SWP-WebMonitor Nahost/Nordafrika Nr. 56/2021

SWP-Informationsservices Jürgen Rogalski, 30.08.2021

Der SWP-WebMonitor Nahost/Nordafrika ist ein unentgeltliches, kompaktes Informations- produkt mit ausgewählten Hinweisen auf aktuelle Stellungnahmen, Dokumente und Analy- sen zu allen (außen-) politisch relevanten Fragen und Entwicklungen der Region. Bei allen Titeln gibt es einen Link, meistens direkt zum Volltext. Grundlage der Erstellung ist ein über- wiegend festgelegtes Set an Quellen: Webseiten, Blogs, Zeitschriften etc. Der Auswahl-Fokus liegt neben Dokumenten auf wissenschaftlichen bzw. wissenschaftlich basierten Beiträgen. Neben Titeln mit konkretem Länder- bzw. Regionalbezug werden auch solche berücksichtigt, deren Thematik relevant ist für die Region. Der WebMonitor wird i.d.R. ein- bis zweimal wö- chentlich erstellt, nicht aber bei Abwesenheit des Bearbeiters.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

> Israel / Palästina > Palästina > Israel > Israel - Arabische Länder > Israel / Libanon > Libanon > Syrien > Syrien / Irak > Irak > Golfstaaten / GKR > Katar > VAE > Saudi-Arabien > Jemen > Oman > Iran > Ägypten > Libyen > Tunesien > Algerien

> Algerien / Marokko > Marokko > Marokko / Westsahara > EU - Mittelmeerraum / MENA-Region / Afrika: Migrationspolitik / Flüchtlinge > D - MENA-Region > D - Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik (allg./global) > UK - MENA-Region > USA - MENA-Region > Afghanistan - MENA-Region > Äthiopien - MENA-Region > Regionalpolitik (MENA-Region) > Konflikte (MENA-Region) > Konflikte / Interventionen / Humanitäre Hilfe (MENA-Region) > Soziale Medien / Zensur (MENA-Region) > Islam > Religion / Extremismus / Gewalt > Terrorismus / Jihadismus / -bekämpfung > Wasser / Konflikte (MENA-Region) > Coronavirus-Krise / COVID-19 (allg./global)

> Israel / Palästina

The Middle East, including the Palestinian Question: Briefing and Consultations [30.08.2021] What's In Blue, 27.08.2021 https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2021/08/the-middle-east-including-the-pal- estinian-question-briefing-and-consultations-3.php

Occupied Palestinian territory: Protection of Civilians Report | 10 – 23 August 2021 UN-OCHA, 26.08.2021, 3 S. https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/poc_10_23_august_2021_0.pdf

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Settlement & Annexation Report Inhalt u.a.: - Israel Set to Seize More Palestinian Land for West Bank Settlement Expansion - Israel Approves New Plan for Archaeological-Tourism Site in Nabi Samwil FMEP, 27.08.2021, ca. 5 S. https://fmep.org/resource/settlement-annexation-report-august-27-2021/

KKL-JNF and Israeli Authorities Are Misusing Land Registration Procedures to Advance Land Takeover Processes of an Alarming Magnitude Ir Amin, 17.08.2021, 5 S.

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https://fmep.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/JNF-Registration-Decision.pdf

Violence Along the Gaza Strip Border ITIC, 24.08.2021, 11 S. https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/app/uploads/2021/08/E_137_21.pdf

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (August 18-24, 2021) ITIC, 25.08.2021, 16 S. https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/app/uploads/2021/08/E_138_21.pdf

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Podcast: Compromise and Conflict in Sheikh Jarrah - Terrestrial Jerusalem Ep. 5 Evan Gottesman, Danny Seidemann IPF, 08.2021, 00:40h https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/terrestrial-jerusalem-ep-5-compromise-and-conflict- in/id1135013989?i=1000533147858

Bennett’s Agenda on Palestine: Shrinking the Conflict Khalil E. Jahshan ACW, 20.8.2021, ca. 2 S. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/bennetts-agenda-on-palestine-shrinking-the-conflict/

State of Investigation? The International Criminal Court and the “Situation in Palestine” Alexander Loengarov WINEP, 26.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/state-investigation-international-criminal- court-and-situation-palestine

اﻟﻤﺤﻜﻤﺔ اﻟﺠﻨﺎﺋﯿﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ وﻋﻮاﺋﻖ اﻟﺤﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻻﺳﺘﯿﻄﺎن اﻹﺳﺮاﺋﯿﻠﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻷراﺿﻲ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﯿﻨﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺤﺘﻠﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ ﺣﻤﺎﻧﻲ Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, 24.08.2021, ca. 10 S. https://studies.aljazeera.net/ar/article/5111

Is the Two-State Solution Still Viable? - Foreign Affairs Asks the Experts FA (online), 24.08.2021, ca. 2 S. Preview und Volltext für SWP: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ask-the-experts/2021-08-24/two-state-solution-still-viable

A NEW TRANSATLANTIC TOOL FOR PEACEBUILDING BETWEEN ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS JOHN LYNDON, HUDA ABUARQUOUB In: THE NEW MIDDLE EAST - A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH / LABOUR FRIENDS OF ISRAEL, 07.2021, S. 19-25. https://www.lfi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-New-Middle-East.pdf

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> Palästina

Local statement on the arrests of activists by the Palestinian Authority EEAS, 24.08.2021 https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/palestine-occupied-palestinian-territory-west-bank-and-gaza- strip/103331/local-statement-arrests-activists-palestinian-authority_en

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Palestinian Authority losing control of West Bank, say insiders and activists Lubna Masarwa, Dania Akkad MEE, 26.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-west-bank-authority-losing-control-insiders-ac- tivists

Palestinian cabinet reshuffle on hold Daoud Kuttab "The Palestinian leadership appears to have backtracked at the last moment from its planned cabi- net reshuffling after news leaked that the changes were superficial at best. ..." Al Monitor, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/palestinian-cabinet-reshuffle-hold

The Palestinian Arena: Dangerous Deterioration Yohanan Tzoreff "Mass demonstrations, harsh criticism, and conflicts with the Palestinian security apparatuses: the status of the Palestinian Authority continues to weaken, and this affects the security situation in the West Bank. While there is no immediate threat to Abu Mazen’s rule, recent developments give an indication of what is likely to unfold on “the day after.” How should Israel try to prevent instability after Abu Mazen leaves the scene? ..." INSS, 25.08.2021, 4 S. https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/no.-1513.pdf

