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SWP-WebMonitor
Nahost/Nordafrika
Nr. 22/2021

SWP-Informationsservices
Jürgen Rogalski, 31.03.2021

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
> Israel / Palästina: Antisemitismus / "Israelkritik"
> Palästina
> Israel
> Libanon
> Syrien
> Syrien / Irak
> Irak
> Jordanien
> Kuwait
> Bahrain
> Katar
> VAE
> Saudi-Arabien
> Jemen
> Oman
> Iran
> Ägypten
> Ägypten / Nilanrainer
> Libyen
> Tunesien
> EU - Mittelmeerraum / MENA-Region
> EU - Mittelmeerraum / MENA-Region / Afrika: Migrationspolitik / Flüchtlinge
> Türkei - Mittelmeerraum / MENA-Region
> USA - MENA-Region
> Russland - MENA-Region
> Umbruch in der arabischen Welt / "Arabischer Frühling"
> Gesellschaftsvertrag (MENA-Region)
> Menschenrechte (global)
> Terrorismus / Jihadismus / -bekämpfung
> Konflikte / Erdölpreise
> Coronavirus-Krise / COVID-19 (MENA-Region)

> Israel / Palästina

No to Second Oslo: Al-Haq Condemns the Palestinian Authority Gas Agreement, Subjecting Genera-
tions of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to Corporate Capture and Perpetual Closure
Al-Haq, 27.03.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/18108.html

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Webinar: Israeli and Palestinian Elections - Opportunities for Change or More of Same?
Hanan Ashrawi, Diana Buttu, Orly Noy, Peter Beinart
FMEP, 06.04.2021, 11:00 PM in Eastern Time (USA und Kanada)
Registrierung:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KkJgBBKZTyWNcJvyv4uHcg

How Palestinians reacted to Israeli election results
Adnan Abu Amer
Al Monitor, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/how-palestinians-reacted-israeli-election-results

The EU’s diplomatic head and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict one year on
Przemysław Osiewicz
MEI, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/eus-diplomatic-head-and-israeli-palestinian-conflict-one-year

Should Israel Cooperate with the ICC?
Anne Herzberg
BESA, 03.2021, 17 S.
https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/190web.pdf

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Redefining deprivation in a conflict area: learning from the Palestinian experience using
mixed methods
Tiziana Leone et al.
"... seeks to understand how people make sense of, and cope with, various forms of deprivation
and trauma resulting from experiences of conflict and military occupation in the occupied Palestin-
ian territories ..."
LSE, 03.2021, 28 S.
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/109288/3/Redefining_Deprivation_in_a_Conflict_Area.pdf

Israel’s Security in a Two-State Reality
Omer Eynav
Molad, 02.2021, 43 S.
http://www.molad.org/images/upload/files/twostatesecurity_ENG_Final.pdf
@WAO

Pourquoi la Cisjordanie s’appelle-t-elle ainsi ?
Élisa Aumoitte
Orients XXI, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://orientxxi.info/va-comprendre/pourquoi-la-cisjordanie-s-appelle-ainsi,4619

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> Israel / Palästina: Antisemitismus / "Israelkritik"

Combatting Antisemitism Benefits the Arab World
Frank Musmar, Najat Al-Saied
BESA, 30.03.2021, 3 S.
https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1981-Antisemitism-Arab-World-Musmar-
and-Al-Saied-final-1.pdf

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> Palästina

US$20 Million to Boost Digital Development in the Palestinian Territories
The World Bank, 26.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/03/26/us-20-million-to-boost-digital-
development-in-the-palestinian-territories

West Bank and Gaza Aid: Should Funding Resume, Increased Oversight of Subawardee Compliance
with USAID's Antiterrorism Policies and Procedures May Reduce Risks
US GAO, 29.03.2021, 69 S.
Übersicht und Downloads:

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https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-332

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Poll: Barghouti to win Palestine presidential elections
MEMO, 30.03.2021
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210330-poll-barghouti-to-win-palestine-presidential-
elections/
Vgl.
Public Opinion Poll No (79)
PSR, 31.03.2021, 25 S.
http://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2079%20English%20full-
text%20March%202021.pdf

Palestinian elections: What is happening?
Daoud Kuttab
Al Monitor, 28.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/palestinian-elections-what-happening

Palestine elections: Israel arrests Hamas leaders in West Bank
"Israeli forces reportedly intimidated members of Hamas movement and warned them against run-
ning in the May legislative elections. ..."
MEE, 26.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-elections-hamas-west-bank-leaders-ar-
rested

Intel: US announces $15 million in aid to West Bank, Gaza
Elizabeth Hagedorn
Al Monitor, 25.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/intel-us-announces-15-million-aid-west-bank-
gaza

Palestinian Elections, Finally - Significance, Challenges and European Responsibilities
Muriel Asseburg
SWP Comment, 03.2021, 5 S.
http://bit.ly/SWP21C24
Dt. Version:
http://bit.ly/SWP21A26

