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Nahost/Nordafrika
Nr. 29/2021

SWP-Informationsservices
Jürgen Rogalski, 30.04.2021

Der SWP-WebMonitor Nahost/Nordafrika ist ein unentgeltliches, kompaktes Informations-
produkt mit ausgewählten Hinweisen auf aktuelle Stellungnahmen, Dokumente und Analy-
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Inhaltsverzeichnis

> Israel / Palästina
> Palästina
> Israel
> Libanon
> Syrien
> Irak
> Kurdistan / Kurden (länderübergreifend)
> Jordanien
> Golftstaaten / GKR
> Kuwait
> Saudi-Arabien
> Jemen
> Iran
> Indischer Ozean: Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
> Ägypten
> Ägypten / Nilanrainer (GERD)
> Libyen
> Tunesien
> Algerien
> Marokko
> EU - Mittelmeerraum / MENA-Region / Afrika: Migrationspolitik / Flüchtlinge
> EU: Demokratieförderung (allg.)
> USA - MENA-Region
> VR China / Russland - MENA-Region
> Machtkonkurrenz externer Akteure (MENA-Region)
> UN: Peacebuilding (allg./global)
> Schutz von Zivilbevölkerung/ziviler Infrastruktur in bewaffneten Konflikten
(allg./global)
> Regionalpolitik / regionale Sicherheit (MENA-Region)
> Umbruch in der arabischen Welt / Ideologien / Revolutionen
> Diaspora (Araber:innen)
> Bildung / Bildungssysteme (MENA-Region)
> Islam
> Islamismus / Islamisten
> Terrorismus / Jihadismus / -bekämpfung
> Coronavirus-Krise / COVID-19 (MENA-Region)

> Israel / Palästina

Palestine: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the postponement of the elec-
tions
EEAS, 30.04.2021
https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/97541/palestine-statement-high-
representative-josep-borrell-postponement-elections_en

Palestinian Rights Committee Calls upon Security Council to Ensure Elections Take Place in Occu-
pied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
UNGA, 29.04.2021
https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/gapal1436.doc.htm

New EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process appointed
EU, 29.04.2021
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/04/29/new-eu-special-repre-
sentative-for-the-middle-east-peace-process-appointed/

‫أﺑﻮ اﻟﻐﯿﻂ ﯾﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ اﻟﻤﺒﻌﻮث اﻷﻣﻤﻲ ﻟﻌﻤﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﺴﻼم وﯾﺤﺬر ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﻄﺮف اﻟﯿﻤﯿﻨﻲ ﺿﺪ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﯿﻨﯿﯿﻦ‬
AL, 28.04.2021
http://www.lasportal.org/ar/news/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?RID=2870

Gaza Strip: Snapshot | March 2021
UN-OCHA, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S. + Infografiken
https://www.ochaopt.org/content/gaza-strip-snapshot-march-2021

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Say Israel is Committing Apartheid? It’s Not a Decision We Reached Lightly.
Eric Goldstein
HRW, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/04/27/say-israel-committing-apartheid-its-not-decision-we-
reached-lightly

Q&A: A Threshold Crossed - Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution
HRW, 27.04.2021, ca. 3 S
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/04/27/qa-threshold-crossed

Settlement & Annexation Report
Inhalt u.a.:
- Resources for Understanding Recent Protests and Violence in Jerusalem
- Jewish National Fund Delays Decision on Formalizing Policy on West Bank Land Purchases
- Roundup of Settler Violence This Week
FMEP, 29.04.2021, ca. 20 S.
https://fmep.org/resource/settlement-annexation-report-april-29-2021/

Israel's 'fierce' targeting of human rights groups exposed in new report
MEMO, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210428-israels-fierce-targeting-of-human-rights-groups-
exposed-in-new-report/
Vgl.
Target Locked: The Unrelenting Israeli Smear Campaigns to Discredit Human Rights Groups
in Israel, Palestine, and the Syrian Golan
FIDH/OMCT, 04.2021, 64 S.
https://target-locked-obs-defenders.org/IMG/pdf/obs_palestine2021ang-1.pdf
@WAO

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Damascus Gate: The symbolic flashpoint of Jerusalem’s latest tensions
Aseel Jundi
"Many Palestinians see recent Israeli aggressions around the Old City as part of a long-standing
plan to erase Palestinian identity from Jerusalem. ..."
MEE, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-israel-jerusalem-damascus-gate-symbolic-ten-
sions

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (April 20-27, 2021)
ITIC, 29.04.2021, 22 S.
https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/app/uploads/2021/04/E_067_21.pdf

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Tensions peak during Ramadan, including confrontations in Jerusalem and rocket fire from
the Gaza Strip targeting Israel’s south
ITIC, 25.04.2021, 16 S.
https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/app/uploads/2021/04/E_066_21.pdf

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Approaching Peace: Centering Rights in Israel-Palestine Conflict Resolution
Zaha Hassan, Yousef Munayyer
"Centering rights and human security will not only help create the conditions needed to achieve a
durable political solution but also promote U.S. interests abroad. ..."
CEIP, 29.04.2021, ca. 5 S.
https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/04/29/approaching-peace-centering-rights-in-israel-pales-
tine-conflict-resolution-pub-84397
Vgl.
Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo: A Rights-Based Approach
Zaha Hassan, Daniel Levy, Hallaamal Keir, Marwan Muasher
CEIP, 04.2021, 20 S.
https://carnegieendowment.org/files/BreakingtheStatusQuo_final1.pdf
@WAO

After the Two-State Solution - New Israel-Palestine Peace Efforts Must Focus on Equality
Marwan Muasher
FA (online), 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
Preview und Volltext für SWP:
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/israel/2021-04-27/after-two-state-solution