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> Israel

PM Bennett's remarks prior to leaving Washington MFA Israel, 29.08.2021 https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2021/Pages/PM-Bennett-s-remarks-prior-to-leaving- Washington-29-August-2021.aspx

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PM Bennett's Statement at the White House MFA Israel, 28.08.2021 https://www.gov.il/en/departments/news/spoke280821

Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s Meeting with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Is- rael The White House, 27.08.2021 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/27/readout-of-presi- dent-joseph-r-biden-jr-s-meeting-with-prime-minister-naftali-bennett-of-israel/

Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Bennett of the State of Israel Before Ex- panded Bilateral Meeting The White House, 27.08.2021 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/08/27/remarks-by-presi- dent-biden-and-prime-minister-bennett-of-the-state-of-israel-before-expanded-bilateral-meeting/ Siehe auch: https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2021/Pages/PM-Bennett-meets-with-US-President-Joe- Biden-27-August-2021.aspx Siehe auch (Hintergrund): https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/08/25/background-press-call- by-senior-administration-officials-on-president-bidens-official-working-visit-with-prime-minister- bennett-of-the-state-of-israel/

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Bennett US DoS, 25.08.2021 https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-meeting-with-israeli-prime-minister-bennett/ Siehe auch: https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2021/Pages/PM-Bennett-meets-with-US-Secretary-of-State- Anthony-Blinken-25-August-20210826-5419.aspx

PM Bennett meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin MFA Israel, 25.08.2021 https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2021/Pages/PM-Bennett-meets-with-US-Secretary-of- Defense-Lloyd-Austin-25-August-2021.aspx

PM Bennett Meets with AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr PMO Israel, 25.08.2021 https://www.gov.il/en/departments/news/event_aipac250821

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Podcast: Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on a U.S.-Israel Relationship Reset USIP, 27.08.2021, 00:07h https://www.usip.org/publications/2021/08/lucy-kurtzer-ellenbogen-us-israel-relationship-reset

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Bennett heaps praise on AIPAC ahead of meeting with Biden Jacob Kornbluh The Forward, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://forward.com/fast-forward/474691/bennett-heaps-praise-on-aipac-ahead-of-meeting- with-biden/

Biden and Bennett: When Israel and America’s Political Calendars Align Evan Gottesman IPF, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://israelpolicyforum.org/2021/08/27/biden-and-bennett-when-israel-and-americas-politi- cal-calendars-align/

Bennett Meets Biden: Resetting the Tone and Discussing Differences David Makovsky WINEP, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/bennett-meets-biden-resetting-tone-and- discussing-differences

Biden Will Discover Bennett Is No Bibi David Makovsky The Hill, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://thehill.com/opinion/international/569266-biden-will-discover-bennett-is-no-bibi

Mr. Bennett Goes to Washington Doron Matza BESA, 24.08.2021, 2 S. https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2134-Ahead-of-Bennett-Biden-Meeting- Matza-English-final.pdf

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Blended cities in Israel Nikola Orbach-Yozgof "... presents a new conceptual and theoretical outlook on the municipal-demographic phenomenon of mixed cities, in which minority groups penetrate homogenous spaces. The findings show that the penetration of Jewish cities by Arab minorities in Israel has become widespread – especially in the periphery of the country. ..." In: Israel Affairs (online first), 08.2021, 21 S. Abstract und Download für SWP: https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2021.1968699

Wage gap between men and women in Israel Tal Shahor, Javier Simonovich & Moshe Sharabi In: Israel Affairs (online first), 08.2021, 19 S. Abstract und Download für SWP:

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https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2021.1968686

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From the Second War to Regional War Gershon Hacohen "The Second Lebanon War was probably the last time Israel was going to be able to focus on fighting on a single front. The next war may well be a regional war. ..." BESA, 29.08.2021, 3 S. https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2138-2nd-Lebanon-War-to-Regional-War- Hacohen-English-final.pdf

‘The Reserves Will Hold’ - Changes in the Israel Defense Forces’ Operational Concept Dotan Druck In: The RUSI Journal (online first), 08.2021, 11 S. Abstract und Download für SWP: https://doi.org/10.1080/03071847.2021.1964099

Adaptive Israel defense industry: myth or reality? Donatas Palavenis In: Israel Affairs (online first), 08.2021, 15 S. Abstract und Download für SWP: https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2021.1968693

Subverting the strategic corporal: the IDF’s contemporary heroic imagination Nehemia Stern In: Israel Affairs (online first), 08.2021, 16 S. Abstract und Download für SWP: https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2021.1968212

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إﺳﺮاﺋﯿﻞ واﻟﺼﺮاع ﻣﻊ إﯾﺮان ﻓﻲ اﻟﺴﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺮﯾﺔ: ﱡاﻟﺘﻮﺟﮭﺎت واﻟﺴﯿﻨﺎرﯾﻮھﺎت EPC, 22.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://epc.ae/ar/topic/israel-walsira-maa-iran-fi-assaha-albahria-altwjjuhat-walsiynaryuhat

ھﻞ ﺗﺘﺤﻮل ﺣﺮب اﻟﻈﻞ ﺑﯿﻦ إﯾﺮان وإﺳﺮاﺋﯿﻞ إﻟﻰ ﺣﺮب ﺗﻘﻠﯿﺪﯾﺔ؟ ﺳﯿﻨﺎرﯾﻮھﺎت اﻻﺷﺘﺒﺎك: اﻟﻤﻘﻮﻣﺎت واﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﻣﺤﻤﻮد اﻟﺒﺎزي Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, 24.08.2021, 16 S. https://studies.aljazeera.net/ar/article/5107

Africa divided over Israel’s accreditation to the AU "Israel’s announcement that it has rejoined the African Union as an observer has divided member states. ..." ISSAfrica, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S.

