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. 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
Areas of Expertise
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Ethiopia
- Horn of Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sudan
- Civil wars
- Conflict prevention
- Peacebuilding
- UN missions
- United Nations Security Council
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
- Economics, trade, resources
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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
Meike Schulze, M.Sc., M.A.

Associate

meike.schulze@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
Lisa Tschörner

Associate

Lisa.Tschoerner@swp-berlin.org
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
- North Africa and Middle East
- Algeria
- Maghreb / North Africa
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Arab Spring
- Elites and elite change
- Political Islam / Islamism
- Political systems

SWP Publications

Die G7 in Kriegszeiten: Krisenbewältigung und Zukunftsgestaltung

Ökologische Transformation, soziale Kohäsion und fiskalische Nachhaltigkeit sollten die deutsche G7-Präsidentschaft prägen. Stattdessen dominieren geopolitische Aggression, demokratische Regression und geoökonomische Entflechtung den G7-Gipfel auf Schloss Elmau. Wir beleuchten die Positionen wichtiger Länder außerhalb der EU und zentrale Sachthemen. Die Koordination dieses „360 Grad“ hat Lars Brozus übernommen.

360 Grad, 20.06.2022
- Isabelle Werenfels
No Time to Lose as Tunisia’s President Consolidates Authoritarian Turn
- German
Europe Waits, Watches, Misses Opportunities

SWP Comment 2022/C 41, 16.06.2022, 6 Pages

doi:10.18449/2022C41
- Viktoria Reisch
The Race for Raw Materials
- German
Contributions to the Debate on the EU’s Raw Materials Policy Following the Publication of the Fourth Critical Raw Materials List and the 2020 Action Plan

SWP Journal Review 2022/JR 01, 01.06.2022, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2022JR01
- Isabelle Werenfels
Die Zeit drängt: Der tunesische Präsident konsolidiert seine autoritäre Herrschaft
- English
Europa wartet ab und verpasst Chancen der Einflussnahme

SWP-Aktuell 2022/A 35, 01.06.2022, 6 Pages

doi:10.18449/2022A35v02
Jenseits des Westens: Wie afrikanische und nahöstliche Staaten auf den Russland-Ukraine-Krieg blicken

Nach dem russischen Angriff auf die Ukraine war die Hoffnung im Westen groß, dass auch politische Führungen in Afrika und dem Nahen Osten das Vorgehen der transatlantischen Verbündeten mittragen würden. Doch die Länderanalysen offenbaren, wie sehr sich die Wahrnehmungen und Interessenlagen dieser Akteure von denen der westlichen Staatengemeinschaft unterscheiden.Die Koordination dieses »360 Grad« hat Stephan Roll übernommen.

360 Grad, 03.05.2022
- Sinem Adar
- Muriel Asseburg
- Hamidreza Azizi
- Margarete Klein
- Mona Yacoubian
The War in Ukraine and Its Impact on Syria

Humanitarian Deterioration and Risks of Disrupting a Volatile Status Quo

SWP Comment 2022/C 32, 28.04.2022, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2022C32

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External publications

- Svenja Schöneich
Svenja Schöneich über globale Lieferketten

Interview mit Brandenburgische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, Juni 2022 (online)
- Viktoria Reisch
Civic space restrictions beyond open repression

Mining and environmental defenders in Northern Chile

In: The Extractive Industries and Society (in press)

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2022.101101
- Svenja Schöneich
- Inga Carry
Gegen skrupellose Geschäftspraktiken

#LieferkettenSorgfaltspflichtenGesetz

Interview mit Rebecca Froese und Julia Renner; Podcast in: Fokus Frieden - Friedensakademie Rheinland-Pfalz, 27.05.2022 (online)
- Denis M. Tull
Calling Time on the EU Mission to Mali

Conditions for a continued German involvement in the EU mission to Mali look poor. The UN mission, however, could become even more important.

in: Internationale Politik Quarterly, 09.05.2022 (online)
- Svenja Schöneich
Living on a Time Bomb

Local Negotiations of Oil Extraction in a Mexican Community

Berghahn, New York & Oxford (forthcoming)
- Muriel Asseburg
- Salam Said (eds.)
Looking Ahead

Geopolitical Dynamics and Scenarios for Syria in 2030

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (in cooperation with Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)), Bonn, April 2022 (online)

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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

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Barbara Heckl

Living on a Time Bomb