‫ ﺗﺸﻈﻲ ﻓﺘﺤﺎوي وﺗﺮﻗﺐ ﺣﻤﺴﺎوي‬:‫اﻻﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﺎت اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﯿﻨﯿﺔ‬
‫ﻋﺪﻧﺎن أﺑﻮ ﻋﺎﻣﺮ‬
Sada, 24.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/84160

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Land Day: Palestinians mark the 45th anniversary
Maha Hussaini
MEE, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-land-day-anniversary-marked-repeats

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> Israel

Bahrain appoints first ambassador to Israel
MFA Israel, 30.03.2021
https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2021/Pages/Bahrain-appoints-first-ambassador-to-Israel-30-
March-2021.aspx

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Podcast: Pattsituation nach der Wahl: Israel steht erneut vor schwieriger Regierungsbildung
Lidia Averbukh, Peter Lintl
"Auch nach der vierten Parlamentswahl in zwei Jahren gibt es in Israel keinen klaren Sieger. Wie ist
das Ergebnis zu bewerten? Welche Rolle spielt das Korruptionsverfahren gegen Premier Benjamin
Netanyahu? ..."
SWP-Podcast, 31.03.2021, 00:24h
http://bit.ly/SWP21P05

Video: Different, but the Same
"... Aaron David Miller outlines the key takeaways of Israel’s elections. ..."
CEIP, 26.03.2021, 00:02h
https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/84177

Israeli Election Produces Yet Another Stalemate
Yossi Mekelberg
Chatham House, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/03/israeli-election-produces-yet-another-stalemate

Die alles dominierende Figur
Paul Pasch
"Für oder gegen Netanjahu? Israels Parteien stehen erneut vor einer Pattsituation. Ausgerechnet
eine islamische Partei könnte entscheidend sein. ..."
IPG Journal, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/naher-osten/artikel/die-alles-dominierende-figur-
5079/?utm_campaign=de_40_20210330&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

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Once again, Netanyahu could win with a draw - Facing a corruption indictment and seemingly
boxed in, Netanyahu is still standing
Al Monitor, 26.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/once-again-netanyahu-could-win-draw

Bittersweet victory for Israel’s Gideon Saar
Ben Caspit
Al Monitor, 26.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/bittersweet-victory-israels-gideon-saar

Results of the Early Parliamentary Elections in Israel
Michał Wojnarowicz
PISM, 26.03.2021, 2 S.
https://www.pism.pl/file/96c90bca-a34b-481b-be7c-58666def7a15

Der Wahlkampf in Israel 2021 - Wahlen werden erneut rechts entschieden
Philipp Burkhard
KAS, 03.2021, 5 S.
https://www.kas.de/documents/252038/10987758/Der+Wahlkampf+in+Israel+-+Wahlen+wer-
den+erneut+rechts+entschieden.pdf/f020df41-1b33-aab7-664b-ba844e82bafb

Élections: Israël. L’idée rance d’un homme fort pour la nation juive
Charles Enderlin
Orient XXI, 31.03.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://orientxxi.info/magazine/israel-l-idee-rance-d-un-homme-fort-pour-la-nation-juive,4641

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Book Review: Head of the Mossad - In Pursuit of a Safe and Secure Israel
Joshua Sinai
SWJ, 28.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/swj-book-review-head-mossad-pursuit-safe-and-secure-
israel
Vgl.
Head of the Mossad - In Pursuit of a Safe and Secure Israel
Shabtai Shavit
Notre Dame, Indiana (University of Notre Dame Press), 2020, 434 S.
Übersicht und Bestellung:
https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268108335/head-of-the-mossad/

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> Libanon

Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on Salim Jamil Ayyash
US DoS, 29.03.2021
https://www.state.gov/rewards-for-justice-reward-offer-for-information-on-salim-jamil-ayyash/

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Lebanon: Tripoli Detainees Allege Torture, Forced Disappearance - Don’t Try Civilians in
Military Courts; Drop Unsubstantiated Terrorism Charges
HRW, 30.03.2021, ca. 3 S. + Links
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/30/lebanon-tripoli-detainees-allege-torture-forced-disap-
pearance

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Lebanon’s economic crisis: A tragedy in the making
Amer Bisat, Marcel Cassard, Ishac Diwan
MEI, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/lebanons-economic-crisis-tragedy-making

Combatting Corruption for the People of Lebanon
Makram Rabah
Fikra Forum, 26.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/combatting-corruption-people-lebanon

Women’s Participation and Representation in Lebanese Politics: Electoral Performance,
Challenges, and the Road Ahead
Georgia Dagher
LCPS, 03.2021, 29 S.
https://lcps-lebanon.org/publications/1617105491-women_participation.pdf

