Africa and Middle East

Research

Dr. Muriel Asseburg

Senior Fellow

muriel.asseburg@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- North Africa and Middle East
- Israel
- Middle East
- Palestinian Territories
- Syria
- Civil wars
- Fragile states
- Middle East conflict
- Political systems
- Regional and interstate conflicts
Dr. Hamidreza Azizi

Visiting Fellow

hamidreza.azizi@swp-berlin.org
Dr. Karoline Eickhoff

Associate

karoline.eickhoff@swp-berlin.org
Dr. Wolfram Lacher

Senior Associate

wolfram.lacher@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Libya
- Sahel
- Civil wars
- Fragile states
- Regional and interstate conflicts
Dr. Gerrit Kurtz

Associate

gerrit.kurtz@swp-berlin.org
Dr. Peter Lintl

Associate

peter.lintl@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- North Africa and Middle East
- Israel
- Middle East conflict
- Political systems
Dr. Melanie Müller

Senior Associate

melanie.mueller@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Southern Africa
- Civil wars
- Human rights
- Migration
Dr. Christina Saulich

Associate

christina.saulich@swp-berlin.org
Svenja Schöneich, M.A.

Associate

svenja.schoeneich@swp-berlin.org
Dr. Guido Steinberg

Senior Associate

guido.steinberg@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Non-state violence
- North Africa and Middle East
- Arabian Peninsula
- Kurds in the Middle East
- Middle East
- Jihadism
- Political Islam / Islamism
- Terrorism
Dr. Denis M. Tull

Senior Associate

denis.tull@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sahel
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Civil wars
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Political systems
Dr. Annette Weber

Senior Fellow (on leave of absence)

annette.weber@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- East Africa
- Ethiopia
- Horn of Africa
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Civil wars
- Fragile states
- Jihadism
- Political systems
- Regional and interstate conflicts
Dr. Isabelle Werenfels

Senior Fellow

isabelle.werenfels@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Non-state violence
- North Africa and Middle East
- Algeria
- Maghreb / North Africa
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Arab Spring
- Elites and elite change
- Political Islam / Islamism
- Political systems

Research Support

Aljoscha Albrecht, M.Sc.

Research Assistant

aljoscha.albrecht@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- North Africa and Middle East
Julia Fath, M.A.

Research Assistant

julia.fath@swp-berlin.org
Anna Hörter, M.A.

Research Assistant

anna.hoerter@swp-berlin.org
Viktoria Reisch, M.A.

Research Assistant

viktoria.reisch@swp-berlin.org
Meike Schulze, M.Sc., M.A.

Research Assistant

meike.schulze@swp-berlin.org
Barbara Heckl

Assistant

barbara.heckl@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 413
Jürgen Rogalski, M.A.

Information Research Specialist

juergen.rogalski@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 318
Pelican Mourad, Dipl. geol.

Information Manager

pelican.mourad@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 231
Anna Pellacini, Dipl.-Regionalwiss.

Information Manager

anna.pellacini@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 408
Andrea Sperk, M.A.

Information Manager

andrea.sperk@swp-berlin.org

External publications

- Stephan Roll
Deutsche Waffen für Ägypten

»Unsere Grundsätze für Rüstungsexporte funktionieren nicht«

Interview von Gerwald Herter, in: Deutschlandfunk, 22.01.2022 (online)
- Gerrit Kurtz
Sudan’s civilian leader resigned. Now the military has sole control of the government.

in: The Monkey Cage Blog, The Washington Post, 11 January 2022
- Annette Weber
»Man kann die Rechnung nicht ohne die Militärs machen«

Der Sudan nach dem Rücktritt des Ministerpräsidenten

Interview von Heiner Hoffmann, in: Der Spiegel, 05.01.2022
- Wolfram Lacher
Social Cleavages and Armed Group Consolidation

The Case of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces

in: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 20.12.2021 (online first).

doi:10.1080/1057610X.2021.2013757
- Muriel Asseburg
The one-state reality in Israel/Palestine

A challenge for Europe and other parties interested in constructive conflict transformation

in: Pathways to Peace and Security, 2021, no. 2(61), p. 96-109
- Melanie Müller
- Meike Schulze
Südafrika. Mangel und Misstrauen

Beitrag zu »Eine gesunde Welt ist möglich. Impfstoff global« von Lisa Kreutzer, Lukas Oberndorfer und Oliver Prausmüller, in: Der Freitag, 09.12.2021, Ausgabe 49/2021

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Projects

The German-Iranian Dialogue involves researchers from SWP and the Iranian Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) in Tehran, alongside experts from the fields of politics and administration. The discussion centres on bilateral relations, political developments in the Middle East and questions of regional security.
The German-Israeli Dialogue involves researchers from SWP and the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv, alongside participants from the fields of politics and administration. The discussions, conducted jointly with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, centre on bilateral relations, current political developments in the Middle East and questions of regional security.
The project endeavours to allow for an in-depth and profound understanding of current and long-term trends of Israeli society and politics, the Middle East conflict, as well as Israel’s relationships to its neighbouring countries, to Germany and to the EU, as well as other relevant international players.

German-Iranian Dialogue

The German-Iranian Dialogue involves researchers from SWP and the Iranian Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) in Tehran, alongside experts from the fields of politics and administration. The discussion centres on bilateral relations, political developments in the Middle East and questions of regional security.
German-Israeli Dialogue

The German-Israeli Dialogue involves researchers from SWP and the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv, alongside participants from the fields of politics and administration. The discussions, conducted jointly with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, centre on bilateral relations, current political developments in the Middle East and questions of regional security.
Israel and its regional and global conflicts: Domestic developments, security issues and foreign affairs

The project endeavours to allow for an in-depth and profound understanding of current and long-term trends of Israeli society and politics, the Middle East conflict, as well as Israel’s relationships to its neighbouring countries, to Germany and to the EU, as well as other relevant international players.

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Barbara Heckl