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Conflict and Fragility

Reports and papers

Review of UN peace operations support to security sector reform

19 May 2022 - 09:37

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Source: Women, Peace and Security: Security Council Open Debate 2019, UN Women / Ryan Brown

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Towards Better Security Governance: Learning from the Road Travelled

This report examines the extent to which the development of Security Sector Reform (SSR) policy at the United Nations over the past 15 years has shaped SSR interventions of peacekeeping operations.

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Erwin van Veen

Senior Research Fellow

Waldemar Vrey - former UN DSRSG in Liberia

Fairlie Chappuis - Independent specialist on security sector governance and reform

Hervé Auffret - International Security Sector Advisory Team of DCAF

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Conflict and Fragility

Policy briefs

A stubborn threat: Islamic State in Iraq in early 2022

17 May 2022 - 10:41

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Source: A man rides a bicycle near buildings destroyed during past fighting with Islamic State militants, in the old city of Mosul, Iraq February 1, 2022. REUTERS

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In the four years since its territorial defeat, Islamic State (IS) has proved to be resilient as it continues to mount attacks across Iraq. Counter-terrorism (CT) operations decreased in volume over the same period but are nevertheless keeping IS in check.

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Matteo Colombo

Research Fellow

Hamidreza Azizi

Research Associate
Associates are experts in their own field and contractually affiliated with Clingendael. Although associates are not employees of the Clingendael Institute, they comply with all policies that Clingendael staff do.

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Conflict and Fragility
Security and Justice

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Middle East & North Africa
Russia & Central Asia

Dr. Hamidreza Azizi is a Visiting Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. He was an Assistant Professor of Regional Studies at Shahid Beheshti University (2016-2020) and a guest lecturer at the department of Regional Studies in the University of Tehran (2016-2018). His research interests include security and geopolitical issues in the Middle East and Central Eurasia, Iran’s foreign policy and Iran-Russia relations. Azizi holds a Ph.D. in Regional Studies from the University of Tehran.

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Publications

Conflict and Fragility

Tehran’s perpetual motion: The threat of war abroad and contested legitimacy at home

30 April 2024 - 11:30

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Conflict and Fragility

Iran and Gaza in regional perspective: winning the battle, but losing the war?

05 March 2024 - 18:50

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Conflict and Fragility

Iranian reactions to 7/10 and the invasion of Gaza

30 November 2023 - 14:56

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Iran’s transition six months on: Repression meets resilience

28 September 2023 - 16:14

Conflict and Fragility

Fifty shades of hardliners: Intra-elite dynamics in Iran

26 July 2023 - 12:39

Conflict and Fragility

Expert Insights: Iran

30 June 2023 - 10:40

Conflict and Fragility

East of Eden: Will Tehran find salvation in ‘looking eastwards’?

25 April 2023 - 15:44

Conflict and Fragility

Lost in transition: Where might Iran be heading?

23 March 2023 - 11:55

Conflict and Fragility

Protests in Iran in comparative perspective

08 March 2023 - 09:31

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Events

Conflict and Fragility

Stabilizing northern Syria: try a pragmatic & gradual approach

03 May 2022 14:00 - 15:30

Source: Civilians returning to Tell Abyad, Syria in June 2015 ©VOA photo/Wikimedia Commons

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Introduction

The problem that this event will grapple with is how Western countries can encourage and support better connectivity between the different parts of northern Syria to alleviate urgent humanitarian and developmental needs.

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Conflict and Fragility

Multimedia

Coercive organisations, war and state development in the Levant

29 Mar 2022 - 15:49

Source: Cpl. John Baker/EPA/Sözcü/ Kurdishstruggle

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This webpage brings together research efforts of the Middle East team of Clingendael’s Conflict Research Unit (CRU) that focused on the rise and role of hybrid coercive organisations in Syria and Iraq between 2017 and 2021.

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Matteo Colombo

Research Fellow

Erwin van Veen

Senior Research Fellow

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Europe in the World

Event: A new formula for collaboration- Turkey, EU & North Africa

05 Apr 2022 14:00 - 15:15

Source: Source: Texcetera

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Introduction

In recent years, EU-Turkey relations have been fluctuating, leading to a relationship which seems to be driven more by crisis management than by equal partnership. Yet, despite this downward spiral, both blocs remain key partners on various domains and repeatedly expressed their interest in developing a more cooperative and constructive relationship. Cor-organised with Sabancı University.

Caspar Wanders