‘God’s most beautiful name is peace’: Rabbi Menachem Froman’s vision of inter-religious
peace between Israelis and Palestinians
Nesya Shemer
In: Israel Affairs (online first), 04.2021, 24 S.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2021.1915540

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Buchhinweis:
Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine
Noura Eraka
Stanford University Press, 04.2019, 352 S.
Übersicht und Bestellung:
https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=26507

Buchhinweis:
Israel's Armor: The Israel Lobby and the First Generation of the Palestine Conflict

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Walter L. Hixson
Cambridge University Press, 04.2019, 324 S.
Übersicht und Bestellung:
https://www.cambridge.org/de/academic/subjects/history/twentieth-century-american-his-
tory/israels-armor-israel-lobby-and-first-generation-palestine-conflict

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> Palästina

Palestine: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the postponement of the elec-
tions
EEAS, 30.04.2021
https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/97541/palestine-statement-high-
representative-josep-borrell-postponement-elections_en

Deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit mit der palästinensischen Organisation Addameer - Kleine
Anfrage der Fraktion der AfD
BT, 27.04.2021
Vorgang und Download (in Kürze):
http://dipbt.bundestag.de/extrakt/ba/WP19/2771/277179.html

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THE RIGHT OF PALESTINIAN RESIDENTS OF EAST JERUSALEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2021
PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS - ANALYSIS PAPER
Ir Amin, 04.2021, 11 S.
https://www.ir-
amim.org.il/sites/default/files/The%20Right%20of%20Palestinian%20Residents%20of%20EJ%2
0to%20Participate%20in%20the%202021%20Elections.pdf

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Webinar: The Political Implications of the 2021 Elections for Palestinian National Aspira-
tions
Adnan Abu Amer, Tahreer Araj, Salem Barahmeh, Ayah Omran Randall, Leila Farsakh
ACW, 05.05.2021, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Übersicht und Registrierung:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4216194658712/WN_EseqdDm5QoOrQXr4KO7RUQ
Webcast:
http://arabcenterdc.org/events/the-political-implications-of-the-2021-elections-for-palestinian-
national-aspirations/

Online Panel Discussion: PALESTINIAN ELECTORAL LIMBO - WHAT'S NEXT?

                                                                                            Seite 5 von 29
Inès Abdel Razek, Leila Farsakh, Hugh Lovatt, Omar H. Rahman, Ugo Tramballi
ISPI, 03.05.2021, 03:00 PM in Rom
Übersicht, Registrierung und Livestream:
https://med.ispionline.it/agenda/palestinian-elections-a-political-redemption

The high cost of delaying Palestinian elections
Daoud Kuttab
Al Monitor, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/high-cost-delaying-palestinian-elections

To Vote or Not to Vote: Implications of Postponing Palestinian Elections
Ghaith al-Omari
WINEP, 28.04.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/vote-or-not-vote-implications-postponing-
palestinian-elections

Hamas braces for delay of Palestinian elections
Adnan Abu Amer
Al Monitor, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/hamas-braces-delay-palestinian-elections

How Israeli hurdle in Palestinian elections may benefit Abbas
Ben Caspit
Al Monitor, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/how-israeli-hurdle-palestinian-elections-may-
benefit-abbas

The Palestinian Elections: Process, Mechanics, and Importance
Hanna Nasir
ACW, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
http://arabcenterdc.org/viewpoint/the-palestinian-elections-process-mechanics-and-importance/

"Drei Fragen an ..." Khouloud Daibes, Botschafterin Palästinas in Deutschland
In: IP, Mai-Juni 2021, S. 6.
https://internationalepolitik.de/de/drei-fragen-khouloud-daibes-botschafterin-palaestinas-
deutschland

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report 74
UNISPAL/WHO, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-who-situation-re-
port-74/

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New Strategy: Protecting Lives and Creating Durable Opportunities for the Palestinian Peo-
ple
The World Bank, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/04/29/new-strategy-protecting-lives-
and-creating-durable-opportunities-for-the-palestinian-people
Vgl.
ASSISTANCE STRATEGY FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA FOR THE PERIOD FY22-25
The World Bank, 04.2021, 55 S.
http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/627701619710823261/pdf/West-Bank-and-Gaza-
Country-Assistance-Strategy-for-the-Period-FY22-25.pdf

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> Israel

Readout of Jake Sullivan’s Bilateral Meeting with Israeli NSA Meir Ben-Shabbat
The White House, 27.04.2021
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/04/27/readout-of-jake-
sullivans-bilateral-meeting-with-israeli-nsa-meir-ben-shabbat/

Excerpts from PM Netanyahu’s remarks at the start of the Cabinet meeting
"Israel is an example to the world in exiting from the coronavirus. ..."
MFA Israel, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2021/Pages/Excerpts-from-PM-Netanyahu-s-remarks-at-the-
start-of-the-Cabinet-meeting-27-April-2021.aspx

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Could Bloc for Change really replace Netanyahu?
Mazal Mualem
Al Monitor, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/could-bloc-change-really-replace-netanyahu

Arab Palestinian Voting Patterns in Israel’s Latest Elections
Doha Institute, 07.04.2021, ca. 5 S.
https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/Arab-Israeli-Voting-
Patterns-and-their-Ramifications-in-the-24th-Knesset-Elections.pdf

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UAE Wealth Fund to Buy Share of Israeli Gas Field
Simon Henderson
WINEP, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/uae-wealth-fund-buy-share-israeli-gas-field

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>>>

Online Policy Forum: An Expanded Agenda for U.S.-Israel Partnership - New Technologies, New Op-
portunities
Henry "Trey" Obering III, Samantha Ravich, Michael Eisenstadt, David Pollock
WINEP, 05.05.2021, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Webcast:
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/expanded-agenda-us-israel-partnership-
new-technologies-new-opportunities

“But He Was Good for Israel, Wasn’t He?” A Reassessment of the Jewish State’s Embrace of
Donald Trump
Gideon Remez
In: Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs (online first), 04.2021, 19 S.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/23739770.2021.1904624

