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New Publication from CMES:
This article presents a scoping and conceptual literature review on environmental politics in North and East Syria/Rojava.

👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/environmental-politics-north-and-east-syriarojava-scoping-and-conceptual-literature-review
Environmental Politics in North and East Syria/Rojava: A Scoping and Conceptual Literature Review
Lund University. Publication written by Pinar Dinc, Maria Andrea Nardi, Mo Hamza.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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📄 Joel W. Abdelmoez, PhD student at CMES, was interviewed in Göteborgs-Posten. (In Swedish)
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Kvinnor trotsar förbuden – slopar slöjan och kör motorcykel
Det är inte längre en lika ovanlig syn i Irans huvudstad Teheran, trots landets strikta lagar om hur kvinnor ska klä sig. Enligt Iranforskaren Rasmus Elling måste regimen välja sina strider när det ko...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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📢 CMES Seminar: It’s Time to Think About the Future of Palestine\Israel

🗓 Date: 20 November
🕐 Time: 13:15 – 15:00
📍 Location: Department of Political Science, Eden, Room 236
Speakers:
🎙️ Presentation by Rami Nasrallah & Haim Yacobi, University College London.

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CMES Seminar: It’s Time to Think About the Future of Palestine\Israel
Lund University. From Separation to a Shared Homeland: Paradox (and hope) of Settler-Colonial Urbanism in Israel\Palestine
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November 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Where does justice come into play during and after a war? Is it possible to create a just peace after years of death and destruction? These are some of the questions raised in this episode of the podcast On Justice: War and Peace with Karin Aggestam.
In Swedish.

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566 Om rättvisa: krig och fred med Karin Aggestam | Allt du velat veta
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November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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New article from CMES: Managing coastal aquifer salinity risks: Strategies for balance, recharge, and crop adaptation.

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November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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The ECO-Syria research team at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), Lund University, held its second and final workshop on 15–16 September 2025.

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November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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CMES Seminar. Thu 13:15. Launch of the edited volume The Republic of Turkey and Its Unresolved Issues: 100 Years and Beyond. Join us at CMES, Finngatan 16, Lund.

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CMES Seminar: Book launch of The Republic of Turkey and Its Unresolved Issues - 100 Years and Beyond.
Lund University. Join us for the launch of the new edited volume The Republic of Turkey and Its Unresolved Issues: 100 Years and Beyond.Programme & ParticipantsWe are pleased to welcome:Prof. Emerita ...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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This CMES Regional Outlook (2025:3) by CMES Director Karin Aggestam examines the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Read the latest CMES Newsletter!
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Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications.

Photo: Flickr/Daniel Torok/The White House
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Upcoming CMES Seminar – Thursday at 13:15
Join us for a seminar with Nina Gren (CMES / Social Anthropology), who will discuss the politics of death in Palestine.

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CMES Seminar: The Politics of Death in Palestine
Lund University. Presentation by Nina Gren, Social Anthropology, CMES, on the politics of death in Palestine: Martyrdom and ritualcide.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Doctoral Dissertation.
On October 31, 2025, at 10.00 a.m, at Lecture Hall V:A, building V, Klas Anshelms väg 14, Lund, CMES researcher Behshid Khodaei will defend her PhD thesis.
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DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Lund University. On October 31, 2025, at 10.00 a.m, at Lecture Hall V:A, building V, Klas Anshelms väg 14, Lund, Behshid Khodaei will defend her PhD thesis titled, From Deformation to Hydrology: A Com...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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CMES Director Karin Aggestam is interviewed in the magazine Forskning & Framsteg about Trump’s peace plan, the ceasefire, and the uncertain path toward a sustainable Peace (In Swedish).
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”Gaza står inför ett farligt maktvakuum” | Forskning & Framsteg
Överenskommelsen om vapenvila mellan Israel och Hamas kallas för den första fasen i ett fredsavtal och förhandlingar om den andra fasen har inletts. Hamas har …
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October 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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CMES researcher Maria Småberg has recently published an article in The Conversation together with Johan Schar associate Senior fellow at SIPRI.

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The cooking pot that became a symbol of Sweden’s commitment to helping Palestine
Many Skultuna cookpots survive in the kitchens of Palestinians, keeping alive the memory of Swedish friendship at a time of dire need.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom discusses yesterdays Trump-led peace meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh and whether it could lead to a lasting peace agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Studio Ett, Swedish Radio (in Swedish).
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Toppmöte i Egypten samlar över 20 länder för Gaza-fredsplan - Studio Ett
Både israelsk gisslan och palestinska fångar har släppts som en del av en första överenskommelse inför fredstoppmötet.Senare idag hålls det formella fredstoppmötet ...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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CMES seminar this Thursday at 10 am (please note the time). Title: Harvesting wind, stirring sands: the expansion of renewable energy frontiers, local resistance, and the European academic gaze on green extractivism in West Asia and North Africa.