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https://issafrica.org/pscreport/psc-insights/africa-divided-over-israels-accreditation-to-the-au

Jews, Israel and the Kurds: unravelling the myth Ofra Bengio In: Israel Affairs (online first), 08.2021, 25 S. Abstract und Download für SWP: https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2021.1968209

Book Review: Israeli Foreign Policy - A People Shall Not Dwell Alone / by Uri Bialer Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2020. 356 S. Efraim Inbar In: MEQ, Summer 2021, 1 S. https://www.meforum.org/62405/review-israeli-foreign-policy

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> Israel - Arabische Länder

Abraham Accords: National Interests Enhance Prospects, One Year In William Roebuck AGSIW, 27.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://agsiw.org/abraham-accords-national-interests-enhance-prospects-one-year-in/

Pitching Abraham’s tent: The human dimension of UAE-Israeli normalization Yoel Guzansky, Shalom Lipner, Jonathan H. Ferziger, Sarah Feuer, Tomer Fadlon, Ari Heistein, Ebtesam Al Ketbi, Noura Al Breiki Atlantic Council, 08.2021, 13 S. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Pitching-Abrahams-Tent.pdf @WAO

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> Israel / Libanon

UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL): Vote on Mandate Renewal [30.08.2021] What's In Blue, 29.08.2021 https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2021/08/un-interim-force-in-lebanon-unifil- vote-on-mandate-renewal.php

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From the Second Lebanon War to Regional War Gershon Hacohen

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"The Second Lebanon War was probably the last time Israel was going to be able to focus on fighting on a single front. The next war may well be a regional war. ..." BESA, 29.08.2021, 3 S. https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2138-2nd-Lebanon-War-to-Regional-War- Hacohen-English-final.pdf

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> Libanon

Podcast: Undercurrents - Politics in Lebanon, and the rise of digital repression Lina Khatib, Steven Feldstein Chatham House, 27.08.2021, 00:50h https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/08/undercurrents-politics-lebanon-and-rise-digital-repres- sion

Podcast: Can Lebanon's Banks Survive the Financial Crisis? What Would a Rescue Plan Look Like? Jean Riachi LCPS, 30.08.2021, 00:32h https://soundcloud.com/alt-frequencies/episode-22

Lebanon’s Energy Crisis Fuels US-Iran Tensions Joe Macaron ACW, 25.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/lebanons-energy-crisis-fuels-us-iran-tensions/

Lebanese politicians look for handouts instead of reforms Paul Gadalla Atlantic Council, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/lebanese-politicians-look-for-handouts-in- stead-of-reforms/

A Strategy to Contain Hezbollah: Ideas and Recommendations Hanin Ghaddar "Since securing a parliamentary majority, the group has consistently prioritized its own interests over those of the Lebanese people through practices such as illicit drug production, sex trafficking, and the buildup of its military arsenal. ... Ghaddar ... explains why Hezbollah poses such a menace and what the international community can do about it. Foremost, she recommends that the United States and its partners intensify pressure on Hezbollah and its Iranian sponsor while simultaneously engaging with a new generation of Leba- nese who want to free themselves from the group’s stranglehold. ..." WINEP, 08.2021, 19 S. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/media/4781?disposition=attachment @WAO

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Buchhinweis/Neuerscheinung: Die Revolution des 17. Oktober - Ursachen, Verlauf und Ziele der Massenproteste im Libanon Miriam Younes UNRAST Verlag, 07.2021, 160 S. Übersicht und Bestellung: https://unrast-verlag.de/neuerscheinungen/die-revolution-des-17-oktober-detail

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> Syrien

Escalating Conflict, Deepening Economic Crisis in Syria Pushing Humanitarian Needs to Highest Levels Since Start of Conflict, Senior Officials Tell Security Council UNSC, 24.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14612.doc.htm Meeting Record (28 S.): https://undocs.org/en/S/PV.8841 Webcast: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11g8cud2h Zum Hintergrund: https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2021/08/syria-briefing-and-consultations- on-political-and-humanitarian-developments.php Siehe: Implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015), 2332 (2016), 2393 (2017), 2401 (2018), 2449 (2018), 2504 (2020), 2533 (2020)and 2585 (2021) - Report of the Secretary-General UNSC, 18.08.2021, 24 S. https://undocs.org/S/2021/735 @WAO

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Syrian jihadist group expands control in areas outside Idlib Khaled al-Khateb "The government run by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib imposed more measures to isolate its areas of influence in northwestern Syria. ..." Al Monitor, 24.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/syrian-jihadist-group-expands-control-areas- outside-idlib

Syrian regime forces attack Daraa to retake opposition enclave Khaled Yacoub Oweis The National, 29.08.2021, ca. 2 S.

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https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/syria/2021/08/29/syrian-regime-forces-attack-deraa- to-retake-opposition-enclave/

Unfinished Business in Daraa Armenak Tokmajyan "Regime forces are staging a comeback in southern Syria, and this time Russia may be helping mat- ters. ..." Diwan, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85200

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Turkey’s targeted killings signal new strategy against Syrian Kurdish forces Metin Gurcan Al Monitor, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/turkeys-targeted-killings-signal-new-strategy- against-syrian-kurdish-forces

The Middle East Is Preparing for the United States’ Exit From Syria Neil Quilliam "Among Arab countries, the race is on to repair ties with the Assad regime. ..." FP, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. Preview und Volltext für SWP: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/25/assad-middle-east-preparing-united-states-exit-syria/

China’s Move towards Syria: Objectives & Prospects EPC, 18.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://epc.ae/topic/chinas-move-towards-syria-objectives-prospects

Russia and Israel: New Rules of the Game in Syria? EPC, 23.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://epc.ae/brief/russia-and-israel-new-rules-of-the-game-in-syria Arab. Version: https://epc.ae/ar/brief/rusia-wa-israel-hal-tataghayar-qawaeid-alluba-fi-suria

Webinar: Dialogue with Geir O. Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria Paolo Magri, Julien Barnes-Dacey, Maha Yahya ISPI, 09.09.2021, 3pm CEST Übersicht und Registrierung: https://med.ispionline.it/agenda/dialogue-with-geir-otto-pedersen-special-envoy-of-the-united- nations-secretary-general-for-syria/

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> Syrien / Irak

Buchhinweis/Neuerscheinung: Mosul under ISIS - Eyewitness Accounts of Life in the Caliphate Mathilde Becker Aarseth Bloomsbury, 08.2021, 208 S. Übersicht und Bestellung: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mosul-under-isis-9780755607082

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> Irak

With Elections Nearing in Iraq, Transparency, Accountability Key to Gaining Public Trust, As- sistance Mission Chief Tells Security Council amid Calls for Reforms [UNAMI] UNSC, 25.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14613.doc.htm Webcast: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k187qn4m8h Zum Hintergrund: https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2021/08/iraq-unami-briefing-and-consulta- tions.php

Final Communiqué of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership MFA Iraq, 28.08.2021, ca. 2 S. http://www.mofa.gov.iq/2021/08/?p=25539

