Dima Abu Alkheir

Doctoral Researcher

Dima Abu Alkheir

  • Short CV

    • Since 10/2025: Doctoral researcher at the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies and University of Hamburg
    • 02/2024 - 09/2025: Student research assistant at the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies
    • 11/2023 - 01/2024: Internship at the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies
    • Education: MA in Peace Research and International Relations, University of Tübingen

    Dissertation

    • Staging Religious Legitimacy through Custodianship: The Case of The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

    Dima Abu Alkheir

    Doctoral Researcher

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    GIGA Focus Middle East | 1/2026

    Ten Things to Watch in the Middle East and North Africa in 2026

    Europe plays a limited role in Gulf investments and the geopolitical considerations behind them. International mediation is urgently required in Gaza and Sudan. Lebanon and Syria are threatened by fragmentation. We present ten things set to inform events in the Middle East and North Africa in 2026.

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