Unpacking the MENA Programme
This programme assesses current and emerging security challenges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), bringing together policymakers and experts from the region and beyond.
The work in this programme focuses on four strands:
‘Inside the MENA’ tracks how domestic developments including political, social and economic aspects are shaping military and wider security dynamics.
‘Geopolitics of the MENA’ monitors the sources of instability and conflict flashpoints and offers assessments of emerging tensions and shifting alliances in the region.
‘Emerging Security Threats’ focuses on key violent non-state actors as well as the new technologies reshaping proxy competition in the region.
‘Drivers and Outcomes of Conflict’ identifies policies and strategies to improve governance and stability within the region, and the role local and international actors can play in mitigating the risk of new conflicts.
Our experts
Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi
Senior Research Fellow, Middle East Security Studies
International Security
Dr Tobias Borck
Senior Research Fellow for Middle East Security Studies
International Security
Dr Antonio Giustozzi
Senior Research Fellow
Terrorism and Conflict
Fellows
Marwa Baabbad
Associate Fellow; Researcher and Development Consultant
Jalel Harchaoui
Associate Fellow
Dr H A Hellyer
Senior Associate Fellow
Dr Louise Kettle FRHistS
Associate Fellow; Assistant Professor of International Relations, University of Nottingham
Sarah Lain
Associate Fellow
Clovis Meath Baker CMG OBE
Associate Fellow
Dr Ziya Meral
Senior Associate Fellow; Senior Resident Fellow, Centre for Historical Research and Conflict Analysis, British Army
Michael Stephens
Associate Fellow