Statement by President Joe Biden on the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership The White House, 28.08.2021 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/28/statement-by- president-joe-biden-on-the-baghdad-conference-for-cooperation-and-partnership/

Iraq: Statement by the Spokesperson on the outcomes of the Baghdad Conference EEAS, 29.08.2021 https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/103455/iraq-statement- spokesperson-outcomes-baghdad-conference_en

ﻓﻲ ﻛﻠﻤﺔ أﻣﺎم ﻣﺆﺗﻤﺮ ﺑﻐﺪاد ﻟﻠﺘﻌﺎون واﻟﺸﺮاﻛﺔ ...اﻷﻣﯿﻦ اﻟﻌﺎم ﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﺘﻌﺎون: اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺎت اﻟﺨﻠﯿﺠﯿﺔ - اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ ﺗﻤﺜﻞ رﻛﯿﺰة اﺳﺘﺮاﺗﯿﺠﯿﺔ ﻟﺘﻌﺰﯾﺰ اﻷﻣﻦ واﻻﺳﺘﻘﺮار وﺗﺤﻘﯿﻖ اﻟﺘﻨﻤﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ GKR, 28.08.2021, ca. 2 S. http://www.gcc-sg.org/ar-sa/MediaCenter/NewsCooperation/News/Pages/news2021-8-28- 4.aspx

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Iraqi President Barham Salih

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"... long-term commitment to a strong, stable, and prosperous Iraq. ..." US DoS, 28.08.2021 https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-call-with-iraqi-president-barham-salih/

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on NSA Sullivan’s Call with Foreign Minister Hussein of Iraq The White House, 27.08.2021 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/27/statement-by-nsc- spokesperson-emily-horne-on-nsa-sullivans-call-with-foreign-minister-hussein-of-iraq/

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Iran's new foreign minister visits Baghdad for regional summit "... the latest effort by Iraq to reduce tensions between Iran and its Sunni Arab neighbors. ..." Al Monitor, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/irans-new-foreign-minister-visits-baghdad- regional-summit

Baghdad holds national dialogue in runup to regional conference Omar Sattar Al Monitor, 26.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/baghdad-holds-national-dialogue-runup- regional-conference

“Zero means zero”: What we can learn from our mistake in Iraq and apply in Afghanistan Kevin Donegan MEI, 24.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.mei.edu/publications/zero-means-zero-what-we-can-learn-our-mistake-iraq-and- apply-afghanistan

A Family Affair: Rifts in the Talabani Family Highlight the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s Political Weak- nesses

Fikra Forum, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policyBekir Aydoğan, Mehmet Alaca -analysis/family-affair-rifts-talabani-family-highlight- kurdistan-region-iraqs-political

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Iraq’s Water Crisis: An Existential But Unheeded Threat Massaab Al-Aloosy AGSIW, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://agsiw.org/iraqs-water-crisis-an-existential-but-unheeded-threat/

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> Golfstaaten / GKR

Security & Defense in Small States: Qatar, the UAE and Singapore Ahmed S. Hashim In: MEP (Fall 2021), S. 30-45. Preview und Volltext für SWP: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/mepo.12511

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> Katar

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Al-Thani US DoS, 27.08.2021 https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-call-with-qatari-minister-of-foreign-affairs-and-deputy- prime-minister-al-thani/

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Qatar: Failure to investigate migrant worker deaths leaves families in despair ai, 25.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/qatar-failure-to-investigate-migrant-worker- deaths-leaves-families-in-despair/ Siehe: “In the prime of their lives”: Qatar’s failure to investigate, remedy and prevent migrant workers’ deaths ai, 26.08.2021, 56 S. https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MDE2246142021ENGLISH.pdf @WAO

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> VAE

Mapping Changes in Turkish-UAE Relations: A Matter of Diplomacy Gokhan Demirtas, Hasim Tekines WINEP, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/mapping-changes-turkish-uae-relations- matter-diplomacy

Pitching Abraham’s tent: The human dimension of UAE-Israeli normalization Yoel Guzansky, Shalom Lipner, Jonathan H. Ferziger, Sarah Feuer, Tomer Fadlon, Ari Heistein, Ebtesam Al Ketbi, Noura Al Breiki

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Atlantic Council, 08.2021, 13 S. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Pitching-Abrahams-Tent.pdf @WAO

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> Saudi-Arabien

Sectarianism and ideology: The cases of Iran and Najat AlSaied "Many analysts oversimplify the political conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia as one driven by sectarianism or Shi’a-Sunni tensions that has shaped the two states’ outlook and actions in the Mid- dle East. However, their political differences are actually much more complex and deeper rooted. ..." MEI, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.mei.edu/publications/sectarianism-and-ideology-cases-iran-and-saudi-arabia

Saudi Arabia Returns Gerald M. Feierstein, Yoel Guzansky "At the dawn of the Biden era of American foreign policy, a more mature, realistic Saudi foreign pol- icy is emerging to match the shifting signals from Washington. In some measure, the Saudis are rea- dopting elements that traditionally characterized their policy preferences before the meteoric rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) ..." MEI, 08.2021, 5 S. https://www.mei.edu/sites/default/files/2021-08/Saudi%20Arabia%20Returns_0.pdf

Saudi Arabia is trying to make America jealous with its budding Russia ties Mark N. Katz Atlantic Council, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/saudi-arabia-is-trying-to-make-america-jeal- ous-with-its-budding-russia-ties/

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> Jemen

Crisis in Yemen Worsening, as Fighting Near Ma’rib, Crippling Fuel Shortages Amplify Hu- manitarian Needs, United Nations Experts Warn Security Council UNSC, 23.08.2021, ca. 5 S. https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14611.doc.htm Meeting Record (21 S.): https://undocs.org/en/S/PV.8840 Webcast: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1k5npts96

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Zum Hintergrund: https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2021/08/yemen-briefing-and-consultations- 20.php

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Yemen’s Economy in Crash Landing Mode: Implications and Options EPC, 23.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://epc.ae/whatif-details/102/yemens-economy-in-crash-landing-mode-implications-and- options Arab. Version: https://epc.ae/ar/whatif-details/101/alainhiar-alaiqtisadi-alwashik-fi-alyaman-altadaeiat-walkhi- arat

The Yemeni Government and the Riyal Crash Dilemma: Management Policies and Success Prospects EPC, 21.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://epc.ae/topic/the-yemeni-government-and-the-riyal-crash-dilemma-management-policies- and-success-prospects

