Africa and Middle East
The division's work is focused on social and political transformation, domestic and regional conflicts, as well as questions relating to external and security policies in Africa and the Middle East.
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Areas of Expertise
- Iran
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Elites and elite change
- Political systems
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- Southern Africa
- Human rights
- Migration
- Strategic partnerships
- Sustainability governance
Research
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- Israel
- Middle East
- Palestinian Territories
- Syria
- Civil wars
- Fragile states
- Middle East conflict
- Political systems
- Regional and interstate conflicts
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- Libya
- Sahel
- Civil wars
- Fragile states
- Regional and interstate conflicts
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- Ethiopia
- Horn of Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sudan
- Civil wars
- Conflict prevention
- Peacebuilding
- UN missions
- United Nations Security Council
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- Natural resources management
- Strategic partnerships
- Sustainability governance
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- Arabian Peninsula
- Kurds in the Middle East
- Middle East
- Jihadism
- Political Islam / Islamism
- Terrorism
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- Sahel
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Civil wars
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Political systems
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- East Africa
- Ethiopia
- Horn of Africa
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Civil wars
- Fragile states
- Jihadism
- Political systems
- Regional and interstate conflicts
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- Algeria
- Maghreb / North Africa
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Arab Spring
- Elites and elite change
- Political Islam / Islamism
- Political systems
Research Support
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- North Africa and Middle East
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SWP Publications
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Der vierte saudische Staat
Reformen des Kronprinzen in Politik, Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft
SWP-Studie 2025/S 15, 27.10.2025, 34 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025S15
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SWP-WebMonitor Cybersicherheit und Digitalpolitik Nr. 5/2025
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The Political Fallout of European Migration Policy in Libya
Consolidating the Detention System, Empowering Warlords and Provoking Backlash from the Libyan Public
SWP Comment 2025/C 41, 26.09.2025, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025C41
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New Wars 2.0
Massive Violence against Civilians in Ongoing Armed Conflicts Demands a Political Rethink
SWP Comment 2025/C 40, 19.09.2025, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025C40
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Die politischen Kosten europäischer Migrationspolitik in Libyen
Konsolidierung des Internierungssystems, Aufwertung von Gewaltakteuren, Ablehnung durch die libysche Öffentlichkeit
SWP-Aktuell 2025/A 41, 17.09.2025doi:10.18449/2025A41
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The EU’s External Raw Materials Strategy: Key Fields for Action
Building Resilient Partnerships and Advancing Local Value Creation
Research Division Africa and Middle East | Working Paper Nr. 01, August 2025
External publications
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Anhaltende Gewalt im Sudan: "Krieg gegen Zivilbevölkerung"
Interview, in: ZDF heute, 29.10.2025 -
"Es geht um Kontrolle des gesamten Landes"
Bei den Kämpfen im Sudan gehe es um Macht und Ressourcen. Die Angriffe der RSF in der Darfur-Region haben zudem eine ethnische Dimension.
Interview, in: ZDF heute, 29.10.2025 -
Gerrit Kurtz zu der humanitären Krise im Sudan
Interview von Hans-Werner Fittkau, in: Phoenix - der Tag, 28.10.2025 -
Sudan: Kein Ende des Bürgerkriegs in Sicht
Interview, in: Deutschlandfunk Kultur, 28.10.2025 -
Beitrag in: Taking the Pulse: Should the EU Seek a Seat on Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace?
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Wie geht es weiter im Nahostkonflikt?
Ein erster Waffenstillstand hält, die Geiseln wurden freigelassen und Israel zieht Truppen ab. Doch der Trump-Plan für Nahost steckt voller ungelöster Fragen. Tritt der Konflikt schon bald in eine neue Phase ein?
in: Cicero, 14.10.2025 (Paywall)