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Israel is in shock. The most basic task of a country's defence forces is to guard and protect its borders. Yet the Israeli army was caught completely off guard when thousands of terrorists entered the country to murder and take hostages. Read the interview with Karin Aggestam, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Centre for Advanced Middle East Studies and expert on the Israeli-Palestin

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/war-between-israel-and-hamas - 2025-12-15

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has been interviewed by ABC Radio Sydney about the Azerbaijani invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh. The interview aired on 5 October 2023 on ABC Radio Sydney.  Over the last few weeks, you might have heard about Azerbaijan's invasion of a small Armenian-controlled territory called Nagorno-Karabakh. The region has been contested for quite some time. Still, this recent invas

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/history-nagorno-karabakh - 2025-12-15

On October 9, Debatt i Lund/Debate in Lund focused on the recent Qur'an burnings in Sweden and freedom of expression. The discussion is now available to watch on YouTube. CMES Director Karin Aggestam discussed how the Qur’an burnings in Sweden travel transnationally and go viral, and get hijacked by political leaders in the MENA region for their agendas. The digital space is thus a powerful tool.

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/watch-panel-discussion-quran-burnings-and-freedom-speech - 2025-12-15

CMES Visiting Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye has authored an article on the risk of escalating violence in the Middle East setting Israel and Iran on a collision course. The article is published in Foreign Affairs. After Hamas launched its horrific attack on Israel on October 7, many observers initially expected the war to remain a limited conflict between Israel and Hamas. Israel, Iran, and the Unite

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/will-war-gaza-ignite-middle-east - 2025-12-15

CMES researcher Nina Gren and CMES affiliated researcher Isabell Schierenbeck have been interviewed in Universitetsläraren about how the conflict between Israel and Hamas affects academia. The article "Mellanösternkonflikt slår mot akademin" (English translation: "The Conflict in the Middle East Affects Academia") was written by Linus Hellerstedt and published in Universitetsläraren. Below are som

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/how-conflict-middle-east-affects-academia - 2025-12-15

Apply to become a post-doctoral fellow at CMES in earth observations of land cover and vegetation dynamics in the Middle East before 20 November 2023! For assessment criteria, terms of employment, instructions on how to apply and other information, please see the job listing. Type of employment: Temporary position Employment expires: 2025-12-31 Contract type: Full time First day of employment: 202

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-opening-cmes-postdoctoral-fellow-earth-observations-middle-east - 2025-12-15

Apply to become a post-doctoral fellow at CMES to study political youth, water security, research data infrastructure or geopolitics in the Middle East before 20 November 2023! Postdoctoral Fellow on Political Youth in Middle East Conflicts The postdoctoral position will be part of a research project focused on the Middle East and youth in armed conflicts. The conflicts in the Middle East and Nort

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-openings-4-cmes-postdoctoral-fellows-political-youth-water-security-and-geopolitics - 2025-12-15

CMES researchers Amir Naghibi, Hossein Hashemi, Pengxiang Zhao, Sara Brogaard, Lina Eklund and Ali Mansourian have co-authored an article on dust storm source susceptibility, published in the journal Atmospheric Pollution Research. The article, "Spatiotemporal variability of dust storm source susceptibility during wet and dry periods: The Tigris-Euphrates River Basin", was also co-written by Husse

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/dust-storm-source-susceptibility-tigris-euphrates-river-basin - 2025-12-15

Five postdoctoral fellowships on the Middle East are opened on (1) political youth in conflict (2) water security and sustainable development (3) earth observations (4) geopolitics and regional cooperation and (5) data research infrastructure Apply before 20 November 2023! Postdoctoral Fellow in Earth Observations of Land Cover and Vegetation Dynamics in the Middle EastMore than a decade has passe

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-openings-5-postdoctoral-fellowships-middle-east - 2025-12-15

CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini Dean has authored an article on the feminization of the judiciary and diminished powers of the courts in Lebanon, published in the Newsletter of the Middle East and North Africa Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. This short piece examines the presence of women in the judiciary of a small Arab state, once defined as a liberal polity, but