Reportage: Yémen. La guerre civile menace l’archipel de Socotra Quentin Müller Orient XXI, 26.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://orientxxi.info/magazine/yemen-la-guerre-civile-menace-l-archipel-de-socotra,4958

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> Oman

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Omani Deputy Foreign Minister Sheikh Al Harthy US DoS, 25.08.2021 https://www.state.gov/deputy-secretary-shermans-meeting-with-omani-deputy-foreign-minister- sheikh-al-harthy/

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The Novels of Jokha Alharthi: Bringing Communities and Women Out of Hiding Rafiah Al Talei, Kevin Blankinship, Jokha Alharthi Sada, 24.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/85187 Arab. Version: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/85191

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> Iran

Iran: High Representative Josep Borrell spoke to new Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian EEAS, 27.08.2021 https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/103446/iran-high-representative- josep-borrell-spoke-new-foreign-minister-amir-abdollahian_en

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Leaked Videos Show Abuses Behind Bars in Iran’s Prisons - Authorities Should End Mistreat- ment of Prisoners, Allow Investigations HRW, 26.08.2021 https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/26/leaked-videos-show-abuses-behind-bars-irans-prisons

Iran: Ill-treated for seeking truth and justice: Maryam Akbari Monfared ai, 27.08.2021, 2 S. https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MDE1346572021ENGLISH.pdf

Iranian women campaign to stop the rise in “honor killings” Fariba Parsa MEI, 26.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.mei.edu/publications/iranian-women-campaign-stop-rise-honor-killings

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Webinar: Prospects for US-Iran Relations under Raisi Vali Nasr ACRPS, 02.09.2021, 06:00 PM in Katar Übersicht und Registrierung: https://dohainstitute-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HtmK29b9T7qbvgPodopR9w

Raisi's foreign minister pick indicates change for Iranian policy [Hossein Amir-Abdollahian] Al Monitor, 24.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/raisis-foreign-minister-pick-indicates-change- iranian-policy

Iran’s new foreign minister seen as 'first fully fledged Khameneist' in post Ali Hashem Al Monitor, 24.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/irans-new-foreign-minister-seen-first-fully- fledged-khameneist-post

What prompted Iran to strike the Mercer Street? Fardin Eftekhari MEI, 26.08.2021, ca. 2 S.

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https://www.mei.edu/publications/what-prompted-iran-strike-mercer-street

إﺳﺮاﺋﯿﻞ واﻟﺼﺮاع ﻣﻊ إﯾﺮان ﻓﻲ اﻟﺴﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺮﯾﺔ: ﱡاﻟﺘﻮﺟﮭﺎت واﻟﺴﯿﻨﺎرﯾﻮھﺎت EPC, 22.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://epc.ae/ar/topic/israel-walsira-maa-iran-fi-assaha-albahria-altwjjuhat-walsiynaryuhat

Tehran Tests Joe Biden in Afghanistan and Beyond Ofira Seliktar, Farhad Rezaei BESA, 26.08.2021, 3 S. https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2136-Tehran-Tests-Biden-Seliktar-Rezaei- final.pdf

China and Iran: Bilateral Trade Relationship and Future Outlook China Briefing, 20.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.china-briefing.com/news/china-and-iran-bilateral-trade-relationship-and-future- outlook/

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Under Raisi, Three Scenarios for Nuclear Talks Ali Vaez USIP, 24.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2021/aug/24/under-raisi-three-scenarios-nuclear-talks

ﻧﻘﺎش داﺧﻞ إﯾﺮان ﺣﻮل ﺟﺪوى اﻟﻌﻮدة إﻟﻰ اﻻﺗﻔﺎق: ﻣﺎ ﻣﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ اﻟﻤﻔﺎوﺿﺎت اﻟﻨﻮوﯾﺔ؟ ﺣﺴﻦ أﺣﻤﺪﯾﺎن Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, 26.08.2021, 7 S. https://studies.aljazeera.net/ar/article/5112

Highlights of Iran’s Perilous Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons David Albright with Sarah Burkhard and the Good ISIS Team ISIS, 25.08.2021, 19 S. https://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/Highlights_of_Irans_Perilous_Pur- suit_of_Nuclear_Weapons_August_25%2C_2021.pdf

Iran’s Bet on Autonomous Weapons Evan Omeed Lisman War on the Rocks, 30.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/irans-bet-on-autonomous-weapons/

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Tehran’s Achilles Heel? Fatemeh Aman "... how ongoing developments in Afghanistan might affect neighboring Iran. ..."

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Diwan, 24.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85186

The capture of Kabul: What the Taliban takeover will mean for Iran’s economy Esfandyar Batmanghelidj ECFR, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://ecfr.eu/article/the-capture-of-kabul-what-the-taliban-takeover-will-mean-for-irans-econ- omy/

إﯾﺮان وﻋﻮدة طﺎﻟﺒﺎن: ﻛﯿﻒ ﺗﻘﺮأ طﮭﺮان اﻟﻔﺮص واﻟﺘﺤﺪﯾﺎت؟ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺧﻮاﺟﻮﺋﻲ Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, 29.08.2021, 13 S. https://studies.aljazeera.net/ar/article/5115

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Iran’s War Within - Ebrahim Raisi and the Triumph of the Hard-Liners Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar In: Foreign Affairs, Volume 100, Number 5 (September/October 2021), S. 155-168. Preview und Volltext für SWP: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/iran/2021-08-05/irans-war-within-ebrahim-raisi

اﻟﻤﻮازﻧﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ اﻹﯾﺮاﻧﯿﺔ ﺑﯿﻦ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺘﻲ روﺣﺎﻧﻲ ورﺋﯿﺴﻲ: ﺗﺤﻠﯿﻞ اﻷرﻗﺎم وآﻓﺎق اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ EPC, 23.08.2021, ca. 5 S. https://epc.ae/ar/topic/almuazana-alamma-aliirania-bayn-hukumatay-rouhani-wa-raisi-tahlil- alarqam-wafaq-almustaqbal

Iranian President Raisi: The Hanging Judge Thomas Parker Fikra Forum, 26.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/iranian-president-raisi-hanging-judge

Labor Organizing on the Rise Among Iranian Oil Workers Mohammad Ali Kadivar, Peyman Jafari, Mehdi Hosseini, Saber Khani MERIP online, 25.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://merip.org/2021/08/labor-organizing-on-the-rise-among-iranian-oil-workers/ @WAO

Krieg ums Wasser - Die Klimakrise im Iran spitzt sich zu Hamid Mohseni RLS, 20.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.rosalux.de/news/id/44831/krieg-ums-wasser

