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28 Jan 2025
Trump's Recent Statement on Gaza, Transactional Diplomacy, and the Quest for a Sustainable Ceasefire
CMES Director Karin Aggestam has written an article in The Conversation on the fragile ceasefire in Gaza and diplomatic challenges ahead.
24 Jan 2025
Macroecological Predictors to Determine Future Refuges of Luciobarbus Species in the Tigris–Euphrates Basin
CMES Researcher Amir Naghibi has written an article published in Global Ecology and Conservation.
23 Jan 2025
Is the Syrian Conflict Over? Challenges and Opportunities for the New Administration
Orwa Ajjoub (Malmö University) visited CMES for a research seminar on the recent developments in Syria.
22 Jan 2025
A Novel Implementation of Pre-Processing Approaches and Hybrid Kernel-Based Model for Short- and Long-Term Groundwater Drought Forecasting
CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi has co-authored an article in the Journal of Hydrology.
20 Jan 2025
Why Kurds Face an Uncertain Future in Ahmed Al-Shara’s Rebel-Led Syria
CMES Researcher Pinar Dinc has written an article published in the Conversation on the uncertain future of the Kurds in rebel-led Syria.
17 Jan 2025
Unraveling the Link between Agricultural Patterns and Dust Storm Occurrence in Mesopotamia
CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi has co-authored an article in the Environmental Research Letters.
15 Jan 2025
Yafa Shanneik awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
CMES Researcher Yafa Shanneik has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for her project RELI-GENE.
14 Jan 2025
Read the Latest CMES Newsletter (#48)
Read the January CMES Newsletter about upcoming events, recent research activities, and new publications.
13 Jan 2025
Apply Now: Study Arabic with CMES in Spring 2025
The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) will offer three Arabic language courses during Spring of 2025.
9 Jan 2025
Book Review: A Global Idea: Youth, City Networks, and the Struggle for the Arab World
CMES Researcher Adam Almqvist has written a review of the book "A Global Idea: Youth, City Networks, and the Struggle for the Arab World".
13 Dec 2024
Syria’s Self-Governing Democratic North-East Comes under Attack with Country in Flux
CMES Researcher Pinar Dinc has written an article published in the Conversation on the future of Syria's self-governing region in the north-east.
10 Dec 2024
CMES Regional Outlook: The Fall of the Assad Regime: Challenges and Opportunities for Rojava
This Regional Outlook focuses on the recent political developments in Syria and the implications for Rojava.
29 Nov 2024
Islamic Humanitarianism and Foreign Aid: Gulf States in Conflict Zones
CMES researcher Altea Pericoli has published an article in the Durham Middle East Papers.
27 Nov 2024
Call: CMES Travel Grant Spring 2025
Applications are now open for the CMES Travel Grant of Spring 2025. Application deadline is 20 December 2024.
26 Nov 2024
Job Opening: PhD Student in Islamic Studies: Islamic Ethics and Moral Economy in the Middle East
A 4-year fully funded PhD position at CMES and Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR) is now open for applications.
26 Nov 2024
Foreign Aid, Identities, and Interests: Qatar and the UAE in Sudan
CMES researcher Altea Pericoli has co-authored an article published in The International Spectator.
25 Nov 2024
Recovering Environmental and Economic Traditions in the Islamic World
Sami Al-Daghistani has recently published an edited volume on premodern and contemporary economic and environmental approaches in Islamic traditions.
25 Nov 2024
Gendered Refugee Bodies: A Feminist Analysis of Syrian Refugee Mobility in Turkey and Lebanon
LUCSUS researcher Sinem Kavak visited CMES to hold a seminar on Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon.
21 Nov 2024
Lisa Strömbom Interviewed in Politiken on Israel's Relations with the UN
CMES Researcher Lisa Strömbom was interviewed in the Danish newspaper Politiken on Israel's relations with the UN, following the UNRWA ban.
19 Nov 2024
Read the Latest CMES Newsletter (#47)
Read the November CMES Newsletter about upcoming events, recent research activities, and new publications.