Hybrid Media and Hybrid Politics: Contesting Informational Uncertainty in Lebanon and Tunisia
Kjetil Selvik, Katrin Voltmer, Jacob Høigil
In: The International Journal of Press/Politics (online first), 03.2021, 19 S.
Abstract und Download:
https://www.nupi.no/nupi_eng/Publications/CRIStin-Pub/Hybrid-Media-and-Hybrid-Politics-Con-
testing-Informational-Uncertainty-in-Lebanon-and-Tunisia

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> Syrien

As Plight of Syrians Worsens, Hunger Reaches Record High, International Community Must Fully
Commit to Ending Decade-Old War, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly
UN, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20664.doc.htm

As Hunger, Malnutrition Rise in Syria, Security Council Must Ensure Border Crossing Re-
mains Open, Aid Flows to Millions, Humanitarian Affairs Chief Stresses
UNSC, 29.03.2021, ca. 5 S.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14479.doc.htm
Vgl.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the UN Security Council Briefing and Consultations on the Humani-
tarian Situation in Syria
US DoS, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-the-un-security-council-briefing-and-
consultations-on-the-humanitarian-situation-in-syria/
Zum Hintergrund:
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2021/03/syria-meeting-on-humanitarian-
developments-2.php

Supporting the future of Syria and the region- Brussels V Conference, 29-30 March 2021
Webseite:
https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/93313/node/93313_en
Vgl.
Syrian crisis: €5.3 billion mobilised by donors for 2021 and beyond at 5th Brussels Conference
EU, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S. + Links
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_1464
Vgl.
Co-chair's Statement
EEAS, 30.03.2021, 9 S.
https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/20210330_b5c_co-chr_final_en_1.pdf
Vgl.
Co-chair's Statement Annex: Fundraising
EEAS, 30.03.2021, 4 S.
https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/pledging_statement_financial_annex_b5c__0.pdf
Vgl.
Supporting Syria and the region: Post-Brussels conference financial tracking [2020 confer-
ence]
EEAS, 03.2021, 32 S.
https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/financial_tracking_report_no_11.pdf

Brussels V ‘Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’: Opening remarks by HR/VP Josep Bor-
rell at the Ministerial session
EEAS, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.

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https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/95996/brussels-v-
%E2%80%98supporting-future-syria-and-region%E2%80%99-opening-remarks-hrvp-josep-
borrell-ministerial_en
Borrell at the press conference:
https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/95986/brussels-v-
%E2%80%98supporting-future-syria-and-region%E2%80%99-remarks-hrvp-josep-borrell-press-
conference_en

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen’s Remarks to the Brussels V Conference
“Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”
OSES, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://specialenvoysyria.unmissions.org/united-nations-special-envoy-syria-mr-geir-o-peder-
sen%E2%80%99s-remarks-brussels-v-conference-%E2%80%9Csupporting

U.S. Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syria Crisis Response
US DoS, 30.03.2021
https://www.state.gov/u-s-announces-additional-humanitarian-assistance-for-the-syria-crisis-
response/

Video-Statement von Außenminister Heiko Maas anlässlich der Konferenz „Unterstützung der Zu-
kunft Syriens und der Region“
AA, 30.03.2021
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/newsroom/maas-konferenz-syrien/2451410

Außenminister Maas zur Syrien Geberkonferenz
AA, 30.03.2021
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/newsroom/-/2451226

Brussels V Conference on Syria and the region: highlighting the role of civil society
EU, 29.03.2021
https://ec.europa.eu/echo/news/brussels-v-conference-syria-and-region-highlighting-role-civil-
society_en

Syrien: „Wir werden nicht schweigen“ - Gemeinsamer Beitrag von Außenminister Heiko Maas und
weiterer europäischer Außenminister, erschienen in der Welt.
AA, 31.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/newsroom/maas-syrien-welt/2451620

Recent Developments in Northwest Syria - Situation Report No. 26
UN-OCHA, 30.03.2021, 10 S.
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/20210326_sitrep_26_final.pdf

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EU-UN Aid Conference Should Focus on Syrians’ Rights - Set Principled Framework for Aid, Protec-
tion, Justice
HRW, 28.03.2021, ca. 2 S. + Links
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/28/eu-un-aid-conference-should-focus-syrians-rights

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Some advice to my Syrian and Syrian-American friends
Frederic C. Hof
"Syrians and Syrian-Americans are voicing deep concerns that the new administration of President
Joseph Biden will, with respect to Syria, reflect no more than the restoration of failed policies asso-
ciated with the administration of President Barack Obama. ..."
MEI, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/some-advice-to-my-syrian-and-syrian-ameri-
can-friends/

No, Putin Will Not Help at UN on Syria
Anna Borshchevskaya
The Hill, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/545551-no-putin-will-not-help-at-un-on-syria

Moscow’s New Diplomatic Tool
Yezid Sayigh
"Russia, Turkey, and Qatar have presented a trilateral initiative on Syria, but it’s who is included
that matters more. ..."
Diwan, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/84207

