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NSD-S Hub Student Essay Competition 2024 15 July 2024 | Middle East, Transnational |

NSD-S Hub Student Essay Competition 2024

A research essay competition for Middle Eastern and African students and researchers.

Human (In)-Security and Violent Extremism 04 June 2024 at 14:21 | Transnational | Security & Conflict, Women Peace & Security

Human (In)-Security and Violent Extremism

The violent extremism - human insecurity nexus in MENA: Drivers and Opportunities

  Weekly READINGS


Economic Burdens, Social Protection, and Well-Being Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis in the MENA Region: Insights from the Fuzzy Set-Theoretic Approach

[ © Economic Research Forum ]

 This paper investigates the pathways and possible combinations between social protection and economic hardships to explain individuals’ psychological well-being (PWB) during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.  

Reading of the Week: Russias Influence in Africa - The Role of the Russian Orthodox Churc

[ © Foreign Policy Research Institute ]

 Since 2021, the Russian Orthodox Church has established an expanded presence in Africa, in competition with the Greek Orthodox Church in Alexandria, Egypt. Facing condemnation from the West since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has sought to expand its influence in Africa with soft power in addition to a military presence in the form of first the Wagner Group and now Africa Corps.  

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