Sectarianism and ideology: The cases of Iran and Saudi Arabia Najat AlSaied

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"Many analysts oversimplify the political conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia as one driven by sectarianism or Shi’a-Sunni tensions that has shaped the two states’ outlook and actions in the Mid- dle East. However, their political differences are actually much more complex and deeper rooted. ..." MEI, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.mei.edu/publications/sectarianism-and-ideology-cases-iran-and-saudi-arabia

Online Research event: Iran's political rivalries and their foreign policy implications Sanam Vakil, Ali Ansari, Alex Vatanka Chatham House, 07.09.2021, 3:00PM TO 4:00PM Übersicht und Registrierung: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/research-event/irans-political-rivalries-and-their-for- eign-policy-implications Siehe: The Battle of the Ayatollahs in Iran - The United States, Foreign Policy, and Political Rivalry since 1979 Alex Vatanka London (I.B. Tauris), 05.2021, 264 S. Übersicht und Bestellung: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-battle-of-the-ayatollahs-in-iran-9781838601553/ Preview (27 S.): https://bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/60995ca152faff0001578d49

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> Ägypten

USCIRF Calls on to Release Qur’anist Reda Abdel Rahman USCIRF, 23.08.2021 https://www.uscirf.gov/news-room/releases-statements/uscirf-calls-egypt-release-quranist-reda- abdel-rahman

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Here, Your Name is “106”... Egypt’s Prison Life Ahmed Gamal Ziada Raseef22, 25.08.2021, ca. 5 S. https://raseef22.net/article/1084108-here-your-name-is-106--prison-life

The Egyptian TikTok Girls Nir Boms "... analyses the Egypt’s recent restrictive policy on social media and its impact on young bloggers. ..." TAU/MDC, 30.08.2021, 6 S. https://dayan.org/file-download/download/public/17484

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The Biden Administration Is Embracing Egypt’s Dictator Sisi Joel Beinin, Allison McManus "... Will the administration waive human rights conditions and deliver $300 million in military fi- nancing to Egypt that Congress has conditioned on improvements in its human rights record? ..." Jacobin, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/08/biden-egypt-sisi-military-aid

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Egypt needs a more inclusive approach to subsidy reform Hafsa Halawa MEI, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypt-needs-more-inclusive-approach-subsidy-reform

Dual Threats: Water Scarcity and Rising Sea Levels in Egypt Eliora Goodman TIMEP, 20.08.2021, ca. 2 S. + Links https://timep.org/explainers/dual-threats-water-scarcity-and-rising-sea-levels-in-egypt/

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> Libyen

UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya concludes first visit to Libya UN-OHCHR, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27413&LangID=E

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> Tunesien

In Tunisia, President’s Power Grab and an Absent Constitutional Court HRW, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. + Links https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/27/tunisia-presidents-power-grab-and-absent-constitu- tional-court

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An Interview with Hamma Hammami of the Tunisian Worker's Party Monica Marks

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Jadaliyya, 20.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/43236

How COVID-19 Helped Legitimate the Tunisian President’s Power Grab Sharan Grewal POMED, 23.08.2021, ca. ca. 2 S. https://pomed.org/how-covid-19-helped-legitimate-the-tunisian-presidents-power-grab/

Risky Business: Kais Saied’s Regional Alliances Daniel Brumberg ACW, 20.8.2021, ca. 3 S. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/risky-business-kais-saieds-regional-alliances/

Tunisia’s remains in peril Peter Fabricius "President Saïed’s extension of emergency measures has aggravated fears of autocracy – but hope is not yet dead. ..." ISSAfrica, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 s. https://issafrica.org/iss-today/tunisias-arab-spring-remains-in-peril

Has Tunisia’s Democracy Failed to Convince its Youth? The Slow-Going of Democratic Sociali- zation Sarah Anne Rennick ARI, 24.08.2021, 12 S. https://www.arab-reform.net/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Arab_Reform_Initiative_en_has-tunisias- democracy-failed-to-convince-its-youth-the-slow-going-of-democratic-socialization_19729.pdf @WAO

Post-July 25 Ennahda: Infighting Trajectories Ahmed Nadhif EPC, 19.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://epc.ae/topic/post-july-25-ennahda-infighting-trajectories

Webinar: Why Tunisia’s democratic transition still matters? Laryssa Chomiak, Fadil Aliriza, Lina Khatib Chatham House, 04.08.2021, 15.00 - 16.00 BST Webcast: https://tinyurl.com/cmcnret7

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> Algerien

Algeria’s Multipronged Crackdown on the Hirak

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Layne Emery TIMEP, 17.08.2021, ca. 2 S. + Links https://timep.org/explainers/algerias-multipronged-crackdown-on-the-hirak/

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> Algerien / Marokko

Communiqué du Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine sur les relations de l’Algerie et le Maroc AU, 26.08.2021 https://au.int/en/node/40747

اﻷﻣﯿﻦ اﻟﻌﺎم ﯾﻌﺮب ﻋﻦ اﻷﺳﻒ ﻟﻤﺎ آﻟﺖ إﻟﯿﮫ اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺎت ﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﺠﺰاﺋﺮ واﻟﻤﻐﺮب AL, 24.08.2021 http://www.lasportal.org/ar/news/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?RID=3025

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Algeria partly blames Israel in decision to cut ties with Morocco Rina Bassist Al Monitor, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/algeria-partly-blames-israel-decision-cut-ties- morocco

Algeria-Morocco Rupture: An Unfunny Comedy of Errors David Pollock WINEP, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/algeria-morocco-rupture-unfunny-comedy- errors

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> Marokko

Maroc. La surveillance des journalistes n’a pas attendu Pegasus Alexandre Garnier, Eliott Aubert Orient XXI, 30.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://orientxxi.info/magazine/maroc-la-surveillance-des-journalistes-n-a-pas-attendu-pega- sus,4994

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> Marokko / Westsahara

Secretary-General Appoints Alexander Ivanko of Russian Federation Special Representative for Western Sahara UN, 27.08.2021 https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sga2060.doc.htm

Speakers Focus on Questions of Western Sahara, Gibraltar, Falklands Islands (Malvinas), as Carib- bean Regional Seminar Enters Second Day UNGA, 26.08.2021, ca. 5 S. https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/gacol3350.doc.htm

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> EU - Mittelmeerraum / MENA-Region / Afrika: Migrationspolitik / Flüchtlinge

