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'Identity and a Modern State'. The political evolution of the Salafi movement in Egypt through a social movement theory perspective

A Different Solution to the Arab Israeli Conflict: Let them be.

A Realistic View on Iran
International relations and Global Politics

A neorealist assessment of India´s Look East Policy
The Balancing of China as a motive for India´s close cooperation with Southeast Asia

A radical consequence of modernity
The Fethullah Gülen Movement as a Political Power Beyond the Turkish Nation State

A threat analysis of Iran in 2002 and its relevance today

Account for Arab animosity towards the state of Israel.

Ahmadinejad´s Quest for Leadership
Representations of Regional Order in the Gulf Region

Al-Qa'ida in Saudi Arabia 2003 and 2004

Analysing the Headscarf Debate in Turkey from a Deliberative Perspective: Is Social Learning Possible?

Are Rentier Monarchies a Viable Road to Development in the Gulf States

Bahrain - The Exception in the Gulf

Bashar Al-Assad. The Web of Interests Surrounding Syria’s Dictator

Between the Devil and the Deep Sea. The Consequences of U.S. Presence in Iraq on Democratization Efforts in the Greater Middle East

Book review on B. L. Glasser's "Economic Development and Political Reform: The Impact of External Capital on the Middle East"

Breaking the Deadlock? Why Unilateral Disengagement Cannot Equal Peace

Can sectarianism explain the conflict in Syria?

Consociational Democracy in Lebanon (1945-1975)

Democratization of Iraq

Economic Transition in Iran
The first Revolutionary Decade

Enlightenment, Secularization and Democracy in Turkey during 21st Century

Eretz Israel and Palestine. The question about escalation in the Middle East (deleted)

Foreign influence and authoritarianism in the Middle East
Case studies: Syria and Iraq

Forward (Kadima) to the Centre? - The Rise and Fall of Israeli Centre Parties

George W. Bush's "Axis of Evil". Helpfulness in Fighting the War on Terror

Gulf War II (1990/91) - Iraq between United Nations' Diplomacy and United States' Policy

Iran of Pre- and Post-Revolution (1979). A Comparative Perspective

Iran, the United States and the CIA
The Implications of the 1953 Coup D’état.

Is criticism of Israel on issues of rights, pluralism, equality and minorities justified given the historic and regional context of the state?

Is the idea of a Jewish State anachronistic, based on 19th century ideology, and incompatible with 21st century values?

Israel as a constitutional democracy? The "Constitutional Revolution" and the High Court of Justice in the political system of Israel

Israel’s Colonial Predicament
A Novel Framework for Analysing Israeli-Palestinian Relations and Conflict

Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Frantz Fanon on the topic of decolonization and the French occupation of Algeria.

Kashmir Conflict. Recent Developments and Interpretation

Lebanon - a state trapped in conflict
Do a conflict mapping, analyzing conflict sources and dynamics. Also analyze what conflict management approaches (if any) were employed and how they impacted the conflict process.

Lebanon: The downfall of a democracy model?

Martyrdom, not Suicide: The Legality of Hamas' Bombings in the mid-1990s in Modern Islamic Jurisprudence

Middle East Enigma. Managing Political and Economic Risks on the Ground
A Hundred Years War

Obstruction or Facilitation?
US and Arab Foreign Policy in the Israeli-Palestine Conflict

On water, statehood and interdependence - Is water an obstacle to peace between Israelis and Palestinians?

Operation Enduring Freedom
‘Innovation or accident?’ Account for why the Afghan model emerged in Operation En-during Freedom in 2001 and evaluate its military effectiveness against the Taliban/Al Quaeda

Palestinian National Identity Since the Palestine War in 1948

Peace-building through State-building. EU Strategies towards the Palestinian Territories and the Role of Democracy

Persistence of Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa
Rentierism: A Paradigm in Distress?

Political Culture, Islam and Public Participation in Modern Egypt

Prospects of Democratic Transition in the Middle East
Does “Islam” Matter?

Reassessment of Turkish Foreign Policy
Turkey’s Changing Role in the Middle East

Responding to Iran’s Influence? A Comparative Account of Saudi Foreign Policy Behavior towards Bahrain and Yemen since 2011

Saudization. How Saudi Arabia Spreads Wahhabism

Sectarianism under the Umayyads and Abbasids, orthodoxy and heresy