Israel and American Jewry: New Israeli Perspectives
Theodore Sasson
In: Israel Studies, Volume 26, Number 2, (Summer 2021), S. 198-209.
Preview und Bestellung:
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/786223

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Public Purposes at Cross-Purposes: Can Segregation Lead to Integration? What We Can Learn
from Israel
Jan Feldman
"... Israel faces a looming economic crisis constituted by the growing population of Haredim (Ultra-
Orthodox Jews) living under the poverty line. ..."
In: Israel Studies, Volume 26, Number 2, (Summer 2021), S. 29-56.
Abstract und Bestellung:
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/786216/pdf

Orthodoxy, Post-Orthodoxy and religious feminism: the case of the ‘Shirat Rivka’ prayer
group
Michal Neubauer-Shani
In: Israel Affairs (online first), 04.2021, 18 S.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2021.1915538

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Strategic Ambiguity “Comes Out of the Closet”

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Doron Matza
"Misguided political discourse on the question of the value of strategic ambiguity endangers Israel’s
effort to craft its regional image as much as does the loss of such ambiguity. ..."
BESA, 29.04.2021, 3 S.
https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2011-Ambiguity-Comes-Out-of-the-Closet-
Matza-English-final.pdf

The Use of Helicopters against Guerrillas: The Israeli Model
Tal Tovy
In: Journal of European, MiddleEastern, & African Affairs, VOL. 2 NO. 3 (FALL 2020), S. 36-19.
https://media.defense.gov/2020/Aug/31/2002487581/-1/-
1/1/JEMEAA%20FALL%202020.PDF/JEMEAA%20FALL%202020.PDF

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> Libanon

Lebanon Financing Facility Approves $55 million Recovery Program Targeting Vulnerable House-
holds and Small Businesses to Respond to the Port of Beirut Explosion
The World Bank, 30.04.2021
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/04/29/lebanon-financing-facility-ap-
proves-55-million-recovery-program-targeting-vulnerable-households-and-small-businesses-to-
Vgl.
Lebanon Financing Facility for Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction (LFF)- Questions and Answers
The World Bank, 29.04.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/lebanon/brief/lebanon-financing-facility-for-reform-re-
covery-and-reconstruction-questions-and-answers

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Saudi And Lebanese Accusations: Hizbullah Is Operating A Network For Smuggling Drugs To Saudi
Arabia And The Region; It Has Turned Lebanon Into A Base For Exporting Drugs And Terrorism
Z. Harel and H. Varulkar
MEMRI, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.memri.org/reports/saudi-and-lebanese-accusations-hizbullah-operating-network-
smuggling-drugs-saudi-arabia-and

Former Lebanese Minister Of The Interior Ahmad Fatfat Reacts To Saudi Ban On Produce Import
From Lebanon Due To Drug Smuggling: Nasrallah Has Become The Pablo Escobar Of Lebanon; 'Real
Action' Must Be Taken To Rid The Region Of The Plague Of Hizbullah
MEMRI, 24.04.2021, 1 S. + Video
https://www.memri.org/tv/fmr-lebanon-minister-interior-ahmad-fatfat-nasrallah-pablo-escobar-
smuggling-drugs-ksa-hizbullah

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The unfolding struggle for political survival in Lebanon
Christophe Abi-Nassif
"Lebanon’s political leaders are getting deeper into trouble, and they know it. This does not make
them any less dangerous. ..."
MEI, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/unfolding-struggle-political-survival-lebanon

Crise politique: Liban. Le bateau coule, les querelles continuent
Jim Muir
Orient XXI, 29.04.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://orientxxi.info/magazine/liban-le-bateau-coule-les-querelles-continuent,4717

Liban, la santé mentale bouleversée
Victoire Radenne
Orient XXI, 29.04.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://orientxxi.info/magazine/liban-la-sante-mentale-bouleversee,4649

Why Beirut Beckons
Michael Young
"Might the Arab states hand Lebanon over to Syria as compensation for distancing itself from Iran?
..."
Diwan, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/84404

Whose Responsibility Is It? Challenges to UN Responsibility-Sharing Models in Lebanon during
COVID-19
Jasmin Lilian Diab
LSE Blog, 26.04.2021, ca. 2 S. + Links
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2021/04/25/whose-responsibility-challenges-to-un-responsibility-
sharing-models-in-lebanon-during-covid-19/

Enhanced Russian Involvement in Lebanon?
Daniel Rakov, Orna Mizrahi
"Following its extensive involvement in a divided Syria, Russia is now looking westward and sees a
state in crisis and in desperate need of foreign aid. What are the implications of the ties being
forged between the Kremlin and the Land of the Cedars, and are they a matter of concern to Israel?
..."
INSS, 28.04.2021, 4 S.
https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/no.-1461.pdf

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                                                                                              Seite 10 von 29
> Syrien

With Violence Flaring across Syria, Chief United Nations Mediator Calls for ‘New Means’ of
International Discussion, as Security Council Explores Options - Emergency Relief Coordinator
Warns that Halting Cross-Border Deliveries in North-West Will Sever ‘Lifeline to Millions’
UNSC, 28.04.2021, ca. 5 S.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14507.doc.htm
Zum Hintergrund:
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2021/04/syria-meeting-on-political-and-hu-
manitarian-developments-5.php
Vgl.
Implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014),
2258 (2015), 2332 (2016), 2393 (2017), 2401 (2018), 2449 (2018), 2504 (2020)and
2533(2020) - Report of the Secretary-General
UNSC, 22.04.2021, 19 S.
https://undocs.org/S/2021/390
@WAO

Syria: Disruption to Alouk Water Station - Flash update #01
UN-OCHA, 28.04.2021, 2 S.
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/OCHA%20Syria%20Flash%20Update%2
01_Alouk_28%20April%202021%20.pdf