In rebuke to Russia, Blinken presses UN to quit politicizing Syria aid
Elizabeth Hagedorn
" Blinken called on the UN Security Council to reauthorize a cross-border aid operation into Syria
despite Russian and Chinese opposition. ..."
Al Monitor, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/rebuke-russia-blinken-presses-un-quit-
politicizing-syria-aid

Turkish-Russian Adversarial Collaboration in Syria, Libya, and Nagorno-Karabakh
Güney Yildiz
SWP Comment, 03.2021, 4 S.
Übersicht und Downloads:
https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/turkish-russian-adversarial-collaboration-in-syria-
libya-and-nagorno-karabakh/

New Kid on the Block: prosecution of ISIS fighters by the Autonomous Administration of
North and East Syria

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Tanya Mehra, Matthew Wentworth
ICCT, 16.03.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://icct.nl/publication/prosecution-of-isis-fighters-by-autonomous-administration-of-north-
east-syria/

Event Summary: Iran's Long Game in Syria
Oula A. Alrifai, Nakissa Jahanbani, Mehdi Khalaji
WINEP, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S. + Video (01:06h)
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/irans-long-game-syria

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Zehn Jahre Bürgerkrieg: Wiederaufbau in Assads Syrien trotz exklusivem Gesellschaftsvertrag?
Zintl, Tina; Yannick Suderman
DIE, 15.03.2021, 1 S.
https://www.die-gdi.de/uploads/media/Deutsches_Institut_fuer_Entwicklungspolitik_Zintl_Suder-
mann_15.03.2021_01.pdf

Tribes in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor back Assad in upcoming elections
Khaled al-Khateb
Al Monitor, 27.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/tribes-syrias-deir-ez-zor-back-assad-upcoming-
elections

New Kid on the Block: prosecution of ISIS fighters by the Autonomous Administration of North and
East Syria
Tanya Mehra, Matthew Wentworth
ICCT, 16.03.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://icct.nl/publication/prosecution-of-isis-fighters-by-autonomous-administration-of-north-
east-syria/

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> Syrien / Irak

Joint Communiqué by Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Small Group
US DoS, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.state.gov/joint-communique-by-ministers-of-the-global-coalition-to-defeat-isis-
small-group/
Zum Hintergrund:
https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-acting-special-envoy-for-the-global-coalition-to-defeat-isis-
john-godfrey-on-u-s-participation-in-the-upcoming-d-isis-ministerial/

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Koordinierte Rückführung deutscher Staatsbürgerinnen und Staatsbürger aus den ehemaligen IS-
Gebieten gewährleisten - Antrag der Fraktion BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN
BT, 24.03.2021
Vorgang und Download:
http://dipbt.bundestag.de/extrakt/ba/WP19/2756/275654.html
Kurzinformation:
https://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/831922-831922

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Political risk vs. risk to force: How policy decisions impact risk and capability in partner operations
Mick Mulroy, Eric Oehlerich, Walton Mulroy
"Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) is the U.S. military’s name for the international intervention to
defeat ISIS in Syria and Iraq starting in 2014. This operation was and is widely viewed as a success.
Military personnel and intelligence advisers paired with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and
the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to liberate almost 8 million people from ISIS rule. ..."
MEI, 29.03.2021, ca. 3 S. + Links
https://www.mei.edu/publications/political-risk-vs-risk-force-how-policy-decisions-impact-risk-
and-capability-partner

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> Irak

Iraq: UN experts appalled by killing of disappeared human rights defender’s father
UN-OHCHR, 26.03.2021
https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26951&LangID=E

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Iraqi Early Elections: The Will of Iraqis and Opportunities for the International Community
Alfadhel Ahmad
Fikra Forum, 26.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/iraqi-early-elections-will-iraqis-and-oppor-
tunities-international-community

Iraq’s volatile pre-election politics
IISS Strategic Comment, 03.2021, 3 S.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1080/13567888.2021.1899428

What to Expect When You’re Expecting NATO in Iraq
Paolo Napolitano
War on the Rocks, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.

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https://warontherocks.com/2021/03/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-nato-in-iraq/

TEN YEARS AFTER THE ARAB SPRING - POLITICAL AND SECURITY REFLECTIONS IN IRAQ
Adel AbdulHamza Thgeel
FES, 02.2021, 20 S.
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/amman/17676.pdf

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> Jordanien

IMF Staff and Jordan reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Review Under the Extended Fund
Facility
IMF, 30.03.2021
https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2021/03/30/pr2193-jordan-imf-staff-and-jordan-reach-
staff-level-agreement-on-the-second-review-under-eff

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Jordan: Yemeni Asylum Seekers Deported - Others Face Deportation Decisions
HRW, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/30/jordan-yemeni-asylum-seekers-deported

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Democratic Reform in Jordan? Expectations After the King’s Recent Call to Review Political
Life
Muhammad Abu Rumman
FES, 03.2021, 24 S.
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/amman/17642.pdf
@WAO

