Middle East and Africa

Dr. phil. Stephan Roll
Head of Research Division

stephan.roll(at)swp-berlin.org

Egypt, Elites and elite change, Political Islam / Islamism

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

Commander Wolf Kinzel, Dipl.-Kfm.

wolf.kinzel(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-282

Nigeria, West Africa, Maritime security, Piracy, African Union (AU)

Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea, Ebola, Boko Haram, Niger Delta

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

Sahel, Southern Africa, West Africa, Civil wars, Migration

Political and social developments in Southern Africa, migration (focus on West Africa), conflicts over raw materials in sub-Saharan Africa and responsibility in the supply chain, IBSA

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. 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.

Barbara Heckl
Assistant

barbara.heckl(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-413

Luca Miehe, M.A.
Research Assistant

luca.miehe(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-427

Algeria, East Africa, Egypt, Middle East and Africa, EU foreign policy, Migration

Stefan Wolfrum, M.A.
Research Assistant

stefan.wolfrum(at)swp-berlin.org

Israel, Middle East conflict, state and religion, state- and nationbuilding, fragile states, migration

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

Miriam Nagels
Information Manager

miriam.nagels(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-315

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