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CMESNewsletter #42February 2024 | | | | Message From the DirectorCMES continues to conduct media analyses and write articles, including several pieces in the Conversation, on the Israel-Hamas war and the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. CMES also wants to acknowledge the important mission that the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) at Lund University has been assigned in reviewing UNWRA (UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees) at the request of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. CMES has also taken the initiative to offer a reading course during the spring on the Israel-Palestine conflict for staff and students at Lund University. Please note that the deadline for applications is 8 March 2024.
In February, a broad range of activities were held at CMES. The Director of the Swedish Dialogue Institute in Amman, Charlotta Sparre, held an inspirational talk underscoring the indispensable role of dialogues in conflict prevention and peacebuilding in times of geopolitical challenges in the region. Additionally, a workshop focusing on the nexus between conflict and environment in Kurdistan was organised by the new MECW-project ‘ECO-Syria’, exploring the multifaceted politico-environmental dimensions of the war in Syria. CMES continues to grow with nearly 50 staff members! We extend a warm welcome to Altea Pericoli and Filippo Verre, our two new post-doctoral researchers, who will be working on geopolitics, water security, humanitarian aid and regional cooperation in the Middle East. Ilkin Mehrabov is spending a month at CMES on a writing retreat, and assisting our research projects are 11 engaged master students who just started up their internships at CMES. Finally, the recruitment process for the tenure track position in Islamic studies has been successfully concluded, and CMES is looking forward to welcoming Dr. Sami Al-Daghistani during the forthcoming autumn semester. As the wintry grip of February recedes, we note the emergence of delicate yellow blossoms (‘vintergäck’), which start to cover the garden. This is the safest sign that spring is finally arriving at CMES 🌱 For the latest CMES news, subscribe to the Newsletter!
| Karin AggestamCMES Director and MECW Coordinator
| | | | Photo: Sander Crombach/Unsplash | | | | New Staff Members at CMESCMES is growing! A warm welcome to our new researchers: - Ilkin Mehrabov joins us on a writing retreat from the Department of Strategic Communication
- Filippo Verre joins us as a Postdoctoral Fellow in water security
- Altea Pericoli joins us as a Postdoctoral Fellow in geopolitics and regional cooperation
| Top right: Ilkin Behrabov. Top left: Filippo Verre. Bottom right: Altea Pericoli. | | | | Photo: Linda Eitrem Holmgren | | | | Photo: Linda Eitrem Holmgren | | | | Source: Wikimedia Commons | | | | Photo: VikiPicture/Wikimedia Commons | | | | Photo: Ahmed Akacha/Pexels | | | | | Photo: M. Rais/Wikimedia Commons | | | | Photo: Michael Paul Gollmer/Wikimedia | | | |
13 June: AI in the Service of Socio-Politically Adapted Sustainable Dust-Storm Control in the Middle EastCMES research seminar with Hossein Hashemi (CMES and Division of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University), Amir Naghibi (CMES and Division of Water Resources Engineering, LU), Sara Brogaard (CMES and LUCSUS, LU), Ali Mansourian (CMES and Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, LU), and Pengziang Zhao (CMES and Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, LU). At CMES and on Zoom, 13:15-14:30. | | | | Looking for an Expert on the Middle East and North Africa?CMES researchers conduct research on a range of themes related to countries in the MENA region: democratization, migration and sustainable socio-economic development; environment and sustainable development; religion, identity and culture; and security and sustainable peace. To find out more, please visit our website's list of experts. | Find Out More About Middle East & North Africa Research at Lund UniversityLund University conducts Middle Eastern research of international quality and with a societal relevance across and between faculties. To find out more about the Middle East research being conducted at LU in Science, Medicine, Engineering, Humanities and Theology, and Social Sciences, please visit our website. | |
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