Ebb and Flow - Water, Migration and Development - Volume 1 The World Bank, 23.08.2021, 161 S. Übersicht und Download: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water/publication/ebb-and-flow-water-migration-and-de- velopment Volltext: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/36089/9781464817458.pdf @WAO

Zunahme illegaler Migration über die Balkanroute - Kleine Anfrage Fraktion der AfD BT, 25.08.2021 Vorgang und Download: https://dip.bundestag.de/vorgang/zunahme-illegaler-migration-%C3%BCber-die-balkan- route/281365

Perspektive Heimat - Zwischenbilanz zu Rückkehr- und Rückführungsinitiativen des Entwicklungs- ministeriums. Kleine Anfrage Fraktion DIE LINKE BT, 24.08.2021 Vorgang und Download: https://dip.bundestag.de/vorgang/perspektive-heimat-zwischenbilanz-zu-r%C3%BCckkehr-und- r%C3%BCckf%C3%BChrungsinitiativen-des-entwicklungsministeriums/281280

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Online Panel Discussion: The Migration Conundrum - Challenges for a Common European Response Chiara Cardoletti, Julien Simon, Matthieu Tardis, Matteo Villa ISPI, 06.09.2021, 03:00 PM in Rom

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Übersicht und Registrierung: https://med.ispionline.it/agenda/the-migration-conundrum-challenges-for-a-common-european- response/

Risiken und Nebenwirkungen deutscher und europäischer Rückkehrpolitik - Ein außen-, si- cherheits- und entwicklungspolitischer Beipackzettel Nadine Biehler, Anne Koch, Amrei Meier SWP-Studie 2021/S 12, 25.08.2021, 44 S. Übersicht und Downloads: https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/risiken-und-nebenwirkungen-deutscher-und-europaei- scher-rueckkehrpolitik

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> D - MENA-Region

Rüstungsexporte in die Länder des Vorderen und Mittleren Orients sofort stoppen - Antrag Frak- tion DIE LINKE BT, 24.08.2021 Vorgang und Download (inkl. Beratung im Plenum am 25.08.2021): https://dip.bundestag.de/vorgang/r%C3%BCstungsexporte-in-die-l%C3%A4nder-des-vorderen- und-mittleren-orients-sofort/281289

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> D - Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik (allg./global)

Einsätze der Bundeswehr im Ausland konsequent beenden - Antrag Fraktion DIE LINKE BT, 24.08.2021 Vorgang und Downloads (inkl. Beratung im Plenum am 25.08.2021): https://dip.bundestag.de/vorgang/eins%C3%A4tze-der-bundeswehr-im-ausland-konsequent-be- enden/281287

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> UK - MENA-Region

THE NEW MIDDLE EAST - A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH STEVE MCCABE MP, MICHAEL HERZOG, MORAN ZAGA, JOHN LYNDON, HUDA ABUARQUOUB, EMMAN EL-BADAWY, BARONESS RAMSAY OF CARTVALE, GARY KENT LABOUR FRIENDS OF ISRAEL, 07.2021, 46 S. https://www.lfi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-New-Middle-East.pdf

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> USA - MENA-Region

Webinar: US Policy and Global Competition in the Middle East - Sixth Annual Conference Sahar Aziz, Tareq Baconi, Dana El Kurd, Ilan Goldenberg et al. ACW, 14.-17.09.2021, 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM ET Übersicht und Registrierung: https://arabcenterdc.org/event/us-policy-and-global-competition-in-the-middle-east/

Lesson in the Limits of Power: The Withdrawal of the United States and its Allies from Af- ghanistan Eldad Shavit, Shimon Stein "... Will this failure in nation building after twenty years in Afghanistan affect the United States’ global status or its intention to withdraw from additional areas in the Middle East? Why should Je- rusalem pay particular attention to the events in Afghanistan? ..." INSS, 24.08.2021, 4 S. https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/no.-1512.pdf

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> Afghanistan - MENA-Region

How Afghanistan Influences Hamas, PIJ, and Iran in their Approach to Israel Kobi Michael, Yoel Guzansky WINEP, 24.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/how-afghanistan-influences-hamas-pij-and- iran-their-approach-israel

Event Recap: From Afghanistan to the Middle East - Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal and Taliban Victory Kathryn Wheelbarger, Aaron Y. Zelin, Patrick Clawso WINEP, 19.08.2021, ca. 2 S. + Webcast (01:05h) https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/afghanistan-middle-east-implications-us- withdrawal-and-taliban-victory

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> Äthiopien - MENA-Region

ﺗﺼﺎﻋﺪ اﻟﺼﺮاع ﻓﻲ إﺛﯿﻮﺑﯿﺎ وﻋﻮاﻗﺒﮫ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻮى اﻟﺸﺮق اﻷوﺳﻂ

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ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﻘﺎدر ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻲ Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, 24.08.2021, 8 S. https://studies.aljazeera.net/ar/article/5110

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> Regionalpolitik (MENA-Region)

Final Communiqué of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership MFA Iraq, 28.08.2021, ca. 2 S. http://www.mofa.gov.iq/2021/08/?p=25539

Statement by President Joe Biden on the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership The White House, 28.08.2021 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/28/statement-by- president-joe-biden-on-the-baghdad-conference-for-cooperation-and-partnership/

Iraq: Statement by the Spokesperson on the outcomes of the Baghdad Conference EEAS, 29.08.2021 https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/103455/iraq-statement- spokesperson-outcomes-baghdad-conference_en

ﻛﻠﻤﺔ اﻟﺴﯿﺪ أﺣﻤﺪ أﺑﻮ اﻟﻐﯿﻂ اﻷﻣﯿﻦ اﻟﻌﺎم ﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﺪول اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺆﺗﻤﺮ اﻹﻗﻠﯿﻤﻲ ﻟﺪﻋﻢ اﻟﻌﺮاق AL, 28.08.2021, 6 S. http://www.lasportal.org/ar/news/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?RID=3026

ﻓﻲ ﻛﻠﻤﺔ أﻣﺎم ﻣﺆﺗﻤﺮ ﺑﻐﺪاد ﻟﻠﺘﻌﺎون واﻟﺸﺮاﻛﺔ ...اﻷﻣﯿﻦ اﻟﻌﺎم ﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﺘﻌﺎون: اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺎت اﻟﺨﻠﯿﺠﯿﺔ - اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ ﺗﻤﺜﻞ رﻛﯿﺰة اﺳﺘﺮاﺗﯿﺠﯿﺔ ﻟﺘﻌﺰﯾﺰ اﻷﻣﻦ واﻻﺳﺘﻘﺮار وﺗﺤﻘﯿﻖ اﻟﺘﻨﻤﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ GKR, 28.08.2021, ca. 2 S. http://www.gcc-sg.org/ar-sa/MediaCenter/NewsCooperation/News/Pages/news2021-8-28- 4.aspx