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CMES Seminar: Harvesting wind, stirring sands: the expansion of renewable energy frontiers, local resistance, and the European academic gaze on green extractivism in West Asia and North Africa.
Lund University. Presentation by Yahia Mahmoud, Human Geography, Lund University.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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CMES Director Karin Aggestam discusses Trump’s plan for Gaza and the prospects for a sustainable peace in the program God morgon världen, Swedish Radio (In Swedish).

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Avgörande dygn för fredsavtalet om Gaza - Godmorgon världen
Just nu råder en bräcklig vapenvila i Gaza. Nödhjälpen ska börja levereras, gisslan ska släppas och de decennier av återuppbyggnad som väntar ska kunna ...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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CMES Director Karin Aggestam discusses Trump’s peace plan together with Ambassador Anders Lidén in Studio Ett, Swedish Radio ( In swedish).
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Trumps fredsplan klarar första steget – kommer den hålla? - Studio Ett
I dag undertecknades första steget i fredsavtalet mellan Israel och Hamas.Vad blir viktigast framåt för att nya steg ska kunna tas i fredsprocessen?Hör ...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Read the latest CMES Newsletter about recent research activities and new publications: www.cmes.lu.se/article/read...

🟢 Message From the Director
🟢 Latest Research News
🟢 Upcoming Events
🟢 Recent Publications by CMES Scholars
Read the latest CMES newsletter!
Lund University. The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies has commenced the autumn semester with a strong program of academic and outreach activities. The semester began with the launch of the n...
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October 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom analyses prospects for Trump’s new peace plan for Gaza in Sveriges Radio’s Studio Ett. (In Swedish).
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/fred...
Fredsplanen för Gaza presenterad – kommer Hamas säga ja? - Studio Ett
USA och Israel har enats om 20-punktsfredsplan för Gaza. Men det är fortfarande oklart hur Hamas ställer sig till planen.Idag möts företrädare för ...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Bringing in the Other Islamists – Comparing Arab Shia and Sunni Islamism(s) in the Middle East.

CMES seminar this Thursday at 13:15, Finngatan 16, Lund.

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CMES Seminar: Bringing in the Other Islamists - Comparing Arab Shia and Sunni Islamism(s) in the Middle East.
Lund University. Despite being rich and nuanced, the field of Islamism studies has traditionally been narrow, in that it has primarily drawn from a Sunni-centric case universe. In recent years, growin...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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CMES launches Extreme-Loss, a new project on climate, biodiversity, and agricultural livelihoods 🌍 Funded with start-up support from Lund University. Read our interview with Associate Prof. Pinar Dinc.
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Extreme Loss – new project receives seed funding to explore farming futures in a changing climate
Lund University. The project brings together expertise in political science, water resources engineering, climate science, and geography to explore how droughts, floods, and biodiversity loss affect a...
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September 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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New article from CMES - Strategies for present and future bubbler irrigation system management in a Saharan date palm oasis under climate change.

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Strategies for present and future bubbler irrigation system management in a Saharan date palm oasis under climate change
Date palm oases in North Africa have historically supported agriculture through indigenous irrigation techniques such as foggaras and tabias, made pos…
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September 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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CMES director Karin Aggestam analyses the recent recognition of Palestine and the UN High Level Week in Sveriges Radio’s Studio Ett. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/darf...
Därför har så många länder erkänt Palestina som stat inför FN-mötet - Studio Ett
Inför FN:s toppmöte om situationen i Gazaremsan har många länder, bland annat Australien, Storbritannien, Kanada och Frankrike erkänt Palestina som självständig ...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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The ECO-Syria research team at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), Lund University, convened its second and final workshop Titled “ECO-Syria: Exploring Conflict–Environment Interactions for Sustainable Development and Conservation”.

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ECO-Syria Workshop Explores Environmental Politics and Civil Society in Post-Conflict Syria
Lund University. The two-day workshop brought together a focused cohort of civil society organisations active in the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), regional exp...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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CMES researcher Anne Lene Stein has recently published an research article in Babylon – Nordisk tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier.

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Visning av Agonism and ethnography in Palestine
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September 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM