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Tehran’s perpetual motion: The threat of war abroad and contested legitimacy at home

30 Apr 2024 - 11:30
Hamidreza Azizi
Erwin van Veen
Source: ©Reuters - A young girl is looking on as veiled Iranian women are praying during a religious ceremony to commemorate the death anniversary of Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Mohammad, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2023.
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By Hamidreza Azizi and Erwin van Veen

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How the Aid Fund for Northern Syria can upgrade humanitarian aid and EU geopolitical engagement

29 Apr 2024 - 11:03
Erwin van Veen
Source: ©Reuters - The United Nations enters a humanitarian aid convoy into northern Syria through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey after a months-long hiatus
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UN bureaucratic inertia, weak leadership, Stockholm syndrome and a laissez-faire attitude by donors have allowed structural problems with humanitarian aid delivery in Syria to persist for too long.
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Lars Hauch - research director at Conflict Mediation Solutions
Mirte Bosch

Mirte Bosch

Academy Fellow

Expertise

  • Humanitarian negotiation
  • Negotiation & mediation in conflict resolution

Regions

  • Middle East & North Africa

Mirte Bosch joined the Clingendael Institute as Academy Fellow in April 2024. Mirte is involved in programmes in the field of conflict resolution and peace negotiations, as well as humanitarian negotiations. 

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Paula Stuurman

Paula Stuurman

Academy Fellow

Expertise

  • Diplomatic practice
  • International security
  • Institutional development

Regions

  • Middle East & North Africa

Paula Stuurman joined the Clingendael Institute in April 2024 as an Academy Project Fellow. In this role, Paula primarily works on the development, coordination, and implementation of training programmes in the international security sector for Dutch and international audiences. In addition, Paula works on capacity building and diplomatic practice. 

Prior to joining the Clingendael Academy, Paula worked a little shy of two years at the International Criminal Court (2022-2024) and at the Dutch Supreme Audit Institution (2021-2022). 

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Expert insights: Israel-Hamas war

16 Apr 2024 - 09:00
Erwin van Veen
Source: Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon in southern Israel October 10, 2023.Reuters
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To navigate through the latest news and place the events in a broader perspective, we have created a compilation of our latest publications, videos and 'in the media' expert comments.

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The limit of Iran's industrial resilience

28 Mar 2024 - 13:19
Source: General view of Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran. ©Reuters
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By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

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Esfandyar Batmanghelidj - CEO of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation

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The realities of Israeli state and Hamas’ violence

12 Mar 2024 - 11:46
Erwin van Veen
Source: Palestinian man who lost his wife, children and grandchildren in an Israeli strike, sits in Rafah / Reuters
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In darkness all is black: Exploring the realities of violence by the Israeli state and Hamas

This piece was originally published by the Cairo Review of Global Affairs 

 

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Iran and Gaza in regional perspective: winning the battle, but losing the war?

05 Mar 2024 - 18:50
Hamidreza Azizi
Erwin van Veen
Source: Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian meets with Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, February 13, 2024. ©Reuters
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7 October and its aftermath have enabled Iran to realize gains in the security dimension of its regional policy as well as creating a number of longer-term risks to its economic and security situation.

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How Syria, Ukraine and Gaza are transforming power dynamics in the Caucasus

19 Feb 2024 - 17:00
Source: ©Shutterstock
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In 2017, Iran, Turkey and Russia met in Astana in a bid to determine the future of the Syrian Arab Republic without Western participation. As a byproduct of this episode, they started to develop a strategic policy understanding between themselves regarding the Levant: especially Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. Since then, the war in Ukraine has broadened Iranian, Russian and Turkish cooperation to include the Caucasus.

External authors
Ilya Roubanis (PhD) - analyst Caucasus / Black Sea / Turkey

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Het Midden-Oosten: Van smeulende brandjes naar laaiend inferno?

08 Feb 2024 - 11:13
Erwin van Veen
Source: Een Iraanse man zwaait met een Iraanse vlag en een Palestijnse vlag tijdens een anti-Israel protest in Teheran, 14 mei 2023 / Reuters
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Het eerste probleem is de omstreden plaats van Iran in het Midden-Oosten. Qua ligging en omvang is dit land een regionale grootmacht.

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