Jordanien als Partner deutscher Nahostpolitik
Edmund Ratka
"Die neue diplomatische Dynamik im Nahen Osten sollte Deutschland gemeinsam mit Jordanien
nutzen. Für eine Verstetigung der Partnerschaft bedarf es jedoch demokratischer Fortschritte im
Haschemitischen Königreich. ..."
KAS, 02.2021, 4 S.
https://www.kas.de/documents/252038/10987758/Jordanien+als+Partner+deutscher+Nahost-
politik.pdf/032a61db-843b-32dd-5c79-97785852c096
@WAO

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> Kuwait

Breaking out of the innovation trap? Towards promoting private R&D investment in Kuwait
HUSAM ARMAN et al.
LSE, 03.2021, 36 S.
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/109010/1/Arman_breaking_out_of_the_innovation_trap_paper_9.pdf

Reclaiming public space in Kuwait’s residential neighbourhoods: an applied policy-oriented ap-
proach
ALEXANDRA GOMES, ASSEEL AL-RAGAM & SHARIFA ALSHALFAN
LSE, 03.2021, 52 S.
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/108938/1/Gomes_reclaiming_public_spaces_in_kuwait_paper_8.pdf

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> Bahrain

Bahrain appoints first ambassador to Israel
MFA Israel, 30.03.2021
https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2021/Pages/Bahrain-appoints-first-ambassador-to-Israel-30-
March-2021.aspx

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> Katar

“Everything I Have to Do is Tied to a Man” - Women and Qatar’s Male Guardianship Rules
HRW, 29.03.2021, 103 S.
Übersicht und Downloads:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/03/29/everything-i-have-do-tied-man/women-and-qatars-
male-guardianship-rules
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> VAE

Rede von Außenminister Heiko Maas anlässlich der 15. VAE Botschafterkonferenz
AA, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/newsroom/maas-boko-vae/2450996

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What UAE’s growing presence in Somaliland means for its Horn of Africa strategy
Samuel Ramani
"The UAE reorients its strategy from one of military intervention to economic investment and
power. ..."
Al Monitor, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/what-uaes-growing-presence-somaliland-
means-its-horn-africa-strategy

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> Saudi-Arabien

Lawmakers probe Magnitsky Act updates after Khashoggi fallout
TLHRC, 25.03.2021
https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/news/in-the-news/lawmakers-probe-magnitsky-act-
updates-after-khashoggi-fallout

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> Jemen

Houthis Attack, Yemenis Suffer
US DoS, 26.03.2021
https://www.state.gov/houthis-attack-yemenis-suffer/

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Yemen’s Emerging Political Coalitions: A First Step Toward De-escalation?
Michael Horton
In: TM, 26.03.2021, S. 7-10.
https://jamestown.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TM-March-26-2021-Issue.pdf

Dossier: Yemen Ten Years on: Politics, Parties, and Mobilization
Inhalt:
- Yemen: The Gpc and Islah After 2011 / Eleonora Ardemagni, Raiman Al-Hamdani
- Yemen: Ansar Allah’s Ambivalent Political Platform / Robert Simmons
- Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council: A Delicate Balancing Act / Peter Salisbury
- Yemen’s Political Activists Find New Spaces for Mobilization / Hadil Al-Mowafak
ISPI, 29.03.2021, ca. 8 S.
https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/yemen-ten-years-politics-parties-and-mobilization-
29770

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> Oman

‫ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺎت ﻣﻌﺘﺪﻟﺔ ﻏﯿﺮ ﻣﻠﺘﺰﻣﺔ‬:‫ﺗﻤﺜﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺮأة ﻓﻲ ﻋُﻤﺎن‬
‫رﻓﯿﻌﺔ اﻟﻄﺎﻟﻌﻲ‬
Sada, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/84196

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> Iran

Iran and China sign 25-year cooperation agreement - Deal signed in Tehran is expected to
increase bilateral trade and military cooperation as US rivals move to deepen ties
Al Jazeera, 27.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/iran-and-china-sign-25-year-cooperation-
agreement-in-tehran
Vgl.
‫ﻣﺘﻦ وﯾﺮاﯾﺶ ﻧﮭﺎﯾﯽ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﮫ ھﻤﮑﺎریھﺎی ﺟﺎﻣﻊ اﯾﺮان و ﭼﯿﻦ‬
Ensaf, 06.2020, 18 S.
http://www.ensafnews.com/242556/%d9%85%d8%aa%d9%86-
%d9%88%db%8c%d8%b1%d8%a7%db%8c%d8%b4-
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%d8%a8%d8%b1%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%87-
%d9%87%d9%85%da%a9%d8%a7%d8%b1%db%8c%e2%80%8c%d9%87%d8%a7%db%8c-
%d8%ac%d8%a7/

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The 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal Revisited
A. Savyon, Yigal Carmon, and Ze'ev B. Begin
MEMRI, 26.03.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://www.memri.org/reports/2015-iran-nuclear-deal-revisited