Eingeschränkter Zahlungsverkehr christlicher Hilfsorganisationen in Syrien - Kleine Anfrage der
Fraktion der AfD
BT, 10.03.2021
Vorgang und Download (jetzt inkl. Antwort der BR):
http://dipbt.bundestag.de/extrakt/ba/WP19/2750/275044.html
Kurzinformation:
https://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/838020-838020

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Kurdish authorities refuse to take part in Syrian presidential elections
Mohammed Hardan
Al Monitor, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/kurdish-authorities-refuse-take-part-syrian-
presidential-elections

Quamishli Clashes Bring Arab-Kurd Tensions to the Surface
COAR, 26.04.2021, 11 S.
https://coar-global.org/2021/04/26/quamishli-clashes-bring-arab-kurd-tensions-to-the-surface/

Syrian Kurdish Concerns over Russian-Turkish Compromise in Syria
John Saleh

                                                                                            Seite 11 von 29
Fikra Forum, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/syrian-kurdish-concerns-over-russian-turk-
ish-compromise-syria

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The Syrian Economy at War: Captagon, Hashish, and the Syrian Narco-State
COAR, 27.04.2021, 19 S.
https://coar-global.org/2021/04/27/the-syrian-economy-at-war-captagon-hashish-and-the-syr-
ian-narco-state/

The Syrian Regime’s Oil and Gas Crisis
Suhail al-Ghazi
ORSAM, 04.2021, 10 S.
https://orsam.org.tr//d_hbanaliz/the-syrian-regimes-oil-and-gas-crisis-.pdf

The State of Housing, Property, and Land Rights in Syria
The Day After, 04.2021, 143 S.
https://tda-sy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/HLP-EN.pdf

‫اﻟﺘﻨﺎﻓﺲ اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدي اﻹﯾﺮاﻧﻲ اﻟﺮوﺳﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻮرﯾﺔ‬
‫ﺧﺎﻟﺪ ﺗﺮﻛﺎوي‬
Jusoor, 22.04.2021, 32 S.
https://www.jusoor.co/content_images/users/5/contents/1428.pdf

ISRAELI ATTACKS IN SYRIA SINCE 2020
Jusoor, 16.04.2021, 2 S.
https://www.jusoor.co/content_images/users/5/contents/1418.pdf

‫اﻟﺨﻄﻮة اﻟﺘﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﻮاﺟﺒﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﻌﺎرﺿﺔ اﻟﺴﻮرﯾﺔ‬
‫أﺣﻤﺪ ﺣﺬﯾﻔﺔ‬
NoonPost, 18.03.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://www.noonpost.com/content/40141

The Revolution in Drone Warfare: The Lessons from the Idlib De-Escalation Zone
Ridvan Bari Urcosta
In: Journal of European, MiddleEastern, & African Affairs, VOL. 2 NO. 3 (FALL 2020), S. 50-65.
https://media.defense.gov/2020/Aug/31/2002487581/-1/-
1/1/JEMEAA%20FALL%202020.PDF/JEMEAA%20FALL%202020.PDF

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> Irak

‫طﻔﺮة اﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺎت ﺷﺒﮫ اﻟﻌﺴﻜﺮﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬
‫ﺗﺎﻣﺮ ﺑﺪوي‬
Sada, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/84415

The United States Ends its Combat Role in Iraq
Gregory Aftandilian
ACW, 26.04.2021, ca. 3 S.
http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/the-united-states-ends-its-combat-role-in-iraq/

Profile: Imam Hussein Scouts Association
Crispin Smith, Hamdi Malik, Michael Knights
WINEP, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/profile-imam-hussein-scouts-association

Profile: Sharia Youth Gathering
Crispin Smith, Hamdi Malik, Michael Knights
WINEP, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/profile-sharia-youth-gathering-0

Why is Reconciliation so Important in Iraqi Kurdistan? The Case of Anfal
Nahwi Saeed
LSE Blog, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2021/04/28/why-is-reconciliation-so-important-in-iraqi-kurdistan-
the-case-of-anfal/

Protest Vote: Why Iraq’s Next Elections are Unlikely to be Game-Changers
Sajad Jiyad
LSE, 04.2021, 20 S.
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/110201/1/Protest_vote_iraq_elections_paper_48.pdf
@WAO

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> Kurdistan / Kurden (länderübergreifend)

Buchhinweis/Neuerscheinung:
A Modern History of the Kurds
David McDowall
London: I.B. Tauris, 04.2021, 728 S.
Übersicht und Bestellung:
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/a-modern-history-of-the-kurds-9780755600755/

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Inhaltsverzeichnis und Einleitung:
https://bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/608a5be252faff0001578d23

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> Jordanien

The Cost of Food Security in Jordan
Hadi Fathallah, Timothy Robertson
Sada, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/84424
Arab. Version:
https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/84425

Jordanians warned to expect summer water shortages
Osama Al Sharif
Al Monitor, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/jordanians-warned-expect-summer-water-
shortages

Prince Hamzah’s Crisis and the Governing Impasse in Jordan
Doha Institute, 08.04.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/The-Prince-Hamzah-
Crisis-and-the-Governing-Impasse-in-Jordan.pdf

‫ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﺘﺸﻨﺞ اﻟﺴﯿﺎﺳﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻷردن‬
Khaled Natour
Jadaliyya, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/42674/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-
%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%AC-
%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-
%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86

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> Golftstaaten / GKR

The GCC versus Iran: Low Intensity War, High Intensity Conflict
Ross Harrison
Doha Institute, 04.04.2021, 13 S.
https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/The-GCC-versus-Iran-Low-
Intensity-War-High-Intensity-Conflict.pdf

