The Middle East International Affairs Programme (MEIAP) at IDEAS is dedicated to enhancing our understanding of the region stretching from the Maghreb, through the Levant and the Gulf to South West Asia. It aims to bring to bear the insights of academic research in illuminating the origins and development of contemporary issues in the region. » More about MEIAP|

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Iraq: Ten Years On - Dr. Dodge gave a talk at the House of Parliament

LSE IDEAS Deputy Director Dr. Toby Dodge examined Iraq ten years on after the invasion, as the country struggles to find peace and its democracy seems to be faltering. Wednesday 27th February 2013 at 7.00pm - 8.30pm, Committee Room 11, House of Commons.

Book Launch: IRAQ - From War to a New Authoritarianism|

On Monday 21st January LSE IDEAS Deputy Director Dr Toby Dodge launched his latest book at the LSE Wolfson Theatre. In this book Toby Dodge looks at the legacy of the 2003 Iraq invasion, the decent into civil war and the evolution of the insurgency. A podcast in now available here.|

Islamists in Power - Governing the Arab World|

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 6.30pm, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Gilles Kepel; Chair: Professor Craig Calhoun

Special Report: After the Arab Spring - Power Shift in the Middle East|

In one of the most comprehensive reports produced by LSE IDEAS, experts examine the short-term implications of the uprisings in the region on both the domestic level of countries in the region, as well as on regional geopolitics. Featuring contributions from Toby Dodge, George Lawson and Christopher Phillips.

Blog

When it comes to Palestine the EU’s grasp still exceeds its reach
By Prof. Rory Miller, Professor of Middle East & Mediterranean Studies at King’s College London. In a recent letter to Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief, nineteen former senior politicians and statesmen from across Europe called on the … Continue reading →
Aftershocks of the Syrian Revolt Hit Lebanon
By Sami Moubayed, Syrian historian and a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. For years, Hezbollah’s arms have been on the mind of decision-makers across the world. For the first time since the Arab Spring began … Continue reading →

News

Ahmadinejad to contest bar on ally
Iran's President Ahmadinejad says he will contest the disqualification of his ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from next month's presidential poll.
Kerry condemns Hezbollah over Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran are perpetuating President Bashar al-Assad's "campaign of terror" in Syria.
Gunmen kill 12 in Baghdad brothel
Gunmen burst into a brothel in eastern Baghdad, killing seven women and five men, in the latest violence in a week of bloodshed in Iraq.

Blog: Shifting Sands |

After the Arab Spring: Power Shift in the Middle East

Dr. Toby Dodge - Book Launch

Germany and Israel: Is It Friendship? |

Turkey's Global Strategy|

Reappraising the Iran-Iraq War