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Join us on Monday 9 October for a panel discussion about the recent Qur'an burnings and freedom of expression in Sweden. Debatt i Lund: Is Sweden an Outlier or a Brave Defender of Freedom of Expression? What Do Academics Say? How sacred is freedom of speech in Sweden? Quran burnings have thrust Sweden onto the global stage. The acts have been condemned by both the Swedish government and the Muslim

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/debate-lund-quran-burnings-and-freedom-expression - 2025-11-05

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has written an op-ed article about the ongoing crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh published in Dagens Nyheter. The article "EU måste sluta köpa gas från Azerbajdzjan" (English translation: "The EU Must Stop Buying Gas from Azerbaijan") was published in Dagens Nyheter on October 4, 2023. Below are some excerpts in English. The ongoing ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh com

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/eu-must-stop-buying-gas-azerbaijan - 2025-11-05

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has been interviewed on Assyria TV about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The interview aired on 27 September 2023 on Assyria TV, which is an independent news organisation registered in Sweden. Below are some excerpts from the interview translated into English. The conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region is long and complicated. It is a classic territorial confl

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/understanding-nagorno-karabakh - 2025-11-05

CMES researcher Nina Gren has been interviewed in Sydsvenskan about the Palestinian ambivalence towards war with Israel. The article "De flesta palestinier känner en djup ambivalens inför kriget" (English translation: "Most Palestinians feel a deep ambivalence about the war") was written by Albert Capuder and published in Sydsvenskan on 10 October, 2023. The article discusses Palestinian demonstra

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/most-palestinians-feel-deep-ambivalence-about-war - 2025-11-05

CMES Visiting Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye has co-authored a report that explores the possible establishment of a new official multilateral forum for sustainable dialogue and engagement in the Middle East and North Africa. Last week a Chatham House report was launched to explore the possible establishment of a new official multilateral forum for sustainable dialogue and engagement in the Middle East

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-visiting-professor-dalia-dassa-kaye-launches-report-mena-multilateral-forum - 2025-11-05

CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed by Swedish news service Omni about the next steps in the war between Israel and Hamas. The article "Vad blir nästa steg – det håller experterna ögonen på i konflikten" (English translation: "What will be the next step - what the experts are watching for in the conflict") was written by Louise Cassemar and Josefin Pehrson and published by Omni on 10

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/what-happens-next-war-between-israel-and-hamas - 2025-11-05

CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed on SVT (Swedish public service television) about the key concepts in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The segment "Kriget mellan Israel och Hamas: Detta betyder begreppen" (English translation: "The war between Israel and Hamas: This is what the concepts mean") was aired on SVT's morning show ("Morgonstudion") on 12 October, 2023 (at 7:36

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israel-hamas-war-key-concepts - 2025-11-05

CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom has been interviewed on Radio Sweden about the Hamas attack on Israel. One segment on the war between Israel and Hamas aired on 9 October 2023 as part of the show "Förmiddag i P4 Malmöhus" (P4 Morning in Malmöhus) on Radio Sweden. Lisa also participated in a segment on the war between Israel and Hamas as part of the show "Förmiddag i P4 Kristianstad" (P4 Morning in Kr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/understanding-hamas-attack-israel - 2025-11-05

Read and listen to CMES researchers' media interviews, podcasts and articles.  2025Gaza står inför ett farligt maktvakuum - Forskning och framsteg - Karin Aggestam (15 October)Avgörande dygn för fredsavtalet om Gaza - Sveriges Radio - Karin Aggestam (12 October)Trumps fredsplan klarar första steget – kommer den hålla? - Sveriges Radio - Karin Aggestam (9 October)Fredsplanen för Gaza presenterad –

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-media-analyses-latest-developments-middle-east - 2025-11-05

CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed on Radio Sweden about Hamas and its leadership. The segment on the war between Israel and Hamas aired on 12 October 2023 as part of the show "Eftermiddag i P4 Malmöhus" (P4 Afternoon in Malmöhus) on Radio Sweden. Listen to the interview (in Swedish) with Karin Aggestam (1:21:00) Karin Aggestam's research profile Karin Aggestam CMES Director, Profes