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The Shia Fatemiyoun Brigade: Iran’s Prospective Proxy Militia in Afghanistan
Sudha Ramachandran
In: TM, 26.03.2021, S. 3-5.
https://jamestown.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TM-March-26-2021-Issue.pdf

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Khomeini and Muḥammad al-Shīrāzī: Revisiting the Origins of the “Guardianship of the Juris-
consult” (wilāyat al-faqīh)
Oliver Scharbrodt
In: Die Welt des Islams, Band 61, Ausgabe 1 (01.2021), S. 9-38.
Abstract und Bestellung:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15700607-00600A08

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> Ägypten

Italy advances arms deals with Egypt despite opposition
Al Monitor, 27.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/italy-advances-arms-deals-egypt-despite-
opposition

Sisi’s Development Dreams and the Blocked Suez Canal
Frederick Deknatel
WPR, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
Preview:
https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/29529/what-the-blocked-suez-canal-means-
for-sisi-egypt
Volltext für SWP auf Anfrage von mir!

Egypt: The Pandemic Experience in a Time of Reform
Mohamed Gad
MEI, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypt-pandemic-experience-time-reform

Egypt should go green by putting a price on carbon
Deborah Lehr
MEI, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypt-should-go-green-putting-price-carbon

Egypt-Turkey Rapprochement Is Constraining the Muslim Brotherhood
Haisam Hassanein
WINEP, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/egypt-turkey-rapprochement-constraining-
muslim-brotherhood

Turkey and Egypt Open the Door to a Diplomatic Thaw
Mohamed Elerian
WPR, 25.03.2021, 4 S.

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Preview:
https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29521/turkey-eez-diplomacy-leads-to-a-thaw-in-
turkey-egypt-relations
Volltext für SWP auf Anfrage von mir!

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Streitbare Ikone der arabischen Frauenbewegungen - Zum Tod der ägyptischen Frauenrechtlerin
Nawal El-Saadawi
Karim El-Gawhary
Qantara.de, 23.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://de.qantara.de/inhalt/zum-tod-der-aegyptischen-frauenrechtlerin-nawal-el-saadawi-
streitbare-ikone-der-arabischen

Diaries of a Surveilled Citizen after a Failed Revolution in Egypt
Zeinab Abul-Magd
In: International Journal of Middle East Studies, Volume 53, Issue 1 (02.2021), S. 145 - 154.
Abstract und Download für SWP:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020743821000088

The Arab World Between Regime Change and Political Reform
Mustapha Kamel Al-Sayyid
In: The Cairo Review of Global Affairs (Winter 2021), ca. 3 S.
https://www.thecairoreview.com/essays/the-arab-world-between-regime-change-and-political-
reform/

Revolution in parallel times: an Egyptian village's lived revolution
Khalil, Heba M.
"... explores revolutionary and rural politics through the case study of Al-Tahseen, a small village in
the Egyptian Delta that witnessed an administrative secessionist movement in 2012 and a lineage
of protests in 2008. ..."
LSE, 03.2021, 24 S.
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/109250/1/Khalil_revolution_in_parallel_times_published.pdf

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> Ägypten / Nilanrainer

Egypt weighs UAE mediation initiative in Nile dam crisis
Khalid Hassan
Al Monitor, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.

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https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/egypt-weighs-uae-mediation-initiative-nile-dam-
crisis

EU ready to mediate in Nile dam crisis
Hagar Hosny
Al Monitor, 29.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/03/eu-ready-mediate-nile-dam-crisis

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> Libyen

Council extends the mandate of Operation IRINI until 2023
EU, 26.03.2021
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/03/26/council-extends-the-
mandate-of-operation-irini-until-2023/

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What Biden Can Do for Libya
Ben Fishman
WINEP, 26.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/what-biden-can-do-libya

Turkish-Russian Adversarial Collaboration in Syria, Libya, and Nagorno-Karabakh
Güney Yildiz
SWP Comment, 03.2021, 4 S.
Übersicht und Downloads:
https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/turkish-russian-adversarial-collaboration-in-syria-
libya-and-nagorno-karabakh/

Libya: towards a political settlement?
Ben Smith
UK House of Commons Library, 23.03.2021, 11 S.
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9173/CBP-9173.pdf

Migrants refoulés en Libye, le naufrage européen
Kiri Santer
Orient XXI, 29.03.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://orientxxi.info/magazine/migrants-refoules-en-libye-un-naufrage-europeen,4622

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> Tunesien

World Bank Approves US$100 Million to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment in Tunisia
The World Bank, 26.03.2021
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/03/26/world-bank-approves-us-100-
million-to-support-covid-19-vaccine-deployment-in-tunisia

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COMPORTEMENT DES JEUNES TUNISIENS EN PÉRIODE DE CRISE: ENTRE SOLIDARITÉ ET
RÉSILIENCE FACE À LA PANDÉMIE DE COVID-19
Selim Kharrat
FES, 11.2020, 82 S.
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/tunesien/17669.pdf