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> Kuwait

Beach Clean-Ups and Other Civic Engagement for the Protection of the Environment in Kuwait
Nele Lenze
LSE, 04.2021, 20 S.
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/110279/1/Beach_clean_ups_and_other_civic_engagement_kuwait_pa-
per_10.pdf
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> Saudi-Arabien

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud: We Agree With Biden Administration On 90%
Of Issues; China, Russia, India Are Strategic Partners Of Saudi Arabia; We Will Not Accept Interfer-
ence In Our Internal Affairs
MEMRI, 27.04.2021, 1 S. + Video
https://www.memri.org/tv/ksa-crown-prince-mbs-saudi-agree-90-percent-issues-biden-america-
china-russia-india-strategic-partners-not-accept-intervention
Siehe auch:
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/saudi-arabia-seeks-good-relationship-iran-says-
crown-prince

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Fact Sheet — Double Vision: Promises vs. Reality in Mohammed bin Salman’s Saudi Arabia
POMED, 27.04.2021, 3 S.
https://pomed.org/fact-sheet-double-vision-promise-vs-reality-in-mohammed-bin-salmans-saudi-
arabia/

Internal and external barriers to entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia
Nadia A. Abdulghaffar, Ghadeer Siraj Akkad
In: Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 30, Issue 2 (Spring 2021), S. 116-134.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1111/dome.12231

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> Jemen

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to Saudi Arabia and Oman
US DoS, 28.04.2021

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https://www.state.gov/u-s-special-envoy-for-yemen-lenderkings-travel-to-saudi-arabia-and-
oman/

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What Next for Yemen?
Marcus Montgomery
"This week the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and
Counterterrorism held a hearing to examine Washington’s policy toward Yemen, as did the House
Foreign Affairs Subcommittee ..."
ACW, 26.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
http://arabcenterdc.org/congressional_corner/what-next-for-yemen/

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> Iran

Rouhani defends Zarif, Soleimani as Iran roils over leaked audio
Al Monitor, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/rouhani-defends-zarif-soleimani-iran-roils-over-
leaked-audio

Zarif faces fury from Iranian hard-liners after leaked tape
Al Monitor, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/zarif-faces-fury-iranian-hard-liners-after-leaked-
tape

The Zarif Tape: Revelations on Russia, the Qods Force, and Iran’s Election
Mehdi Khalaji
WINEP, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/zarif-tape-revelations-russia-qods-force-
and-irans-election

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Virtual Panel Discussion: Engaging Iran - European and Transatlantic Perspectives on the
JCPOA and Security in the Gulf
Sayed Kazem Sajjadpour, Barbara Slavin, Joost Hiltermann
ISPI, 06.05.2021, 4.55pm CEST
Übersicht und Registrierung:
https://med.ispionline.it/agenda/engaging-iran-european-and-transatlantic-perspectives-on-the-
jcpoa-and-security-in-the-gulf

Why is Iran producing 60 per cent-enriched uranium?

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Robert E. Kelley
SIPRI, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.sipri.org/commentary/essay/2021/why-iran-producing-60-cent-enriched-uranium

Can Biden Revive the Iran Nuclear Deal?
George Perkovich, Megan DuBois
CEIP, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S. + Links
https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/04/27/can-biden-revive-iran-nuclear-deal-pub-84380

Will the Natanz Incident Produce Maximum Diplomacy?
Daniel Brumberg
ACW, 23.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/will-the-natanz-incident-produce-maximum-diplomacy/

Iran Nuclear Talks Open a Window for Broader Middle East Security
Hesham Youssef
USIP, 29.04.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://www.usip.org/publications/2021/04/iran-nuclear-talks-open-window-broader-middle-
east-security

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Iran’s pre-election social media buzz: Toward avoiding a repeat of 2020 - The looming specter of
another low turnout election
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Amin Naeni
MEI, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/irans-pre-election-social-media-buzz-toward-avoiding-repeat-
2020

Das „alte Spiel“ ist aus
Ali Fathollah-Nejad
"Der Machtkampf zwischen Reformern und Hardlinern hat sich überholt. Bei den iranischen Präsi-
dentschaftwahlen könnte erstmals ein Revolutionsgardist ins Amt kommen. ..."
In: IP, Mai-Juni 2021, S. 79-83.
Preview:
https://internationalepolitik.de/de/das-alte-spiel-ist-aus
Volltext für SWP ggf. via Bibliothek!

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The Iranian-Chinese Strategic Partnership: Why Now and What it Means - A Conversation with
Nader Habibi and Hadi Kahalzadeh
Crown Center, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.brandeis.edu/crown/publications/crown-conversations/cc-8.html

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The GCC versus Iran: Low Intensity War, High Intensity Conflict
Ross Harrison
Doha Institute, 04.04.2021, 13 S.
https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/The-GCC-versus-Iran-Low-
Intensity-War-High-Intensity-Conflict.pdf

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> Indischer Ozean: Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

The Indian Ocean Rim Association: Lessons from this regional cooperation model
Moses Onyango Ogutu
In: South African Journal of International Affairs, Volume 28, Issue 1 (03.2021), S. 71-92.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2021.1915863

IORA-Webseite:
https://www.iora.int/en

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> Ägypten

Egypt promotes economic ties with Sudan
Hani Sameer
Al Monitor, 26.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/egypt-promotes-economic-ties-sudan

‫ اﻷﺳﺒﺎب واﻟﺘﺪاﻋﯿﺎت‬:‫ﺣﻮادث اﻟﻘﻄﺎرات ﻓﻲ ﻣﺼﺮ‬
‫أﺣﻤﺪ ﻓﺆاد‬
EPC, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://epc.ae/ar/brief/hawadith-alqitarat-fi-msr-alasbab-waltadaeiat

Failures of Authoritarian Governance in Egypt
Khalil al-Anani
ACW, 28.04.2021, ca. 3 S.
http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/failures-of-authoritarian-governance-in-egypt/

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Why is Female Labor Force Participation Low and Stagnant in MENA? Experimental Evidence from
Egypt
The World Bank, 04.2021, 14 S.

