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The impact of the Gaza war on the Middle East
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The war in Gaza has already proven to be of great importance to the entire Middle East: the Houthis in Yemen, in solidarity with the Palestinians, are attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea, there are reciprocal military strikes across the border between Lebanon and Israel, pro-Iranian militias in Syria and Iraq have attacked US interests, leading to US and Israeli retaliation and, most recently, a threatening escalation in the Israeli-Iran conflict to escalate into open war, where the United States and other states might be involved.
This seminar will discuss the broad impact of the war on the region. Where do the Arab states stand in this area of conflict, both those that have established diplomatic relations with Israel and those that have not? How is the conflict discussed in Arab and Iranian media and what are the debates among Middle Eastern populations? The conflict is pushing an increasing difference between the West and the Global South in interpreting the global order. How is the situation discussed by Arab intellectuals and what geopolitical consequences can be drawn for the Middle East in international politics?
Dalia Dassa Kaye, Visiting Professor, Center for Advanced Middle East Studies, Lund University
Christine Aster Crone, Assistant Professor, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen
Rasmus Christian Elling, Associate Professor, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen
Sune Haugbølle, Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University
Lars Erslev Andersen, Senior Researcher, DIIS
Mona Kanwal Sheikh, Head of unit, Senior Researcher, DIIS
Programme
15.00-15.10 Welcome and introduction, Mona Kanwal Sheikh, Sune Haugbølle and Lars Erslev Andersen
15.10-15.25 A regional reset after Gaza or back to the future?, Dalia Dassa Kaye
15.25-15.40 Gaza on pan-Arab TV: reporting on suffering and resistance, Christine Aster Crone
15.40-15.55 The Islamic republic between the axis and the domestic, Rasmus Christian Elling
15.55-16.10 Arab intellectuals and Gaza, Sune Haugbølle
16.10-16.25 Gaza impact on perceptions of the rules-based world order, Lars Erslev Andersen
16.25-17.00 Panel debate and Q&A moderated by Mona Kanwal Sheikh
The seminar was held and recorded on 15 May 2024, 15.00-17.00 in DIIS Auditorium.
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- Non-state armed actors
- Non-proliferation and disarmament
- High-risk migration
- Danish and European foreign policies
- History and foreign policy
- EU External Relations
- World politics
- The politics of great and emerging powers
- Diplomacy and international organisations
- Genocide and holocaust
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