Fluctuating Regional (Dis-)Order in the Post-Arab Uprising Middle East

10 Years After the Arab Spring, Online event Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Universität Hamburg, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Academy in Exile Prof. Dr. Amal El-Obeidi (Chair), Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Jane Kinninmont (Speaker)

Saudi Arabia & the United Arab Emirates: Spearheads of the Counterrevolution?

Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies, University of Southern Denmark, Odense Organisers: Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Deutscher Orientalistentag, Marburg Organisers: Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

When Israel signed the Abraham Accords in 2020, reactions were split. Two years later, normalisation dynamics in the region are stronger than many had anticipated, though they differ in degree and scope. Further progress is limited by, for instance, the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was catapulted into the spotlight regarding the coronavirus crisis. The author of this GIGA Focus analyses the reactions, the vulnerabilities, and the prospects of the COVID-19 situation in the Middle East and North Africa.

Türkei, Iran und Saudi Arabien, Hamburg Organisers: Hamburg Chamber of Commerce Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

IDCAR Network Conference, University of Texas, Austin Organisers: The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Georg Strüver (Speaker)

WOCMES Seville, Seville Organisers: Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Will a Regional Power Re-emerge in the Middle East?, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Wars and Wars' Ending in the Post-2011 Middle East, Byblos Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Organiser: Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Saudi Arabia Post-Arab Spring: From Regional Ambitions to Domestic Realities, GIGA Berlin Office Friedrichstraße 206 - Eingang Zimmerstraße - 10969 Berlin Germany Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Jana Warkotsch (Moderator), Thomas F. Schneider (Panelist), Dr. Thomas Richter (Panelist), Dr. May Darwich (Panelist)

Lectures and Discussions

Natural Resources in the MENA Region – Building a Sustainable Future under Difficult Conditions, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Weltregionen im Wandel, GIGA Hamburg, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Jens Heibach (Speaker)

Organiser: Gesellschaft für Sicherheitspolitik e.V., Sektion Lübeck Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Die Neuvermessung der Welt Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

10 Years After the Arab Spring, Online event Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Universität Hamburg, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Academy in Exile Prof. Dr. Amal El-Obeidi (Chair), Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Jane Kinninmont (Speaker)

Saudi Arabia & the United Arab Emirates: Spearheads of the Counterrevolution?

Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies, University of Southern Denmark, Odense Organisers: Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Deutscher Orientalistentag, Marburg Organisers: Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)