                                                                                              Seite 18 von 29
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35527

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> Ägypten / Nilanrainer (GERD)

Egypt explores water alternatives with Nile dam set to fill
Al Monitor, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/egypt-explores-water-alternatives-nile-dam-set-
fill

Is latest Ethiopian proposal on Nile dam talks a play for time?
Ahmed Gomaa
Al Monitor, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/latest-ethiopian-proposal-nile-dam-talks-play-
time

The AU should persevere on the GERD issue The AU should bring all three parties together to de-
escalate tensions around the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
ISSAfrica, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://issafrica.org/pscreport/psc-insights/the-au-should-persevere-on-the-gerd-issue

New Dimensions in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Negotiations: Ontological Security in
Egypt and Ethiopia
Fana Gebresenbet & Dawit Yohannes Wondemagegnehu
In: African Security (online first), 04.2021, 27 S.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/19392206.2021.1905921

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> Libyen

Libya: Informal Interactive Dialogue [28.04.2021]
What's In Blue/SCR, 28.04.2021
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2021/04/libya-informal-interactive-dia-
logue.php

OCHA Libya l Humanitarian Bulletin (March 2021)
UN-OCHA, 04.2021, 5 S.
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/libya_bulletin_march_2021_english.pdf

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Libya: Military courts sentence hundreds of civilians in sham, torture-tainted trials
"Military courts have convicted hundreds of civilians in eastern Libya in secret and grossly unfair
military trials, aimed at punishing real or perceived opponents and critics of the Libyan Arab
Armed Forces (LAAF) and affiliated armed groups ..."
ai, 26.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/04/libya-military-courts-sentence-hundreds-of-
civilians-in-sham-torture-tainted-trials/

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Libyan prime minister visits Ankara
Mustafa Fetouri
Al Monitor, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/libyan-prime-minister-visits-ankara

Deutschlands Libyen-Politik ist ein Desaster
Omid Nouripour
In: IP, Mai-Juni 2021, S. 53-55.
https://internationalepolitik.de/system/files/article_pdfs/IP_03-2021_Nouripour_oB.pdf

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> Tunesien

Tunisia Has Asked IMF for Finance Programme -Letter
US News/Reuters, 25.04.2021
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2021-04-25/tunisia-has-asked-imf-for-fi-
nance-programme-letter

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Tunisia Jails Repatriated Women With Suspected ISIS Ties - Ensure Humane Treatment, Due Pro-
cess, Medical Care
HRW, 29.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/04/29/tunisia-jails-repatriated-women-suspected-isis-ties

Torture and Detention: A Radicalisation Machine
Christophe Cotteret
Inkyfada, 23.04.2021, ca. 3 S. + Audios
https://inkyfada.com/en/2021/04/23/tunisia-justice-antiterrorism-chapter-4-prison-torture/

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‫ ﺣﯿﺜﯿﺎﺗﮭﺎ وآﻓﺎﻗﮭﺎ‬:‫ اﻟﺪﺳﺘﻮرﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻮﻧﺲ‬/‫اﻷزﻣﺔ اﻟﺴﯿﺎﺳﯿﺔ‬
Doha Institute, 27.04.2021, 8 S.
https://www.dohainstitute.org/ar/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/The-Political-
Constitutional-crisis-in-Tunisia-Context-and-Prospects.pdf

TUNISIA CONFLICT INSIGHTS
IPSS, 04.2021, 18 S.
http://ipss-addis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Tunisia-Conflict-Insights-23042021.pdf
@WAO

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Environmentalism After Decentralization: The Local Politics of Solid Waste Management in
Tunisia
Lana Salman
ARI, 29.04.2021, 9 S.
https://www.arab-reform.net/wp-
content/uploads/pdf/Arab_Reform_Initiative_en_environmentalism-after-decentralization-the-
local-politics-of-solid-waste-management-in-tunisia_18253.pdf

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> Algerien

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Algerian Foreign Minister Boukadoum
US DoS, 29.04.2021
https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-call-with-algerian-foreign-minister-boukadoum/

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> Marokko

Umsetzungsstand des GIZ-Projekts „Beschäftigungsförderung durch Energieeffizienz und erneuer-
bare Energien in Moscheen“ in Marokko II (Nachfrage zur Antwort der Bundesregierung auf Bun-
destagsdrucksache 19/21800) - Kleine Anfrage der Fraktion der AfD
BT, 20.04.2021
Vorgang und Download:
http://dipbt.bundestag.de/extrakt/ba/WP19/2767/276707.html
Kurzinformation:
https://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/838372-838372

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Exploring the Voices of the Rif Hirak activism: The struggle for democracy in Morocco
Azz Eddine Diouani
In: Mediterranean Politics (online first), 04.2021, 26 S.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/13629395.2021.1915448

‫وﺗﺤﻮﻟﮭﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺮادﯾﻜﺎﻟﯿﺔ إﻟﻰ اﻻﻋﺘﺪال‬
                              ‫ﱡ‬    ‫اﻷﺻﻮل اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﯿﺔ واﻟﻔﻜﺮﯾﺔ ﻟﻠﺤﺮﻛﺔ اﻹﺳﻼﻣﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﻐﺮﺑﯿﺔ‬
‫ﻋﺒﺪ اﻹﻟﮫ ﺳﻄﻲ‬
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, 03.2021, 302 S.
Übersicht und Download:
https://studies.aljazeera.net/ar/ebooks/book-1344

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> EU - Mittelmeerraum / MENA-Region / Afrika: Migrationspolitik / Flüchtlinge

Mediterranean Situation
UNHCR-Themenseite mit ständig aktualisierten Informationen:
https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/mediterranean

Migration management: New EU Strategy on voluntary return and reintegration
EU, 27.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_1931
Vgl.
The EU strategy on voluntary return and reintegration - COMMUNICATION FROM THE
COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
EU, 27.04.2021, 20 S.
https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/default/files/pdf/27042021-eu-strategy-voluntary-re-
turn-reintegration-com-2021-120_en.pdf

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Ghana as the EU’s Migration Partner: Actors, Interests, and Recommendations for European
Policymakers
Kwaku Arhin-Sam
DGAP, 04.2021, 21 S.
https://dgap.org/sites/default/files/article_pdfs/210428_report-2021-7-en_ghana.pdf

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> EU: Demokratieförderung (allg.)

