LSE MEC builds on LSE's long engagement with the Middle East and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region.
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Jun 12
Holding Together: The Kurdistan Region at Thirty-Five blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2026/06/… via @LSEMiddleEast
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It's time for #Kuwait to diversify its energy mix, reduce dependence on landfills, and meet #Vision2035 climate targets.
A new paper by @JeanElAchkar1 makes the case for anaerobic digestion (AD) as a strategic enabler of Kuwait’s low-carbon transition.
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LSE Middle East retweeted
Jun 3
EVENT: Join MERIP, BRISMES and SeSaMO for the first event in our summer series "Iran in Context" providing a deep contextual dive on the present war on Iran.
Manijeh Moradian & Nazanin Shahrokni will discuss "Gender and Revolution" June 18 @ 10 AM EST!
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(1/3) We’re looking forward to the #LSEFestival exhibition, opening on 15 June!
This year’s exhibition explores how LSE research can help build a more sustainable future.
Free and open to all, find out more 👇
lse.ac.uk/events/lse-festiva…
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(2/3) A video based on our research in the Gulf will be featured in the exhibition.
In the video, Alexandra Gomes (@LSECities) discusses the key challenges and opportunities facing cities in #Kuwait, the #UAE, and beyond.
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(3/3) The research behind the video ⬇️
• Public Space in Kuwait: bit.ly/49PMglo
• Resource Urbanism: bit.ly/3PYSOr7
• Shaping an Eco‑Kuwait: bit.ly/49T6FWA
• Roads as Tools for (Dis)connecting Cities and Neighbourhoods: bit.ly/4xiCJ0h
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LSE Middle East retweeted
📣 Book Launch | Sovereignty in Iran: Challenges to Eurocentrism from Ancient Iran to the Islamic Republic
🗓️ Wednesday 10 June
⏰ 6-7 pm BST
📍LSE
Register here: ow.ly/CHNS50Z4cia
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Call for participants for International Writing Workshops in Jordan for Translation Studies
Submit application by 17:00 GMT Saturday 20 June 2026
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LSE Middle East retweeted
Jun 8
⏰ Last chance to register for #BRISMES2026!
Registration closes today, 8 June. Don't miss out!
Registration info here: brismes.ac.uk/conference/abo…
Image credit: Osama Hussein
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Can geopolitical tensions reshape the future of the green transition in #Kuwait and the #GCC?
@JeanElAchkar1 and Francisco de Melo Viríssimo (@GRI_LSE) argue that Kuwait needs a resilience‑led green transition as global shocks reshape #energy security.
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How does current policy shape the future of education in #Kuwait?
Join our #KuwaitProgramme panel discussion highlighting recent education policy issues and trajectories in Kuwait and beyond.
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Day 2 of the #LSEAlgeriaConference featured panels on arts & cultural heritage, Fanonian perspectives, economic histories, digital activism, and decolonising education.
We ended with a panel on histories of Algerian women and a talk b/w Abderrahmane Hadj-Nacer & @FrancisGhiles.
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How has the image of the Palestinian mother been repurposed to sell banking and telecommunications products in the West Bank? Read @LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellow @Polly_Withers in @FeministTheory journals.sagepub.com/doi/epd…
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LSE Middle East retweeted
Jun 2
📢 New Event Series | Iran in Context Part I: Gender and Revolution
Join BRISMES, MERIP & SeSaMO for a discussion on women, revolution, and the gendered politics of Iran from 1979 to the present.
🗓 18 June 2026 | ⏰ 15:00–16:30 (UK)
🔗 Register: bit.ly/OP_Iran
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📚Join us tomorrow for the launch of Turkey and the Liberal International Order with @Marc_Sinan, Ayla Göl & @SenemAydnDzgit.
We'll explore Turkey's evolving relationship with the liberal international order, from the end of the First World War to today.
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The US-Israeli war is the product of an imperialist dynamic which has characterised US-Middle East relations since at least the second half of the 20th century. Israel's existence has long been integral to maintaining that control, writes Mehdi Shakarchi blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2026/06/…
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I had the privilege of attending the conference on Algeria and Algerian studies at @LSEMiddleEast on the 28-29. A very big thank you to the organisers, it was such an honour witnessing the great academic effort that is continuously being put toward representing Algeria.
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Such an inspiring conference at LSE on Historical Struggles & Imagined Utopias in Algeria this week - a huge thank you to all organisers! @BritishAcademy_ @LSEMiddleEast @covcampus A truly international and interdisciplinary event (even came across a giant Australia!) 🇩🇿
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LSE Middle East retweeted
May 30
Hamza Koudri's 'Cultural Heritage - experiences writing Sand Roses' delved into the cultural background of the Ouled Nail dancers, and their near-erasure from cultural memory.
Shout-out to @LSEMiddleEast for a wonderful event & to @TheGildedAcorn where copies of Sand Roses are available !
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LSE Middle East retweeted
May 29
Sadly I couldn't stay till the bitter end of the two-day Algeria conference at the LSE (this pic was taken yesterday) but a lot of the talks provided ample reason for me to finally visit Algeria (a country I first got interested in more than 25 years ago). Maybe next year?
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