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
Areas of Expertise
- North Africa and Middle East
- Turkey
Inga Carry, M.A.

Associate

inga.carry@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
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
Sikho Luthango, Mphil.

Fellow

Sikho.Luthango@swp-berlin.org
Dr. Melanie Müller

Senior Associate

melanie.mueller@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Economics, trade, resources
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Southern Africa
- Human rights
- Migration
- Strategic partnerships
- Sustainability governance
Dr. Christina Saulich

Associate

christina.saulich@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Economics, trade, resources
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Human rights
- Natural resources management
- Sustainability governance
Meike Schulze, M.Sc., M.A.

Associate

meike.schulze@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Economics, trade, resources
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Human rights
- Natural resources management
- Non-governmental organizations
- Sustainability governance
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

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
Lea Maria Strack, M.A.

Research Assistant

leamaria.strack@swp-berlin.org
Barbara Heckl

Assistant

barbara.heckl@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 413
Veronika Jall, B.A.

Student Assistant

veronika.jall@swp-berlin.org
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
Mark Schrolle, M.A.

Information Manager

mark.schrolle@swp-berlin.org
Andrea Sperk, M.A.

Information Manager

andrea.sperk@swp-berlin.org

SWP Publications

- Denis M. Tull
VN-Krisenmanagement in Mali

Warum MINUSMA noch ein Jahr bleiben sollte

SWP-Aktuell 2023/A 22, 27.03.2023, 5 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023A22
- Guido Steinberg
Abkommen zwischen Iran und Saudi-Arabien: Ende der diplomatischen Eiszeit?

Saudi-Arabien und Iran gelten als verfeindete Staaten, haben aber nun eine Wiederaufnahme ihrer diplomatischen Beziehungen vereinbart. Die Annäherung der rivalisierenden Regionalmächte dürfte allerdings nicht lange währen, meint Guido Steinberg.

Kurz gesagt, 23.03.2023
- Sikho Luthango
- Meike Schulze
The EU and the Negotiations for a Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights

Multilateral cooperation for strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy in supply chains

SWP Comment 2023/C 16, 14.03.2023, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023C16
- Gerrit Kurtz
Sustaining Peace in Ethiopia
- German
The end of the war in the North should be the prelude to fundamental governance reforms

SWP Comment 2023/C 14, 07.03.2023, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023C14
- Azadeh Zamirirad
Zeit für eine andere Iranpolitik

Wie Deutschland Weichen für einen feministischen Ansatz stellen kann

SWP-Aktuell 2023/A 16, 01.03.2023, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023A16
Die Zukunft europäisch-chinesischer Rohstofflieferketten

Drei Szenarien für das Jahr 2030 – und was sich daraus ergibt

SWP-Aktuell 2023/A 15, 01.03.2023, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023A15

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External publications

- Peter Lintl
Netanjahu zu Besuch in Berlin: Es ist Zeit für offene Worte des Kanzlers

Gastbeitrag, in: Tagesspiegel, 15.03.2023 (online)
- Hamidreza Azizi
- Erwin van Veen
Protests in Iran in comparative perspective

A revolutionary state in trouble

CRU Report, The Clingendael Institute, March 2023
- Peter Lintl
Israel: Kabinett Netanjahu IV liebäugelt mit Vertreibung

In Israels ultrarechter Regierung wird offen mit einer Vertreibung aller Palästinenser(innen) geliebäugelt, sagt Nahost-Experte Peter Lintl. Im Gespräch mit der FURCHE erklärt er, warum er von „De-facto-Annexionen“ des Westjordanlandes ausgeht, die umstrittene Justizreform in eine illiberale Demokratie führen wird – und weshalb Protestanten laut „Orbibi“ rufen.

Interview von Philipp Fritz, in: Die Furche (österreichische Wochenzeitung), März 2023
- Inga Carry
- Meike Schulze
Resilienz in transnationalen Lieferketten - diversifizieren und Nachhaltigkeit stärken

in: PLUS, Februar 2023, S. 204-212
- Muriel Asseburg
- Hamidreza Azizi
Irans Atomprogramm: Warum ein israelischer Angriff wahrscheinlicher wird

in: Tagesspiegel, 18.02.2023, aktualisiert am 20.02.2023 (online)
- Melanie Müller
Manöver mit China und Russland: Südafrikas merkwürdige Allianz

Interview, in: Deutschlandfunk Kultur, 17.02.2023

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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.
The Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains is a cooperative project led by four German research institutes. It brings together more than 70 leading international researchers to bundle and analyze existing knowledge within the field of sustainable global supply chains, initiate new research, and derive policy-relevant and evidence-based recommendations for political decision-makers and other stakeholders.

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.
Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains

The Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains is a cooperative project led by four German research institutes. It brings together more than 70 leading international researchers to bundle and analyze existing knowledge within the field of sustainable global supply chains, initiate new research, and derive policy-relevant and evidence-based recommendations for political decision-makers and other stakeholders.

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