Hybrid Media and Hybrid Politics: Contesting Informational Uncertainty in Lebanon and Tunisia
Kjetil Selvik, Katrin Voltmer, Jacob Høigil
In: The International Journal of Press/Politics (online first), 03.2021, 19 S.
Abstract und Download:
https://www.nupi.no/nupi_eng/Publications/CRIStin-Pub/Hybrid-Media-and-Hybrid-Politics-Con-
testing-Informational-Uncertainty-in-Lebanon-and-Tunisia

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> EU - Mittelmeerraum / MENA-Region

BARCELONA DECLARATION 25 YEARS AFTER: STRATEGIES TO REVIVE MULTILATERAL
COOPERATION
Rabha Allam
IEMed, 02.2021, 7 S.
https://www.iemed.org/publicacions-en/historic-de-publicacions/focus/167.-barcelona-declara-
tion-25-years-after-strategies-to-revive-multilateral-cooperation/at_download/arxiu_relacionat

A Euro-Mediterranean Green Deal? Towards a Green Economy in the Southern Mediterra-
nean
Julia Choucair Vizoso et al.
Euromesco, 03.2021, 96 S.
https://www.euromesco.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/A-Euro-Mediterranean-Green-Deal-
Towards-a-Green-Economy-in-the-Southern-Mediterranean-1.pdf
@WAO

Buchhinweis/Neuerscheinung:
Transnational Security Cooperation in the Mediterranean
Robert Mason (ed.)

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Inhalt:
- Introduction / Robert Mason
- Security Threats from the Southern Mediterranean as Viewed by Europe: A Comparative Analysis
of the “Long Year” of 1979 and the 2010s / Martin Beck
- Governance and Threat Perception in the Southern Neighborhood / Robert Mason
- EU CounterTerrorism Cooperation with the MENA: Optimal or Suboptimal? / Annelies Pauwels
- Migration and the Mediterranean: The EU’s Response to the “European Refugee Crisis” / Arne Nie-
mann, Julia Blöser
- Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Resources / Marco Giuli
- Russia in Syria and the Middle East: Tactics Disguised as a Strategy? / Robert Mason, Maxim A.
Suchkov
- Turkey’s Quest for Influence in the Mediterranean in the Post-Arab Uprisings Era / Ismail Numan
Telci
- European-North African Security: The Complexity of Cooperation / Yahia H. Zoubir, Djallil Loun-
nas
- International and Gulf State Influence in the Southern Mediterranean / Robert Mason
- Rethinking the EU Approach / Robert Mason
Springer, 2021, 276 S.
Übersicht und Bestellung:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54444-7

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

Wege aus der Sackgasse
Marcus Engler
"Das Flüchtlingsabkommen der EU mit der Türkei ist gescheitert. Europa braucht einen Kurswech-
sel hin zu einer humanitären Migrationspolitik. ..."
IPG Journal, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/europa/artikel/tuerkei-deal-5083/?utm_cam-
paign=de_40_20210330&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

Migrants refoulés en Libye, le naufrage européen
Kiri Santer
Orient XXI, 29.03.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://orientxxi.info/magazine/migrants-refoules-en-libye-un-naufrage-europeen,4622

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> Türkei - Mittelmeerraum / MENA-Region

TURKEY AND THE MEDITERRANEAN IMBROGLIO - The story of an aspiring regional power

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İlhan Uzgel
FES, 11.2020, 16 S.
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/beirut/17494.pdf

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> USA - MENA-Region

Not Obama, nor Trump: how Biden’s Middle East policy is different
Mona Alami
Al Sharq Strategic Research, 26.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://research.sharqforum.org/2021/03/26/not-obama-nor-trump-how-bidens-middle-east-
policy-is-different/

Panel Discussion: Reimagining U.S. Strategy in the Middle East
Dalia Dassa Kaye, Linda Robinson, Jeffrey Martini
RAND, 23.02.2021, 01:18h
Webcast:
https://www.rand.org/pubs/presentations/PTA958-1.html

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> Russland - MENA-Region

Russia’s growing ties with Iran-aligned militia groups
Samuel Ramani
MEI, 26.03.2021, ca. 2 S. + Links
https://www.mei.edu/publications/russias-growing-ties-iran-aligned-militia-groups

Russia and the Gulf: The Revamping of Diplomacy
Leonid M. Issaev
Al Sharq Strategic Research, 26.03.2021, 10 S.
https://research.sharqforum.org/download/27595/
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> Umbruch in der arabischen Welt / "Arabischer Frühling"

Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Arab Uprisings - Voices from the region: Les-
sons learned and prospects for the future
CEIP, April 06.-07.04.2021, Live on YouTube and Facebook

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Übersicht und Webcast:
https://carnegie-mec.org/2021/04/07/commemorating-10th-anniversary-of-arab-uprisings-
event-7600

