The Middle East & North Africa
DIIS researches security, conflict and social discontent in the Middle East and North Africa. This includes sectarian and regional conflicts, resistance and rivalry and migration among countries.
Research and activites
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DIIS Report2024The limits of power in Erdogan's TurkeyJakob Lindgaard
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Journal Article2024understanding gendered stuckness and movement in TunisiaAhlam Chemlali
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Book Chapter2024Maria-Louise Clausen
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Literature Review2023Peer Schouten
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Web Article2023Ahlam Chemlali
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Book Chapter2023Lars Erslev Andersen
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Journal Article2023Private security contractors and the plasticity of Mogadishu’s international ‘green zone’Jethro Norman
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Journal Article2023Ahlam Chemlali
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Journal Article2023A Mother’s Choice: Undocumented motherhood, waiting and smuggling in the Tunisian–Libyan borderlandsAhlam Chemlali
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Web Article2023the Green Zones of Baghdad and MogadishuHelle Malmvig & Jethro Norman
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Book Chapter2022Yemen as a theatre for the rivalry between Iran and Saudi ArabiaMaria-Louise Clausen
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DIIS Working Paper2022Maria-Louise Clausen & Peter Albrecht
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Book Chapter2022The Case of LibyaAhlam Chemlali
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Journal Article2022Lars Erslev Andersen
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Book Chapter2022The Huthis as a non-state actor with a foreign policyMaria-Louise Clausen
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Journal Article2022Mona Kanwal Sheikh
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Journal Article2022The case of al-Qaeda in the Arabian PeninsulaMaria-Louise Clausen
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Review2022international intervention and unending wars in the SudansMaria-Louise Clausen
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DIIS Working Paper2022The resilient state of LebanonLars Erslev Andersen
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Report2021The political economy of checkpoints in South Sudan, ten years after independencePeer Schouten, Ken Matthysen & Thomas Muller
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseWeb Article2021insights from a recent surveyMaria-Louise Clausen
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Journal Article2021Armed checkpoints along key trade routes—not natural resources—are the key to financing rebel groups and insurgencies around the world.Peer Schouten
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Report2021AMIS seminar reportMartin Lemberg-Pedersen, Ahlam Chemlali, Zachary Whyte & Nikolas Feith Tan
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Book Chapter2021the Complex Relationships Between State/Non-state Armed Actors in Syria’s WarHelle Malmvig
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Chapter2021Maria-Louise Clausen
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DIIS Policy Brief2022The NATO mission in Iraq is facing a number of challengesMaria-Louise Clausen & Helle Malmvig
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Photo/illustration by Cecilie Castor, https://ceciliecastor.com/
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright license
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DIIS Policy Brief2022Maria-Louise Clausen, Ekatherina Zhukova & Vasna Ramasar
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Photo/illustration by Rasmus FlyDIIS Q&A2021When jihadist groups declare allegianceDino Krause & Anne Blaabjerg Nielsen
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DIIS Policy Brief2021Creating a more effective security sector in Iraq requires increased inclusivenessMaria-Louise Clausen & Ekatherina Zhukova
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Brief2021Aid Transparency versus Violation of PrivacyMaria-Louise Clausen
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DIIS Policy Brief2021Maria-Louise Clausen
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Photo/illustration by Cecilie CastorDIIS Interview2021Syria’s Arab Spring and the rise of the jihadistsSara Mejlvang Møller
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DIIS Policy Brief2020Iranian foreign policy utilizes partnersMaria-Louise Clausen
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Photo/illustration by Menahem Kahana/AFP/Ritzau ScanpixDIIS Policy Brief2020A sovereign Palestinian state remains the only sustainable solutionLars Erslev Andersen & Yuad Jaradat
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright license
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS Policy Brief2020Local actors and foreign powers are scrabbling for influence in Iraq and SyriaHelle Malmvig & Jakob Dreyer
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS Policy Brief2019A tool of coercion or public securityMaria-Louise Clausen
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS policy brief2019From migrants to drugs, gold, and rare animalsHans Lucht & Luca Raineri
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DIIS policy brief2019Maria-Louise Clausen
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DIIS Policy Brief2019Local and globalist foreign fightersMaja Touzari Greenwood
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DIIS Longread2018but reflects a new approach to Turkish security manoeuvringJakob Lindgaard
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DIIS Policy Brief2018Denmark should facilitate European and North African collaborationRasmus Alenius Boserup & Luis Martinez
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DIIS Policy Brief2017The Failure of Regional Powers in the SahelRasmus Alenius Boserup & Luiz Martinez
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DIIS Policy Brief2017The EU-Turkey deal on migrationIda Marie Savio Vammen & Hans Lucht
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DIIS Policy Brief2017Challenges and opportunities for EuropeJakob Lindgaard
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DIIS Impact2017Countering jihadist mobilizationRasmus Alenius Boserup & Luis Martinez
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DIIS Policy Brief2017From the Power of Guns to Civilian AcceptanceJairo Munive, Finn Stepputat & Thomas Mandrup