Radical Islam and ethno-religious conflict in Nigeria: from independence to Boko Haram
 (689 Kb) By Sébastien Jadot, Guest Contributor to EGF Middle East and Africa Research
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Discussion of the second anniversary of the conflict in Syria
In a recently hosted international panel by Voice of Russia America to discuss the second anniversary of the conflict in Syria, Mikhail Roschin, EGF Affiiated Expert on radical Islam in the North Caucasus and Central Asia speaks about the national uprisings that put Syria on the path to civil war and so far more than 70,000 people have been killed in the violence between rebel opposition groups and the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. To listen to this discussion, please click here.
Islamisation of Civil War in Syria: the Imbroglio Deepens
(508 Kb) By Ben McPherson, Guest Contributor to EGF Middle East Research
Post-Revolutionary turmoil and the rising threat to stability in the Arab World
(497 Kb) By Nora Renger, EGF Middle East Researcher
North Africa after the Arab Spring
(842 Kb) Political Outlook for Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt
EGF Middle East Briefing - Egypt’s New Political Landscape: between Democratization and Old Legacies
Post-Revolution Tunisia: Still Waiting for Economic Recovery
One year after the Jasmine Revolution of January 14, 2011, Tunisia has successfully advanced in its democratic transition and political reform process. The election of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) held on October 23, 2011 was well organised, and for the first time in history, it was fair. Al-Nahdha (which means “renaissance” in Arabic), a moderate Islamic party, won 41 per cent of the NCA seats. READ MORE
Muslim Brotherhood set to dominate Egypt's Parliament
EGF Maghreb Briefing: Security and Stability in Wake of the Arab Spring
In the wake of the “Arab Spring,” Algeria causes concerns as its less than democratic past faces the region’s democratic revolutions. Some eight months after the start of the unexpected uprisings in the region, however, Algeria remains relatively stable. READ MORE
Five good reasons to be sceptical about the ‘Arab Spring’
When a game breaking event takes place in the Middle East once each decade There is a certain understanding amongst Middle East politics experts that a game breaking event of cataclysmic proportions hits the region once every ten years or so. September of this year will mark the 10th anniversary of the unimaginable acts of terrorism which were perpetrated in New York in September 2001 by Arab suicide bombers. These acts of violence catapulted America’s ‘War on Terror’ to the centre of Washington’s foreign policy agenda, opening the way for renewed civil war in Afghanistan and the US-led invasion of Iraq of 2003. READ MORE
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EGF Affiliated Expert Benyamin Poghosyan was recently interviewed by “The International Asia Today” on the prospects of restoring Armenia-Turkey relations. In that interview, he opined that: “Armenia needs to establish direct contacts with Turkey, the same way as all states need direct conversations with their neighbours. However, it is important to understand that serious disagreements continue between the two sides. Those disagreements are about future status of Nagorno-Karabakh, direct intervention of Turkey to Nagorno-Karabakh war of 2020, and emphasis of Turkey to the establishment of “Zangezur Corridor”. However, despite of those disagreements, the two countries should make a process of establishing diplomatic relations, and Turkey should remove the blockade of Armenia. Diplomatic relations between the two countries may help solving the issues mentioned before. READ MORE Dr. George Vlad Niculescu, our Head of Research, has been interviewed by the news agency caliber.az. on the current situation in the South Caucasus and the prospects for a peaceful regional future with a focus on Armenia-Azerbaijan relations. Read the interview here (as published in Russian) and its original English version.
On November 04-07, 2021, George Vlad Niculescu, Head of Research of the EGF, co-chaired the 22nd workshop of the Regional Stability in the South Caucasus Study Group of the PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes on “Supporting New Conflict Management Platforms in the South Caucasus”, held at Schloss Rothschild in Reichenau/Rax (Austria). Please click here for the programme and agenda outline, and here for his speaking points. On June 10th, 2021, Dr George Vlad Niculescu, EGF Head of Research, participated in the commemorative event: “Uzbekistan and its International Partners: Thirty Years of Independent Statehood, Energy Cooperation, and Openness towards Reform and Investment” organized by the Uzbek Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium and the E.U. and by the Brussels Energy Club. On that occasion, he delivered a speech highlighting Uzbekistan’s relevance for the European Union strategy in Central Asia and a couple of challenges ahead for Uzbekistan and its Central Asian neighbours. Click here to read his speech. 
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by Naim Ameur
In a recent interview for "The Voice of Russia", EGF Expert on Radical Islamic Movements, Mikhail Roshchin, explained the political dynamics emerging between Islamist and secular political parties in Egypt following recent parliamentary elections. His key message for all stakeholders engaged in the formation of new governance institutions in Egypt was that the Muslim Brotherhood, which now forms the largest political bloc in Egypt's new parliament, is more likely to broker political deals with secular parties rather than develop any sense of "ideological alliances" with other, more radical, Islamist factions. This will most likely remove the concerns over "new shades of green" emerging in the ensuing Egyptian political landscape and lead to further fragmentation of the political environment in advance of the country's looming presidential elections, which are currently scheduled for June 2012. Click ![Egypt_M[1].Roshchin.jpg](/upload/medialibrary/a04/egypt_mf1m.roshchin.jpg "Egypt_M[1].Roshchin.jpg")
by Marat Terterov,