Africa and Middle East

Dr. Stephan Roll
Head of Research Division

stephan.roll(at)swp-berlin.org

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Elites and elite change

Economic Developments, Political Economy

Dr. Azadeh Zamirirad
Deputy Head of Research Division

azadeh.zamirirad(at)swp-berlin.org

Iran, Defence and security policy / Armed forces, Elites and elite change, Political systems

Dr. Muriel Asseburg

muriel.asseburg(at)swp-berlin.org

Political systems, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Civil wars, Fragile states, Middle East conflict, Regional and interstate conflicts

The Arab-Israeli conflict, political Islam, as well as German, European and US-American policies towards the region, security in the Eastern Mediterranean

Lidia Averbukh, Dipl. pol. sc. Univ.

lidia.averbukh(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-441

Israel, Middle East conflict, Migration, Minorities, Political systems, Population trends

citizenship, ethno-nationalism

Dr. Wolfram Lacher

wolfram.lacher(at)swp-berlin.org

Libya, Sahel, Civil wars, Fragile states, Regional and interstate conflicts

Dr. Peter Lintl

peter.lintl(at)swp-berlin.org

Israel, Middle East conflict, Political systems

Israeli Domestic Politics, Political Orthodoxy, State and Religion

Dr. Melanie Müller

melanie.mueller(at)swp-berlin.org

Southern Africa, Civil wars, Human rights, Migration

South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, political transformations in Southern Africa, resource governance and responsibility in the supply chain, GIBSA

Dr. Gil Murciano

gil.murciano(at)swp-berlin.org

Israel, Defence and security policy / Armed forces, Middle East conflict, Regional and interstate conflicts

Strategic Decision Making

Dr. Christina Saulich

christina.saulich(at)swp-berlin.org

Industrial and resource policy in Southern Africa, global value chains, sustainability in the platinum supply chain, political economy in Southern Africa

Svenja Schöneich, M.A.

svenja.schoeneich(at)swp-berlin.org

Sustainability in global supply and value chains, copper supply chain from the Andean region to the EU, resource extraction in Latin America

Dr. Guido Steinberg

guido.steinberg(at)swp-berlin.org

Arabian Peninsula, Kurds in the Middle East, Middle East, Jihadism, Political Islam / Islamism, Terrorism

Dr. Denis M. Tull

denis.tull(at)swp-berlin.org

Sub-Saharan Africa, Civil wars, Political systems

Dr. Annette Weber

annette.weber(at)swp-berlin.org

East Africa, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Civil wars, Fragile states, Jihadism, Political systems, Regional and interstate conflicts

Regional and intrastate conflicts in the Horn of Africa, questions of political order, social change, and statebuilding in fragile states.

Dr. Isabelle Werenfels

isabelle.werenfels(at)swp-berlin.org

Maghreb / North Africa, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Elites and elite change, Arab Spring, Political systems, Political Islam / Islamism

Political transformation, elite change and social mobilization in the Maghreb states, intra-regional relations in the Maghreb, German and European policies towards the Maghreb states. Current focus: authoritarian resilience in the Maghreb, migration policies in the Maghreb and Maghreb-EU migration cooperation, "turn to Africa" of the Maghreb states.

Aljoscha Albrecht, M.Sc.
Research Assistant

aljoscha.albrecht(at)swp-berlin.org

Viktoria Reisch, M.A.
Research Assistant

viktoria.reisch(at)swp-berlin.org

Stefan Wolfrum, M.A.
Research Assistant

stefan.wolfrum(at)swp-berlin.org

Israel, Middle East and Africa, Energy policy, Middle East conflict, Trade

 

 

Barbara Heckl
Assistant

barbara.heckl(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-413

Dr. Hamidreza Azizi

hamidreza.azizi(at)swp-berlin.org

Iranian Foreign Policy, Syria, Iraq, Iran-Russia Relations, Geopolitics and Security in the Middle East and Central Eurasia

Jürgen Rogalski, M.A.
Information Research Specialist

juergen.rogalski(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-318

Pelican Mourad, Dipl. geol.
Information Manager

pelican.mourad(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-231

Anna Pellacini, Dipl.-Regionalwiss.
Information Manager

anna.pellacini(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-408

Andrea Sperk, M.A.
Information Manager

andrea.sperk(at)swp-berlin.org