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> Gesellschaftsvertrag (MENA-Region)

Social protection: a powerful tool – but not in the Middle East and North Africa…
Loewe, Markus
MENASP Blog, 03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.menasp.com/en/opinion/social-protection-a-powerful-tool-but-not-in-the-middle-
east-and-north-africa/

Framing the emergence of new social contracts in Middle East and North African countries
Loewe, Markus (ed.)
Inhalt:
- The rise and decline of the populist social contract in the Arab world / Raymond Hinnebusch
- Redefining the social contract in the wake of the Arab Spring: The experiences of Egypt, Morocco
and Tunisia / Amirah El-Haddad
- Perspectives on the rebel social contract: Exit, voice, and loyalty in the Islamic State in Iraq and
Syria / Mara Redlich Revkin, Ariel I. Ahram
- The social contract as a tool of analysis: Introduction to the special issue on “Framing the evolu-
tion of new social contracts in Middle Eastern and North African countries” / Markus Loewe, Tina
Zintl, Annabelle Houdret
- The Lived Social Contract in Schools: From protection to the production of hegemony / Hania
Sobhy
- Rethinking social contracts in the MENA region: Economic governance, contingent citizenship, and
state-society relations after the Arab uprisings / Steven Heydemann
- Reconstituting social contracts in conflict-affected MENA countries: Whither Iraq and Libya? /
Mark Furness, Bernhard Trautner
- The dynamics of the Egyptian social contract: How the political changes affected the poor / Solava
Ibrahim
In: World Development (Special Edition), 2021.
Übersicht, Abstracts und Downloads (z.T. open access):
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/world-development/special-issue/10QZ9KFTV3M

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> Menschenrechte (global)

2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
US DoS, 30.03.2021

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https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/

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> Terrorismus / Jihadismus / -bekämpfung

Joint Communiqué by Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Small Group
US DoS, 30.03.2021, ca. 2 S.
https://www.state.gov/joint-communique-by-ministers-of-the-global-coalition-to-defeat-isis-
small-group/
Zum Hintergrund:
https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-acting-special-envoy-for-the-global-coalition-to-defeat-isis-
john-godfrey-on-u-s-participation-in-the-upcoming-d-isis-ministerial/

Koordinierte Rückführung deutscher Staatsbürgerinnen und Staatsbürger aus den ehemali-
gen IS-Gebieten gewährleisten - Antrag der Fraktion BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN
BT, 24.03.2021
Vorgang und Download:
http://dipbt.bundestag.de/extrakt/ba/WP19/2756/275654.html
Kurzinformation:
https://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/831922-831922

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Boko Haram and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province
CRS, 26.03.2021, 3 S.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10173

Massacres in Mozambique Demonstrate Continuing Resilience of Islamic State in Greater Sahara
Jacob Zenn
In: TM, 26.03.2021, S. 2f.
https://jamestown.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TM-March-26-2021-Issue.pdf

Dschihadismus in Österreich - Eine gefährliche Szene mit großer ideologischer Strahlkraft
Guido Steinberg
KAS, 03.2021, 34 S.
https://www.kas.de/documents/252038/11055681/IslamistischerTerrorismus+in+Eu-
ropa.+Dschihadismus+in+%C3%96sterreich.pdf/1ceb670c-c3d5-d3e7-c15f-1ed74223b2e0
Engl. Version:
https://www.kas.de/documents/252038/11055681/Jihadist+Terrorism+in+Europe.+Jiha-
dism+in+Austria.pdf/5c694e36-b9c6-1179-99a2-d13b5e67f827
Frz. Version:
https://www.kas.de/documents/252038/11055681/Le+terrorisme+islamiste+en+europe+-
+Le+djihadisme+en+autriche.pdf/d04f6783-b65c-16be-01cf-aaa767913ebb

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New Kid on the Block: prosecution of ISIS fighters by the Autonomous Administration of
North and East Syria
Tanya Mehra, Matthew Wentworth
ICCT, 16.03.2021, ca. 3 S.
https://icct.nl/publication/prosecution-of-isis-fighters-by-autonomous-administration-of-north-
east-syria/

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> Konflikte / Erdölpreise

Curse or blessing? How cheap oil influences conflict dynamics
Matteo Ilardo
"... In South Sudan, Libya and Iraq, falling oil revenues have led to increased uncertainty and insta-
bility ..."
EUISS, 03.2021, 8 S.
https://www.iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EUISSFiles/Brief_6_2021-1.pdf

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

Deutschland und Europa müssen die MENA-Region stärker im Kampf gegen die wirtschaftlichen
Auswirkungen von COVID-19 unterstützen
Claes, Thomas; Mark Furness
DIE, 08.03.2021, 1 S.
https://www.die-gdi.de/uploads/media/Deutsches_Institut_fuer_Entwicklungspolitik_Claes_Fur-
ness_08.03.2021.pdf

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