MESF's Professor Ihsan Yilmaz and Dr Mahmoud Pargoo have contributed to this report, published in Populism & Politics. Read the full report here.
Conference: The authoritarian resurgence in the Middle East: Counter-revolutions, reform and resistance (2/2/2022)
MESFM Convenor Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh will be partaking in this conference hosted by the Australian National University. Find more information here.
Iranian proxies in the Syrian conflict: Tehran’s ‘forward-defence’ in action
MESF Convenor Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh and MESF member Professor Anoush Ehteshami have a paper published in the Journal of Strategic Studies. Read it here.
MESF Convenor Prof Shahram Akbarzadeh discusses the militarization of Iranian politics with the Institute of Regional Studies Islamabad
See the full interview here.
Mango Diplomacy of South Asian Countries
Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed has co-authored an article published in the Journal of Asian and African Studies. Read it here.
MESF Convenor Prof Shahram Akbarzadeh interviewed by TRT World Now
MESF Convenor Prof Shahram Akbarzadeh told TRT World Now that Iran risks permanent sanctions if they can't revive JCPOA - China and Russia will not be viable alternatives for Iran. See the interview here.
Grant Success: Dr Marian Abouzeid
Dr Marian Abouzeid and colleagues have received US$50,000 as part of an international consortium for a project titled “Global Mapping of Humanitarian Research and Innovation Investment Initiatives”. Read about the project here.
Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on regional stability in South Asia
Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed has co-authored this article published in the Journal of the Indian Ocean Region. Read it here.
Congratulations to Professor Michelle Pace
Professor Michelle Pace has been awarded a prestigious Monograph Fellowship from The Carlsberg Foundation. Find more information here.
Webinar: Refugee Narratives in Denmark (9/12/21)
Join MESF's Prof Michelle Pace as she discusses refugee narratives in Denmark at Yasar University, 9th December. For more information and to register, see the website.