From Past and Present to Future: Finding a Positive Path between Ideals and Possibilities in Yemen
What does Yemen’s political, economic and social history and experience tell us about what is realistic for the coming decade and beyond? This keynote lecture delivered by writer and researcher Helen ...
20 Mai 20251h 36min
Civic Death in Contemporary Turkey: Mass Surveillance and the Authoritarian State
This event was the launch of Seçkin Sertdemir's latest book 'Civic Death in Contemporary Turkey: Mass Surveillance and the Authoritarian State' published by Cambridge University Press. What does it ...
20 Mai 202535min
Women and Work in MENA And South Asia: Puzzles, Paradoxes and Policy Challenges
This event, co-organised with the Department of International Development at LSE, was a discussion with Professor Naila Kabeer and Professor Ragui Assaad based on their co-authored report 'Women's Acc...
15 Apr 20251h 13min
Iraq’s Economy between the US and Iran: Perceptions and Realities
This event disseminated the findings of a series of papers produced for the LSE Middle East Centre by Ahmed Tabaqchali exploring the economic and financial interactions of the Iraqi economy with the o...
25 Mar 20251h 2min
The Struggles of Labour Mobilisation in Lebanon and Iraq (Paper Launch)
This event was the launch of Dr Anne Kirstine Rønn's latest paper as part of the LSE Middle East Centre Paper Series on 'The Struggles of Labour Mobilisation in Lebanon and Iraq'. Despite facing sig...
21 Mar 202555min
Trumps Second Term and the Middle East
The return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 comes on the back of extreme violence in the Middle East, led by Israel and with great financial and political investment from the United States. ...
24 Feb 20251h 26min
Iranian Kurdistan Under the Islamic Republic: Change, Revolution, and Resistance
This event was the launch of Dr Marouf Cabi's latest book 'Iranian Kurdistan Under the Islamic Republic: Change, Revolution, and Resistance' published by I.B. Tauris. Cabi presents a social, politic...
19 Feb 20251h 18min
From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics
This event was the launch of Jerome Drevon's latest book 'From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics' published by Oxford University Press. Drevon's timely book offers an examinatio...
31 Jan 20251h 27min
