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• [Publication] Businessmen in arms: How the military and other armed groups profit in the MENA Region

  • The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime power or a crucial part of patronage networks in political systems. This collection of essays from international experts examines the economic interests of armed actors ranging from military businesses in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Sudan, and Yemen to retired military officers’ economic endeavors and the web of funding of non-stat...

• [Publication] Businessmen in arms: How the military and other armed groups profit in the MENA Region

  • The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime power or a crucial part of patronage networks in political systems. This collection of essays from international experts examines the economic interests of armed actors ranging from military businesses in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Sudan, and Yemen to retired military officers’ economic endeavors and the web of funding of non-stat...

• [Publication] Businessmen in arms: How the military and other armed groups profit in the MENA Region

  • The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime power or a crucial part of patronage networks in political systems. This collection of essays from international experts examines the economic interests of armed actors ranging from military businesses in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Sudan, and Yemen to retired military officers’ economic endeavors and the web of funding of non-stat...

• [Publication] Businessmen in arms: How the military and other armed groups profit in the MENA Region

  • The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime power or a crucial part of patronage networks in political systems. This collection of essays from international experts examines the economic interests of armed actors ranging from military businesses in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Sudan, and Yemen to retired military officers’ economic endeavors and the web of funding of non-stat...

• [Staff] Ahmed Khalifa

  • Associate Researcher
  • Ahmed holds an MA in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Duisburg-Essen and worked as a (Photo-)Journalist during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. At present, he is lecturing about the Egyptian Transformation process at the University of Witten/Herdecke. 

• [Publication] No place for refuge and no place for (eventual) return of Palestinians in Gaza

  • After Hamas launched an unprecedented bloody terrorist attack inside Israel on October 7, 2023, which caused a high death toll and involved hostage-taking, Israeli forces responded harshly through indiscriminate, “incessant bombardment of Gaza” and then launched a ground invasion. The UN High Commissioner of Human Rights noted that “there is no safe place in Gaza and there is no way out… The humanitarian and human rights consequences will be devastating and long-lasting. Thousands have alre...

• [Staff] Dr Birgit Kemmerling

  • Senior Researcher
  • I have a PhD in human geography and several years of professional experience in humanitarian aid. For the past fifteen years, I have been researching and working on various countries in the MENA region and sub-Saharan Africa, mainly on food (in)security and sustainable resource management. I joined BICC in November 2019 as a senior researcher for a project on sustainable transformation processes in rural Morocco (I-WALAMAR). For three years, I explored the socio-economic sustainability and poten...

• [Staff] Dr Birgit Kemmerling

  • Senior Researcher
  • Birgit has a PhD in human geography and several years of professional experience in humanitarian aid. For the past fifteen years, she has been researching and working on various countries in the MENA region and sub-Saharan Africa, mainly on food (in)security and sustainable resource management. She joined BICC in November 2019 as a senior researcher for a project on sustainable transformation processes in rural Morocco (I-WALAMAR). For three years, she explored the socio-economic sustainability ...

• [Staff] Dr Birgit Kemmerling

  • Senior Researcher
  • Birgit has a PhD in human geography and several years of professional experience in humanitarian aid. For the past fifteen years, she has been researching and working on various countries in the MENA region and sub-Saharan Africa, mainly on food (in)security and sustainable resource management. She joined BICC in November 2019 as a senior researcher for a project on sustainable transformation processes in rural Morocco (I-WALAMAR). For three years, she explored the socio-economic sustainability ...

• [Staff] Dr Birgit Kemmerling

  • Senior Researcher
  • Birgit has a PhD in human geography and several years of professional experience in humanitarian aid. For the past fifteen years, she has been researching and working on various countries in the MENA region and sub-Saharan Africa, mainly on food (in)security and sustainable resource management. She joined BICC in November 2019 as a senior researcher for a project on sustainable transformation processes in rural Morocco (I-WALAMAR). For three years, she explored the socio-economic sustainability ...