Welcome to the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)!
SWEMENA Conference 2024
CMES is organising the Third Annual Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network (SWEMENA) Conference, 22-23 August 2024, at Lund University. Read more about the call for papers here. Deadline for submission: Friday 3 May 2024.
Media Analyses and Articles by CMES Scholars on the War in Gaza
Read articles and listen to radio and TV interviews with CMES researchers about the Israel-Hamas war (in English, Arabic and Swedish).
Read CMES Regional Outlook
Read the CMES Regional Outlook series for analysis of current topics related to the MENA region.
Open CMES Calls: Workshops and Travel
Apply for workshop funding and travel grants by 31 May.
Contact Our Researchers
A list of our researchers, and their contact details, based on their areas of country expertise.
News
CMES Public Seminar with Samir Abu Eid: Inside the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Assyrians and Kurds in Sweden
Palestinians in Israeli International Aid
On Protracted Conflict, Negotiation and Water Cooperation in the Middle East
Geopolitics and Diplomacy in the Wake of the Gaza War
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Read and subscribe to the CMES Newsletter with updates on our activities and publications.