Middle East & North Africa

On December 10, 2015, AICGS hosted a day-long conference of over 100 attendees together with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington, the United States Institute of Peace, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V., and Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e.V.

On December 10, 2015, AICGS hosted a day-long conference of over 100 attendees together with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington, the United States Institute of Peace, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V., and Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e.V.

From November 13 to 15, 2014 the DGAP's EUMEF program invited some 120 alumni of its New Faces conferences and summer schools to a reunion and networking event. The debate focused on current political, social, and economic developments in the MENA region as well as the influence and policies of external actors. The Alumni conference was organized with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the German Federal Foreign Office, and the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa).

Why has terrorism reemerged in Egypt? What are the aims of the most active militant groups? What is the nature of link to so-called Islamic State and Al Qaeda? How do Egyptian groups they finance their activities and how effective is the Egyptian state in countering this threat? Finally, how can the international community best support Egypt’s fight against terrorism? A 3-day policy workshop at the DGAP’s EU-Middle East Forum of the MENA program delved deeply into these questions.

Nach 12 Jahren zäher Verhandlungen eröffnet das nun geschlossene Atomabkommen ein neues Kapitel in den Beziehungen zwischen Iran und dem Westen. Die EU hat zu der Einigung einen entscheidenden Teil beigetragen, waren sich die Panelisten der DGAP-Veranstaltungsreihe Brussels Briefing einig. Susanne Riegraf, Rouzbeh Parsi, und Cornelius Adebahr diskutierten über die Chancen des Abkommens, über Herausforderungen auf dem Weg zu seiner vollständigen Umsetzung und über die Rolle der EU in diesem Prozess.

Since the upheavals in the MENA region in 2011, the wealthier Gulf states have undertaken significant efforts to influence regional politics in their interest through economic and political means. What interests are the Gulf states pursuing in Egypt and Tunisia? What shapes their foreign policy? By what means and in which sectors are they engaging in Egypt and Tunisia? What are the future prospects?