By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 11 October 2023 CMES researcher Nina Gren has been interviewed in Sydsvenskan about the Palestinian ambivalence towards war with Israel. The article "De flesta palestinier känner en djup ambivalens inför kriget" (English translation: "Most Palestinians feel a deep ambivalence about the war") was written

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/most-palestinians-feel-deep-ambivalence-about-war - 2025-07-01

By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 17 October 2023 CMES Visiting Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye has co-authored a report that explores the possible establishment of a new official multilateral forum for sustainable dialogue and engagement in the Middle East and North Africa. Last week a Chatham House report was launched to explore the possibl

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-visiting-professor-dalia-dassa-kaye-launches-report-mena-multilateral-forum - 2025-07-01

By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 11 October 2023 CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed by Swedish news service Omni about the next steps in the war between Israel and Hamas. The article "Vad blir nästa steg – det håller experterna ögonen på i konflikten" (English translation: "What will be the next step - what the experts ar

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/what-happens-next-war-between-israel-and-hamas - 2025-07-01

By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 13 October 2023 CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed on SVT (Swedish public service television) about the key concepts in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The segment "Kriget mellan Israel och Hamas: Detta betyder begreppen" (English translation: "The war between Israel and Hamas:

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israel-hamas-war-key-concepts - 2025-07-01

By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 13 October 2023 CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom has been interviewed on Radio Sweden about the Hamas attack on Israel. One segment on the war between Israel and Hamas aired on 9 October 2023 as part of the show "Förmiddag i P4 Malmöhus" (P4 Morning in Malmöhus) on Radio Sweden. Lisa also participated in a

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/understanding-hamas-attack-israel - 2025-07-01

By matilda [dot] skoglov [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Matilda Skoglöw) - published 13 October 2023 Read and listen to CMES researchers' media interviews, podcasts and articles. 2025On the Iran-Israel ceasefire and the prospects for diplomacy, interview with Karin Aggestam, Godmorgon Världen, Sveriges Radio (29 June)On the violent escalation between Israel and Iran, interview with Karin Aggestam, D

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-media-analyses-latest-developments-middle-east - 2025-07-01

Published 13 October 2023 CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed on Radio Sweden about Hamas and its leadership. The segment on the war between Israel and Hamas aired on 12 October 2023 as part of the show "Eftermiddag i P4 Malmöhus" (P4 Afternoon in Malmöhus) on Radio Sweden. Listen to the interview (in Swedish) with Karin Aggestam (1:21:00) Karin Aggestam's research profile Karin Agge

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/explaining-hamas-and-its-leadership - 2025-07-01

Published 13 October 2023 CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed by Expressen about the Hamas system of tunnels in Gaza. The article "Hamas hemliga tunnelsystem – här göms döda och levande" (English translation: "Hamas's secret tunnel system – both dead and alive are hidden here") was written by Helena Trus and Anna Friberg and published in Expressen on 11 October 2023.  Read the articl

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/hamas-secret-system-tunnels-gaza - 2025-07-01

Published 13 October 2023 CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom has been interviewed on SVT (Swedish public service television) about a possible ground invasion of Gaza. The segment on a possible ground invasion of Gaza was aired on SVT on 12 October 2023. Watch the interview (in Swedish) with Lisa Strömbom Lisa Strömbom's research profile Lisa Strömbom Associate Professor in Political Science

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/what-would-ground-invasion-gaza-entail - 2025-07-01

Published 13 October 2023 CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed by Radio Sweden about the Israeli war cabinet and the new national government. The segment on the new national government in Israel and the war cabinet was aired on Radio Sweden as part of the programme P1 Morgon (P1 Morning) on 13 October 2023. Listen to the interview (in Swedish) with Karin Aggestam Karin Aggestam's rese

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israeli-war-cabinet-and-new-government - 2025-07-01

Published 13 October 2023 CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom was interviewed for the Expressen podcast "Läget" about the conflict between Israel and Palestine and possible solutions. Lisa was interviewed for the Expressen podcast "Läget", which aired on 12 October 2023.  Listen to the interview with Lisa Strömbom (10:32) Lisa Strömbom's research profile Lisa Strömbom Associate Professor in Political Sc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/possible-solutions-israel-and-palestine - 2025-07-01

Published 16 October 2023 CMES researcher Nina Gren has written an article in The Conversation about how despair can drive people to violence in the Palestinian conflict. The article "Palestinian conflict: how despair can drive people to violence, even if it puts their lives in danger" was published on 13 October 2023.  Read the article Nina Gren's research profile Nina Gren Senior Lecturer in Soc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/despair-and-violence-palestinian-community - 2025-07-01

By Ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson (English translation by Linda Eitrem Holmgren)) - published 17 October 2023 Photo: Mohammed Ibrahim/Unsplash 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

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/war-between-israel-and-hamas - 2025-07-01

Published 17 October 2023 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

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/history-nagorno-karabakh - 2025-07-01

By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 17 October 2023 Vilhelm Persson, Karin Aggestam, Karin Zackari and Oliver Scharbrodt. Photo: Linda Eitrem Holmgren 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

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/watch-panel-discussion-quran-burnings-and-freedom-speech - 2025-07-01

Published 20 October 2023 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. I

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/will-war-gaza-ignite-middle-east - 2025-07-01

Published 20 October 2023 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 Universi

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/how-conflict-middle-east-affects-academia - 2025-07-01

Published 20 October 2023 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 Fi

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-opening-cmes-postdoctoral-fellow-earth-observations-middle-east - 2025-07-01

Published 23 October 2023 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 i

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-openings-4-cmes-postdoctoral-fellows-political-youth-water-security-and-geopolitics - 2025-07-01

Published 31 October 2023 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", wa

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/dust-storm-source-susceptibility-tigris-euphrates-river-basin - 2025-07-01