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/feminization-judiciary-lebanon - 2025-12-15

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has written an article in The Conversation how the war in Gaza has led to increased attacks on Jews around the world. The article "Attacks on Jews always rise globally when conflict in Israel and Palestine intensifies" was published in The Conversation on 1 November 2023.  Read the article Svante Lundgren's research profile Svante Lundgren

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/attacks-jews-increase-when-israeli-palestinian-conflict-intensifies - 2025-12-15

Interview with CMES researchers Nina Gren and Svante Lundgren about suspected war crimes in Israel and Palestine. The original article, in Swedish, was published on 7 November 2023 as part of the LU Newsletter Apropå. In the long-running conflict in Israel and Palestine, it is the innocent civilians who pay the highest price. No matter what the other side has done, international humanitarian law m

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/suspected-war-crimes-israel-and-palestine - 2025-12-15

Interview with CMES researcher Svante Lundgren about antisemitism in relation to Israel and Palestine. The original article, in Swedish, was published on 8 November 2023 as part of the LU Newsletter Apropå. Every violent escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has led to an increase in antisemitism in many countries. This is also the case with the current war between Israel and Hamas, argue

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/increased-antisemitism-linked-israel-and-palestine - 2025-12-15

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article on flood susceptibility prediction in Afghanistan, published in the journal Natural Hazards. CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Flood susceptibility prediction using MaxEnt and frequency ratio modeling for Kokcha River in Afghanistan" together with Abdul Baser Qasimi (Samangan University) and Vahid Isa

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/flood-susceptibility-prediction - 2025-12-15

CMES researcher Amir Naghibi has co-authored a chapter on AI modeling of sediment transport in Iranian rivers. The chapter "Suspended sediment load prediction and tree-based algorithms" is authored by Salim Heddam, Amir Naghibi, Khabat Khosravi and Shailesh K. Singh. It is part of the edited volume Remote Sensing of Soil and Land Surface Processes: Monitoring, Mapping, and Modeling, edited by Asse

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/modeling-sediment-transport-iran - 2025-12-15

Read the new CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars.Read the latest issue of the CMES N

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-39 - 2025-12-15

CMES will offer several part-time internships for Lund University students during the spring of 2024. Internships will be offered in several projects at CMES during the spring semester of 2024. All positions are temporary, unpaid and part-time. You can only apply if you are a registered student at Lund University for the duration of the internship. The internships run between 1 February and 2 June

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/come-work-us-student-internships-cmes-spring-2024 - 2025-12-15

Welcome to a public panel on the Israel-Hamas war on 15 Dec., 13:15-15:00, at Palaestra. There are spaces left, don't forget to register to attend! About the eventDate and time: 15 December 2023 13:15 to 15:00Location: Palaestra et Odeum (Hörsalen/Auditorium), Paradisgatan 4, LundTarget group: All are welcome!Language: In EnglishSpeakersIntroductory speech by Erik Renström, Vice Chancellor, Lund U

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-public-panel-israel-hamas-war - 2025-12-15

CMES Director Karin Aggestam organised together with Jacqui True (Monash University) and Farkhondeh Akbari (Monash University) a policy-research dialogue between global experts and practitioners on gender in peacemaking The report, Rethinking Policy and Practice of Gender in Peacemaking: The Quest for Innovation in a Polarised Global World, is based on a policy-research dialogue held at the Monash

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/policy-report-rethinking-gender-peacemaking - 2025-12-15

CMES Director Karin Aggestam and Visiting Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye have authored an article about diplomatic efforts in the war between Israel and Hamas, published in Sydsvenska Dagbladet The article "Någon militär lösning på den israelisk-palestinska konflikten finns inte" (English translation: "There is no military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict") was published in Sydsvenskan's A

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/there-no-military-solution-israeli-palestinian-conflict - 2025-12-15