Africa and Middle East

Research

Dr. Muriel Asseburg

Senior Fellow

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

Associate

lidia.averbukh@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 441
Areas of Expertise
- Development cooperation, migration
- Middle East and Africa
- Israel
- Population trends
- Migration
- Minorities
- Political systems
- Middle East conflict
Dr. Hamidreza Azizi

Visiting Fellow

hamidreza.azizi@swp-berlin.org
Dr. Wolfram Lacher

Senior Associate

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

Associate

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

Senior Associate

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

Associate

gil.murciano@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Middle East and Africa
- Security and defence policy
- Israel
- Regional and interstate conflicts
- Middle East conflict
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
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
- Middle East and Africa
- Non-state violence
- Arabian Peninsula
- Kurds in the Middle East
- Middle East
- Political Islam / Islamism
- Jihadism
- Terrorism
Dr. Denis M. Tull

Senior Associate

denis.tull@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Non-state violence
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Political systems
- Civil wars
Dr. Annette Weber

Senior Fellow

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

Senior Fellow

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

Research Support

Aljoscha Albrecht, M.Sc.

Research Assistant

aljoscha.albrecht@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Middle East and Africa
Viktoria Reisch, M.A.

Research Assistant

viktoria.reisch@swp-berlin.org
Stefan Wolfrum, M.A.

Research Assistant

stefan.wolfrum@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Middle East and Africa
- Israel
- Trade
- Middle East conflict
- Energy policy
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

SWP Publications

- Patricia Jannack
- Stephan Roll
Political Prisoners in Sisi’s Egypt
- German
Arbitrary Detention as an Obstacle to German Stabilisation Efforts

SWP Comment 2021/C 49, 07.09.2021, 4 Pages

doi:10.18449/2021C49
- Patricia Jannack
- Stephan Roll
Politische Gefangene in Sisis Ägypten
- English
Willkürliche Inhaftierungen als Hindernis für deutsche Stabilisierungsbemühungen

SWP-Aktuell 2021/A 55, 30.08.2021, 4 Pages

doi:10.18449/2021A55
- Guido Steinberg
The “Axis of Resistance”
- German
Iran’s Expansion in the Middle East Is Hitting a Wall

SWP Research Paper 2021/RP 06, 12.08.2021, 35 Pages

doi:10.18449/2021RP06
- Muriel Asseburg
- Sarah Charlotte Henkel
Normalisation and Realignment in the Middle East
- German
A New, Conflict-Prone Regional Order Takes Shape

SWP Comment 2021/C 45, 28.07.2021

doi:10.18449/2021C45
- Hamidreza Azizi
Challenges to Iran’s Role in Iraq in the Post-Soleimani Era

Complex Rivalries, Fragmented Alliances, Declining Soft Power

SWP Comment 2021/C 44, 22.07.2021, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2021C44
- Muriel Asseburg
- Sarah Charlotte Henkel
(Wieder-)Annäherungen in Nahost
- English
Eine konfliktträchtige neue regionale Ordnung gewinnt Kontur

SWP-Aktuell 2021/A 50, 13.07.2021, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2021A50

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External publications

- Denis M. Tull
»Wenn es eine gute Sache beim Scheitern in Afghanistan gibt, dann die, dass die Debatte über den europäischen Mali-Einsatz nun vielleicht ehrlicher geführt wird«

Nach dem Afghanistan-Debakel stellt sich für Europa auch beim Friedenseinsatz in Mali die Frage: Bringt das etwas?

Interview von Fabian Urech, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), 22.09.2021
- Lidia Averbukh
Local Politics in Israel

in: P.R. Kumaraswamy (eds.), The Palgrave International Handbook of Israel, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, 2021
- Guido Steinberg
„Etappe im Abstieg des Westens“

20 Jahre US-geführter „Krieg gegen den Terror“ haben den Terrorismus nicht besiegt. Im Gegenteil, sagt Experte Guido Steinberg

Interview von Sven Hansen, in: taz - die tageszeitung, 31.08.2021, (online)
- Guido Steinberg
Afghanistan: Zwischen Taliban und IS?

Guido Steinberg von der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik sieht Afghanistan vor unruhigen Zeiten.

Interview von Friedbert Meurer, in: Deutschlandfunk, 28.08.2021 (online).
- Muriel Asseburg
Palästina und die Palästinenser

Eine Geschichte von der Nakba bis zur Gegenwart

C.H. Beck-Verlag, München 2021, 365 S., ISBN 978-3-406-77477-5
- Isabelle Werenfels
Algerien und Marokko verzichten auf Diplomatie

Das steckt hinter dem Zwist der Maghreb-Staaten

Interview von Simone Hulliger, in: Echo der Zeit, SRF, 25.08.2021 (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