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.
Einzeltäter bedrohen Europa, aber der »Islamische Staat« bleibt die größte Gefahr
doi:10.18449/2024A56
Kein sicherer Pfeiler für Europas Diversifizierungsstrategie
doi:10.18449/2024A54
Threats from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Somalia Exacerbate Local Conflicts
doi:10.18449/2024C50
Drohgebärden aus Ägypten, Äthiopien und Somalia verschärfen lokale Konflikte
doi:10.18449/2024A52
doi:10.18449/2024RP14
Lehren aus Mali (2013–2023)
doi:10.18449/2024S21
As Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed continues to renege on the Pretoria Agreement that ended hostilities two years ago, infighting within the TPLF further threatens the tenuous stability in war-shattered Tigray.
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Dr. Isabelle Werenfels, a senior fellow in the Middle East and Africa Division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin. Together, they discuss how North African states are asserting their newly found leverage over European states, and how European states are changing the ways they approach North Africa. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Will Todman and Leah Hickert to discuss how strategic competition is evolving in North Africa and what it means for Western interests in the region.