EU democracy projection: Does the EU practice what it preaches? - Conclusion

                                                                                         Seite 22 von 29
Tanja A. Börzel
In: Mediterranean Politics (online first), 04.2021, 10 S.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/13629395.2021.1915738

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> USA - MENA-Region

Hearing: Human Rights and U.S. Policy in the MENA Region Ten Years After the Arab Spring
Philippe Nassif, Sarah Holewinski, Samuel Tadros, Sarah Leah Whitson, Stephen McInerney
TLHRC, 29.04.2021
Übersicht und Webcast (03:12h):
https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearings/human-rights-and-us-policy-mena-
region-ten-years-after-arab-spring
Statement McInerney (3 S.):
https://pomed.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Stephen-McInerney_LantosCommissionOral-
Testimony_April2021.pdf

Full Committee Hearing: “National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in the Greater
Middle East and Africa”
Amanda Dory, Kenneth McKenzie Jr., Stephen Townsend
US House, 20.04.2021
Übersicht und Webcast (02:27h):
https://armedservices.house.gov/2021/4/full-committee-hearing-national-security-challenges-
and-u-s-military-activities-in-the-greater-middle-east-and-africa

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The Biden administration and the Middle East: Reflecting on the first 100 days
Paul Salem, Alex Vatanka, Mick Mulroy, Fatima Abo Alasrar, Gerald M. Feierstein, Charles W. Dunne,
Gönül Tol, Michael K. Nagata, Robert S. Ford, Dalal Yassine, Jonathan M. Winer, Charles Lister,
Mirette F. Mabrouk
MEI, 28.04.2021, ca. 10 S.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/biden-administration-and-middle-east-reflecting-first-100-
days

What do Middle Eastern Countries Expect from the Biden Administration?
Máté Szalai (ed.)
Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Budapest), 03.2021, 9 S.
https://kki.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/41_2021-06_mena.pdf

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> VR China / Russland - MENA-Region

Moscow, Beijing, and the Crescent: Russian and Chinese religious soft power in the Middle
East
Jonathan Hoffman
In: Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 30, Issue 2 (Spring 2021), S. 76-86.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1111/dome.12232

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> Machtkonkurrenz externer Akteure (MENA-Region)

Major Power Rivalry in the Middle East
Steven A. Cook
Inhalt:
- Introduction
- Russia
- China
- India
- The European Union
- Major Power Rivalries and Regional Conflicts
- Conclusion
CFR, 03.2021, 41 S.
https://cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/dp-cook-final-interior-and-exterior_0.pdf
@WAO

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> UN: Peacebuilding (allg./global)

Transitions from UN Special Political Missions to UN Country Teams
Agathe Sarfati
IPI, 04.2021, 12 S.
https://www.ipinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2104_Transitions-from-SPMs.pdf

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> Schutz von Zivilbevölkerung/ziviler Infrastruktur in bewaffneten Konflikten
(allg./global)

Security Council Strongly Condemns Attacks against Critical Civilian Infrastructure, Unani-
mously Adopting Resolution 2573 (2021)
UNSC, 27.04.2021, ca. 5 S.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14506.doc.htm
Resolution:
https://undocs.org/S/RES/2573(2021)
Vgl.
Concept note for the Security Council open debate on the theme “Protection of objects indispensa-
ble to the survival of the civilian population”, to be held on 27 April 2021
UNSC, 07.04.2021, 5 S.
http://undocs.org/en/S/2021/335

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> Regionalpolitik / regionale Sicherheit (MENA-Region)

Regional dynamics and the future of Middle East strategic alliance
Lacin Idil Oztig
"... When US President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia in 2017, he recommended the establish-
ment of the Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) that would act as a bulwark against Iran's re-
gional ambitions. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Jordan,
and Egypt were designated as prospective MESA member states. This article discusses MESA by
evaluating the dynamics that create a permissive environment for its establishment and numerous
hurdles to the formation of a new security organization in the region. ..."
In: Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 30, Issue 2 (Spring 2021), S. 102-115.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1111/dome.12229

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> Umbruch in der arabischen Welt / Ideologien / Revolutionen

Revolutionary Utopia in the Middle East as steely romanticism: the case of the al-Baʿth party
Christian Thuselt
"The failure of the Arab Spring has frequently been explained by the inability of the rebels not only
to formulate their grievances in a language other than their own but also to take over a political sys-
tem and its institutions. This is usually contrasted with earlier revolutionary movements. However,
this essay, contrary to this assumption, states that two of the most powerful revolutionary ideolo-
gies of the 20th century, Marxism and Baʿthism, did not have any precise ideas about these very in-
stitutions. Using the al-Baʿth-party as an example, it is demonstrated that this lack of institutions is

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to be understood as an expression of a romantic longing to charge a political entity with deeper
contents of human search for meaning. This overburdening with meaning reflects institutions inad-
equately and is thus to be understood as an essential basis of authoritarian self-privilege with
power. ..."
In: British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (online first), 04.2021, 17 S.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/13530194.2021.1919992

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> Diaspora (Araber:innen)

