November 18, 2023

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By Hamidreza Azizi and Erwin van Veen

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Hamidreza Azizi

Research Associate

Erwin van Veen

Senior Research Fellow

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Alerts

Scenarios for the Palestinian issue after the Gaza war

16 Nov 2023 - 16:13

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Source: Smoke rises over Beit Hanoun city of Gaza, which is seen from Sderot, Israel. ©Reuters

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This Alert presents four scenarios for the Palestinian issue once ongoing ground operations by Israel in Gaza have ended. They describe possible futures, however uncertain, and encourage us to consider how we feel about these.

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Erwin van Veen

Senior Research Fellow

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Articles

Opposition politics of the Iranian diaspora: Out of many, one - but not just yet

27 Oct 2023 - 16:42

Source: Members of the Alliance for Democracy and Freedom in Iran, from left to right: Reza Pahlavi, Nazanin Boniadi, Hamed Esmaeilion and Masih Alinejad.

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By Arash Azizi - professor at Clemson University and the author of What Iranians want

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Conflict and Fragility

Articles

Prospects for reform and revolution across the Middle East and North Africa

09 Oct 2023 - 09:53

Source: SEPAD

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This article assesses what factors influence political prospects for reform and renewal across the Middle East and North Africa under conditions of authoritarianism.

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Erwin van Veen

Senior Research Fellow

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Articles

Iran’s transition six months on: Repression meets resilience

28 Sep 2023 - 16:14

Source: ©Reuters - A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini

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Blog series - Iran in transition: The Islamic Republic is no more while it lives on

By Hamidreza Azizi and Erwin van Veen

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Hamidreza Azizi

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Erwin van Veen

Senior Research Fellow

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Policy briefs

Music as weapon: Heroic lyrical epics as tools in the PKK’s struggle

19 Sep 2023 - 16:28

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Source: Kaveh the blacksmith is a famous lyrical epic

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This brief analyses the PKK’s use of Kurdish heroic lyrical epics, which have traditionally promoted values of courage and honour, for purposes of recruitment and outreach.

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Sustainability

Reports and papers

Promoting water cooperation in the Middle East

19 Sep 2023 - 09:00

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Source: : Azraq Wetland Reserve - Jordan, by Alex Bezrukov © Shutterstock.com (background); Businessmen Handshake Deal Business Commitment Concept by Rawpixel.com © Shutterstock.com

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Water crises – water opportunities

This report proposes five water-related action areas in which water cooperation is ‘reimagined’ and pursued via thematic entry points of national and regional interest in the Middle East.

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Tobias von Lossow

Research Fellow

Research

Migration

Op-ed

Door to Tunisia wide open for West Africans, and the EU fails to act

13 Sep 2023 - 16:25

Source: Migrants aboard the "Ocean Viking", the SOS Mediterranee ship that rescued 439 migrants between Lampedusa and Tunisia, disembark in the port of Naples. (Photo by KONTROLAB/IPA/Sipa USA)

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Tunisia must curtail the uncontrolled flow of migrants from West Africa into its own country.

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Francesco Mascini

Associate Fellow

Research

Migration

Op-ed

Tunesië zal de massale ongecontroleerde instroom van migranten uit West-Afrika naar het eigen land moeten inperken

12 Sep 2023 - 10:25

Source: Migrants aboard the "Ocean Viking", the SOS Mediterranee ship that rescued 439 migrants between Lampedusa and Tunisia, disembark in the port of Naples. (Photo by KONTROLAB/IPA/Sipa USA)

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De oplossing voor het migratieprobleem zijn visummaatregelen en meer mogelijkheden tot legale migratie, zegt Francesco Mascini, associate fellow, in de NRC.

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Francesco Mascini

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Anouk Pronk

Junior Researcher

Expertise

Europe in the World
Europe and the EU
Migration

Regions

Europe
Middle East & North Africa
The Netherlands

Anouk Pronk is a Junior Research Fellow at the EU & Global Affairs Unit of the Clingendael Institute. Her research focuses mainly on migration, examining the legal and political aspects of both European and global asylum and migration policies and the implications of these policies for the Netherlands.

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Migration

Beschermingsopdracht Oekraïense ontheemden in Nederland

10 June 2024 - 16:11

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Migration

In Search of Control

12 February 2024 - 13:01

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Migration

In Search of Control | Australia

12 February 2024 - 13:00

Migration

News

Faces of Clingendael: Anouk Pronk

02 May 2024 - 10:31

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Middle East & North Africa

Iranian reactions to 7/10 and the invasion of Gaza

Scenarios for the Palestinian issue after the Gaza war

Opposition politics of the Iranian diaspora: Out of many, one - but not just yet

Prospects for reform and revolution across the Middle East and North Africa

Iran’s transition six months on: Repression meets resilience

Music as weapon: Heroic lyrical epics as tools in the PKK’s struggle

Promoting water cooperation in the Middle East

Door to Tunisia wide open for West Africans, and the EU fails to act

Tunesië zal de massale ongecontroleerde instroom van migranten uit West-Afrika naar het eigen land moeten inperken