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
Staff
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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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- 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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Nachhaltiges Friedensengagement in Zeiten kurzlebiger »Deals«
in: Mit, ohne, gegen Washington: Die Neubestimmung der Beziehungen Europas zu den USABeitrag zu einer Sammelstudie 2026/S 03, 22.01.2026, 92 Pages, pp. 44–48
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Mit, ohne, gegen Washington: Die Neubestimmung der Beziehungen Europas zu den USA
SWP-Studie 2026/S 03, 22.01.2026, 92 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026S03
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Europäische Nahostpolitik: mit, ohne oder gegen die USA?
in: Mit, ohne, gegen Washington: Die Neubestimmung der Beziehungen Europas zu den USABeitrag zu einer Sammelstudie 2026/S 03, 22.01.2026, 92 Pages, pp. 36–39
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SWP-WebMonitor Cybersicherheit und Digitalpolitik Nr. 1/2026
21.01.2026, 12 Seiten -
Reclaiming Iraqi Agency
Post-election Dynamics and Challenges
SWP Comment 2026/C 03, 20.01.2026, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026C03
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Staatsfonds und Außenpolitik
Wie Saudi-Arabien, die VAE und Katar in ihre Macht investieren
SWP-Studie 2025/S 18, 04.12.2025, 31 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025S18
External publications
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The Demise of Conflict Studies
In: Dissent, January 2026 -
Iran in "kritischer Transitionsphase"
Interview, in: ZDF heute, 09.01.2026 -
Lage im Iran: Gespräch mit Guido Steinberg
Interview von Stefan Kreutzer, in: Bayern 2, 08.01.2026 -
The Astonishingly Easy Path to International Legitimacy of Khalifa Haftar’s LAAF
in: Stephan Hensell, Klaus Schlichte (eds.), Armed Groups and the Politics of International Legitimation, Oxford University Press, 15 December 2025, pp. 236-259 -
How is Syria's political transition progressing?
A year ago, rebel forces ousted Syria’s Assad regime. How has the country changed since?
in: Qantara, 05.12.2025 -
Taking the Pulse: Should the EU Seek a Seat on Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace?
in: Carnegie Europe, 23.10.2025