MECACS hosting 2022 BRISMES Conference
MECACS are delighted to announce that we are the host committee for the 2022 annual British Society for Middle Eastern Studies conference to be held in St Andrews 4-6 June 2022. The conference…
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Report by Dr Elena Zhirukhina
MECACS Research Associate Dr Elena Zhirukhina has recently published a piece with RUSI, titled ‘Identifying an Integration Model for the North Caucasus’. Link to view the article.
Recent commentary by Dr Filippo Costa Buranelli
MECACS member Dr Filippo Costa Buranelli has written recent commentary pieces on presidential meetings in Central Asia, conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border and on Covid-19 and Kyrgyzstan. Follow the links above to view…
New article by Dr Matteo Fumagalli
MECACS member Dr Matteo Fumagalli has recently published an article entitled “Identity through difference: Liminal diasporism and generational change among the Koryo saram in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan” in…
MECACS member Dr Nina Lutterjohann publishes article with ZOiS Spotlight – ‘Problems of International Peace Missions in Eurasia’
MECACS member Nina Lutterjohann has published a piece entitled ‘Problems of International Peace Missions in Eurasia’ in ZOiS Spotlight. Nina was until recently Visiting Scholar on a post-doctoral scholarship from…
The Race for Identity: Movement and Politics across the Israel-Palestine Border – A seminar with Dr Una Mcgahern
Dr Una McGahern is a Senior Lecturer in Politics from Newcastle University. Her research interests focus on issues relating to security, mobility and space. This can be observed in works…
International Relations in Kazakh Universities
Interview with Axamal Issaliyeva Ph.D. (pictured left), Doctor of Philosophy in Regional Studies, Deputy Dean Astana International University, School of Social and Humanitarian Sciences, Lecturer in International…
A final word from the 2020-2021 MECACS Interns
Academic year 2020-21 saw MECACS appoint our first interns – Layal Niazy (seminar reports), Caterina Barbi (Blogs) and Elodie Phillips (IT). Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, our interns…
Women’s magazines and Netherlands-Iran Relations 1959-1979
By Dr. Maaike Warnaar Dr. Maaike Warnaar is an assistant professor in International Studies and Middle East Studies atthe Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS). Her research focuses on Iran and on the…
Dog diplomacy: the rise of the Alabai in Turkmen politics
By Filippo Maria Margheritini & Tereza Dvorakova Filippo Maria Margheritini is currently pursuing an MLitt degree in Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies at the University of St. Andrews. He…