¡Viva los Arabes!: Underreported stories of the Arabs of the Americas
Joze Pelayo
Atlantic Council, 28.04.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/viva-los-arabes-underreported-stories-of-
the-arabs-of-the-americas/

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> Bildung / Bildungssysteme (MENA-Region)

Webinar/Buchvorstellung: Political Economy of Education in the MENA Region
Chatham House, 04.05.2021, 03:00 PM in London
Übersicht und Registrierung:
https://chathamhouse.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7KZL_xoOSPaIcfLm-1ghPw
Vgl.
The Political Economy of Education in the Arab World
Hicham Alaoui, Robert Springborg (eds.)
Inhalt:
- 1. The Political Economy of Education in the Arab World / Hicham Alaoui and Robert Springborg
- 2. Democracy and Education / Ishac Diwan
- 3. Citizenship in Egyptian, Tunisian, and Moroccan History Textbooks / Roel Meijer
- 4. University Reforms in Egypt and Morocco / Florian Kohstall
- 5. Educational Policy in Sisi’s Egypt / Robert Springborg
- 6. The Impact of Poverty and Corruption on Educational Quality in Tunisia / Lindsay J. Benstead
- 7. US University Campuses in the Gulf Monarchies / Christopher M. Davidson
- 8. Foreign Scholarship Programs in Algeria and Saudi Arabia / Adel Hamaizia and Andrew Leber
- 9. Lessons from Latin America / Merilee S. Grindle
- 10. Lessons from East Asia / Alisa Jones
- 11. The Challenges of Educational Reform in the Arab World / Hicham Alaoui and Robert Spring-
borg
Boulder (Lynne Rienner), 04.2021, 297 S.

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Übersicht und Bestellung:
https://www.rienner.com/title/The_Political_Economy_of_Education_in_the_Arab_World

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> Islam

A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi'is
John McHugo
Georgetown University Presse, 04.2018, 347 S.
Übersicht und Bestellung:
http://press.georgetown.edu/book/georgetown/concise-history-sunnis-and-shiis
Review:
https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/JEMEAA/Display/Article/2329539/book-review-a-concise-
history-of-sunnis-shiis/

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> Islamismus / Islamisten

How Iran’s 1979 Revolution Affected Sunni Islamists in the Middle East
Mohammad Ataie, Raphaël Lefèvre, Toby Matthiesen
"... introduces the project, ‘Whose Revolution? Re-assessing the Impact of the 1979 Iranian Revolu-
tion on Sunni Islamism‘ ..."
LSE Blog, 26.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2021/04/26/how-irans-1979-revolution-affected-sunni-islamists-in-
the-middle-east/
Weitere Informationen zum Projekt:
https://www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-centre/research/sunni-islamism-and-iran

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> Terrorismus / Jihadismus / -bekämpfung

Africa File: Political crises rock Chad and Somalia; Islamic State insurgency robs Mozambique of bil-
lions
CT/AEI, 29.04.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/africa-file/africa-file-political-crises-rock-chad-and-soma-
lia-islamic-state-insurgency-robs-mozambique-of-billions

'From Baghdad to Africa': Editorial in Islamic State's al-Naba' Newsletter
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi's Blog, 25.04.2021, ca. 3 S.

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http://www.aymennjawad.org/2021/04/from-baghdad-to-africa-editorial-in-islamic-state

Terrorist Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Main Actors and International Dynamics
Göktuğ Sönmez
ORSAM, 02.2021, 24 S.
https://orsam.org.tr//d_hbanaliz/terrorist-activity-in-sub-saharan-africa-main-actors-and-inter-
national-dynamics-.pdf

Islamic Radicalization in Belgium
Vinayak Dalmia
In: Journal of European, MiddleEastern, & African Affairs, VOL. 2 NO. 3 (FALL 2020), S. 78-83.
https://media.defense.gov/2020/Aug/31/2002487581/-1/-
1/1/JEMEAA%20FALL%202020.PDF/JEMEAA%20FALL%202020.PDF

Violent Islamism and Shame-Inducing Narratives
Gaetano Joe Ilardi
"... Utilizing concepts contained in Benford and Snow’s notion of experiential commensurability, this
article will examine how VI organizations seek to induce shame among their targets of mobilization
by facilitating comparison and instilling a sense of accountability. ..."
In: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism (online first), 04.2021, 26 S.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1915930

Listening to the “Voice of Islam”: The Turkestan Islamic Party’s Online Propaganda Strategy
Miron Lakomy
In: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism (online first), 04.2021, 26 S.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1914361

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> Coronavirus-Krise / COVID-19 (MENA-Region)

Webinar: MENA Economies Emerging from the Pandemic - A Conversation with Jihad Azour
Brookings/IMF, 05.05.2021, 2:00-2:45 pm Doha Time
Übersicht und Registrierung:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ot2qop_GTFmZUxj9O2O5ZQ
Vgl.
Middle East and Central Asia Regional Economic Outlook - Arising from the Pandemic: Build-
ing Forward Better
IMF, 04.2021, 33 S.
Übersicht und Downloads:
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO/MECA/Issues/2021/04/11/regional-economic-
outlook-middle-east-central-asia

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Four Questions About Debt and Financing Risks from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa
Jeta Menkulasi, Cesar Serra, and Suchanan Tambunlertchai
IMF, 28.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2021/04/27/na042821-4-questions-about-debt-and-fi-
nancing-risks-from-covid-19-in-mena

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One year of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: The fate of the ‘best performers’
Yasmina Abouzzohour
MIPA, 01.04.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://mipa.institute/8528

Shaping Africa’s Post-Covid Recovery
Rabah Arezki, Simeon Djankov, Ugo Panizza (eds.)
Inhalt u.a.:
- How did Egypt soften the impact of Covid-19?
CEPR, 02.2021, 226 S.
https://voxeu.org/system/files/epublication/Africas%20Post-Covid%20Recovery.pdf

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