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 has published a new article on “The Future of Nagorno-Karabakh” for the “New Geopolitics Research Network”. He argued that the future of Nagorno-Karabakh is unclear and murky. Regardless of the results of the upcoming June 20 snap parliamentary elections in Armenia, her dependence on Russia will not decrease. That will be the case, since in all scenarios for the future, the key variables are Russia’s vision and Kremlin’s capabilities to protect its interests in the South Caucasus. READ MORE. EGF Affiliated Expert Fuad Shahbazov, a Baku-based policy analyst, has recently published a new article on "The Revival of Islam: How Do External Factors Shape the Potential Islamist Threat in Azerbaijan?" in the well-known International Counter-Terrorism Review run by the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the IDC Herzliya. This article provides a comparative analysis of Islam's historical role in Azerbaijan, overviewing the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. It also examines the growing role of radical Islamic thought in the fragile South Caucasus region, which was shaped by influential external factors. READ MORE.
On 13-15 January 2021, George Vlad Niculescu, EGF Head of Research, participated in the online debates on the relations of the West with Turkey, China, and Russia, as well as on the Trans-Atlantic relations, that were organized by the Romanian Diplomatic Institute, Bucharest. Please click here for his speaking points. On December 4th, 2020, George Vlad Niculescu, Head of Research of the EGF, co-chaired the second virtual roundtable of the Regional Stability in the South Caucasus Study Group of the PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes on “What Future for Nagorno-Karabakh in the wake of the 2020 Six-Weeks War? – Consequences for Conflict Settlement in the South Caucasus Region”. Please click here for the programme and virtual roundtable outline, here for his speaking points, and here for the ensuing Study Group Information, including extended Policy Recommendations. 
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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,