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/explaining-hamas-and-its-leadership - 2025-11-05

CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed by Expressen about the Hamas system of tunnels in Gaza. The article "Hamas hemliga tunnelsystem – här göms döda och levande" (English translation: "Hamas's secret tunnel system – both dead and alive are hidden here") was written by Helena Trus and Anna Friberg and published in Expressen on 11 October 2023.  Read the article (in Swedish) Karin Agges

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/hamas-secret-system-tunnels-gaza - 2025-11-05

CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom has been interviewed on SVT (Swedish public service television) about a possible ground invasion of Gaza. The segment on a possible ground invasion of Gaza was aired on SVT on 12 October 2023. Watch the interview (in Swedish) with Lisa Strömbom Lisa Strömbom's research profile Lisa Strömbom Associate Professor in Political Science

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/what-would-ground-invasion-gaza-entail - 2025-11-05

CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed by Radio Sweden about the Israeli war cabinet and the new national government. The segment on the new national government in Israel and the war cabinet was aired on Radio Sweden as part of the programme P1 Morgon (P1 Morning) on 13 October 2023. Listen to the interview (in Swedish) with Karin Aggestam Karin Aggestam's research profile Karin Aggesta

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israeli-war-cabinet-and-new-government - 2025-11-05

CMES researcher Lisa Strömbom was interviewed for the Expressen podcast "Läget" about the conflict between Israel and Palestine and possible solutions. Lisa was interviewed for the Expressen podcast "Läget", which aired on 12 October 2023.  Listen to the interview with Lisa Strömbom (10:32) Lisa Strömbom's research profile Lisa Strömbom Associate Professor in Political Science

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/possible-solutions-israel-and-palestine - 2025-11-05

CMES researcher Nina Gren has written an article in The Conversation about how despair can drive people to violence in the Palestinian conflict. The article "Palestinian conflict: how despair can drive people to violence, even if it puts their lives in danger" was published on 13 October 2023.  Read the article Nina Gren's research profile Nina Gren Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/despair-and-violence-palestinian-community - 2025-11-05

Israel is in shock. The most basic task of a country's defence forces is to guard and protect its borders. Yet the Israeli army was caught completely off guard when thousands of terrorists entered the country to murder and take hostages. Read the interview with Karin Aggestam, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Centre for Advanced Middle East Studies and expert on the Israeli-Palestin

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/war-between-israel-and-hamas - 2025-11-05

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has been interviewed by ABC Radio Sydney about the Azerbaijani invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh. The interview aired on 5 October 2023 on ABC Radio Sydney.  Over the last few weeks, you might have heard about Azerbaijan's invasion of a small Armenian-controlled territory called Nagorno-Karabakh. The region has been contested for quite some time. Still, this recent invas

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/history-nagorno-karabakh - 2025-11-05

On October 9, Debatt i Lund/Debate in Lund focused on the recent Qur'an burnings in Sweden and freedom of expression. The discussion is now available to watch on YouTube. CMES Director Karin Aggestam discussed how the Qur’an burnings in Sweden travel transnationally and go viral, and get hijacked by political leaders in the MENA region for their agendas. The digital space is thus a powerful tool.

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/watch-panel-discussion-quran-burnings-and-freedom-speech - 2025-11-05

CMES Visiting Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye has authored an article on the risk of escalating violence in the Middle East setting Israel and Iran on a collision course. The article is published in Foreign Affairs. After Hamas launched its horrific attack on Israel on October 7, many observers initially expected the war to remain a limited conflict between Israel and Hamas. Israel, Iran, and the Unite

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/will-war-gaza-ignite-middle-east - 2025-11-05

CMES researcher Nina Gren and CMES affiliated researcher Isabell Schierenbeck have been interviewed in Universitetsläraren about how the conflict between Israel and Hamas affects academia. The article "Mellanösternkonflikt slår mot akademin" (English translation: "The Conflict in the Middle East Affects Academia") was written by Linus Hellerstedt and published in Universitetsläraren. Below are som

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/how-conflict-middle-east-affects-academia - 2025-11-05