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Iran's new foreign minister visits Baghdad for regional summit "... the latest effort by Iraq to reduce tensions between Iran and its Sunni Arab neighbors. ..." Al Monitor, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/irans-new-foreign-minister-visits-baghdad- regional-summit

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Conflict Trends in the , 1946-2019 Sansom Milton, Sultan Barakat, Mona Hedaya, Siri Rustad PRIO, 08.2021, 56 S. https://www.prio.org/Publications/Publication/?x=12788 @WAO

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> Konflikte / Interventionen / Humanitäre Hilfe (MENA-Region)

Humanitarian Lessons from a Century of Conflict in the Middle East Yara M. Asi ACW, 26.08.2021, ca. 3 S. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/humanitarian-lessons-from-a-century-of-conflict-in-the- middle-east/

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> Soziale Medien / Zensur (MENA-Region)

Content moderation trends in the MENA region: Censorship, discrimination by design, and linguis- tic challenges Eliza Campbell, Spandana Singh MEI, 25.08.2021, ca. 2 S. + Links https://www.mei.edu/publications/content-moderation-trends-mena-region-censorship-discrimi- nation-design-and-linguistic

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> Islam

Buchhinweis/Neuerscheinung: People of the Book - Prophet Muhammad’s Encounters with Christians Craig Considine "A considered study of Muslim–Christian coexistence and dialogue in the time of Prophet Muham- mad." London (Hurst), 08.2021, 232 S. Übersicht und Bestellung: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/people-of-the-book/

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Buchhinweis/Neuerscheinung: Islamic Charity - How Charitable Giving Became Seen as a Threat to National Security Samantha May "Since 9/11 and the global War on Terror, practitioners of Islam in Europe and beyond have been scrutinised and surveyed under suspicion of disloyalty and as potential disrupters of national social cohesion. Seemingly benign, altruistic practices, such as charity, are viewed as potential threats to national security and have increasingly become subject to counter-terrorism policies. ..." Bloomsbury, 08.2021, 208 S. Übersicht und Bestellung: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/islamic-charity-9781786999450

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> Religion / Extremismus / Gewalt

Gewalt im Namen der Götter? - Gewaltlegitimierende Verse in religiösen Schriften steigern die Unterstützung für tödliche religiöse Gewalt Ruud Koopmans, Eylem Kanol "Religiös-fundamentalistische Einstellungen werden häufig als ein wichtiger Erklärungsfaktor für extremistische Gewalt betrachtet. Empirische Belege sind aber rar. Um die Rolle gewaltlegitimie- render Schriftverse zu untersuchen, haben die WZB-Forscher Ruud Koopmans und Eylem Kanol ein Umfrageexperiment unter gut 8.000 christlichen, muslimischen und jüdischen Befragten in sieben Ländern durchgeführt. ..." bpb Dossier Islamismus, 18.08.2021, ca. 5 S. https://www.bpb.de/politik/extremismus/islamismus/338271/gewalt-im-namen-der-goetter

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> Terrorismus / Jihadismus / -bekämpfung

Virtual conference: Reckoning with the Global War on Terror - Rethinking Security and Realizing Justice AFSC, 07.-10.09.2021 Übersicht und Registrierung: https://www.afsc.org/action/reckoning-global-war-terror-rethinking-security-and-realizing-jus- tice

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Spotlight on Global Jihad (August 19-25, 2021) ITIC, 26.08.2021, 13 S. https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/app/uploads/2021/08/E_139_21.pdf

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Africa File: African al Qaeda affiliates praise Taliban takeover AEI/CT, 27.08.2021, ca. 5 S. https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/africa-file/africa-file-african-al-qaeda-affiliates-praise-tali- ban-takeover

Podcast: Eastern Africa’s Jihadis: Mozambique Adriano Nuvunga "... about what caused the insurgency in Mozambique to grow and the need for a coordinated re- gional strategy that addresses its root causes. ..." ICG, 25.08.2021, 00:28h https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/southern-africa/mozambique/eastern-africas-jihadis-mozam- bique

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Ten Things the United States Should Do to Combat Terrorism in the Sahel Michael Shurkin, Aneliese Bernard War on the Rocks, 30.08.2021, ca. 5 S. https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/ten-things-the-united-states-should-do-to-combat-terror- ism-in-the-sahel/

Do not take the war on terror’s big success for granted Michael E. O’Hanlon, Lily Windholz Brookings, 27.08.2021, ca. 2 S. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/08/27/do-not-take-the-war-on-ter- rors-big-success-for-granted/

Who won the War on Terror? Inhalt u.a.: - Bin Laden’s Catastrophic Success - Al Qaeda Changed the World—but Not in the Way It Expected / Nelly Lahoud - The Good Enough Doctrine - Learning to Live With Terrorism / Daniel Byman In: Foreign Affairs, Volume 100, Number 5 (September/October 2021), S. 10-74. Übersicht und Download/Volltexte für SWP: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/issues/2021/100/5

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Exposure to Extremist Content and Public Sympathy for ISIS Suleyman Ozeren, Suat Cubukcu & Gabriel Cash In: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism (online first), 08.2021, 21 S. Abstract und Download für SWP: https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1965728

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Mosul under ISIS - Eyewitness Accounts of Life in the Caliphate Mathilde Becker Aarseth Bloomsbury, 08.2021, 208 S. Übersicht und Bestellung: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mosul-under-isis-9780755607082

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> Wasser / Konflikte (MENA-Region)

Ebb and Flow - Water in the Shadow of Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa - Volume 2 The World Bank, 23.08.2021, 22 S. Übersicht und Download: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water/publication/ebb-and-flow-water-migration-and-de- velopment Volltext: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/36090/9781464817465.pdf @WAO

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> Coronavirus-Krise / COVID-19 (allg./global)

The COVID Charter - A New Development Model for a World in Crisis Rajiv J. Shah In: Foreign Affairs, Volume 100, Number 5 (September/October 2021), S. 179-191. Preview und Volltext für SWP: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/africa/2021-08-24/covid-charter

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