Can Disaster Diplomacy Overcome Geopolitical Differences after Turkey’s Devastating Earthquake?
The 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake, Sanctions, and How to Improve Humanitarian Access
The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in February has prompted a litany of policy debates surrounding the state of humanitarianism today.
2023 Turkish Elections: 5 More Years of Erdogan?
2023 Turkish Elections: 5 More Years of Erdogan? Held on 7 March, 2023 Speakers Dr Ahmet Erdi Öztürk | Dr Öztürk is an associate professor of politics and international relations at London Metropolitan University, and a Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow at Coventry University in the UK and GIGA in Germany (2021-2023). Güney Yildiz | Güney Yildiz is a […]
Locked Out of Development: Insiders and Outsiders in Arab Capitalism
Locked Out of Development: Insiders and Outsiders in Arab Capitalism Held on 1 March, 2023 Speakers Dr Steffen Hertog | Steffen Hertog is Associate Professor in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics. Dr Mehmet Erol | Mehmet Erman Erol is a political economist with a research focus on the (international) political economy of […]
The ISIS Threat in 2023
Counter-ISIS operations will only succeed by addressing tensions between partner forces and corruption, and strengthening local governing capacity.
Domestic and Foreign Policy Under Israel’s New Government
Domestic and Foreign Policy Under Israel’s New Government Held on 13 February, 2023 Speakers Yossi Mekelberg | Professor of International Relations and an associate fellow of the MENA Program at Chatham House. Dr. Einat Wilf | Former Israeli politicians and a leading thinker on Israel, Zionism, foreign policy and education. MK Sharren Haskel | Israeli […]
Algeria, Morocco and Western Sahara: Why Tension, Not Conflict, Has Become the Norm
During an interview on 29 December with the French daily Le Figaro, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared that his country had cut ties with Morocco in the summer of 2021 to “avoid war.”[i] Tebboune’s comments reflected just how far relations had deteriorated, and that avoiding conflict required a strong response. Hence, the diplomatic break of August 2021. […]
Harnessing Ideology: Addressing Iran’s ‘Soft Power’ in Latin America
On 11th January, Iran’s naval commander announced[i] that Iran would station warships in the Panama Canal before the end of 2023. Further exasperating concerns, according to documents[ii] published recently by the Brazilian navy, two Iranian warships have been granted permission to dock in Brazil, with experts speculating[iii] that the vessels could reach the Panama Canal as early as mid-February. […]
Beyond Heroes, Symbols and Role Models: Women at the Centre of MENA Politics
Women’s political mobilisation is central to MENA’s regional dynamics, yet it often takes major events to draw global attention to these issues.
Qatar and the Al Thani: The Self-Made Critical Ally
With a strategy informed by its past, no other ruling dynasty in the Arab Gulf has played a weak hand with more skill than Qatar’s Al Thani regime.
