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Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Established in 2016, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) is an independent research center that generates scholarship and engages in policy and practice on conflict mediation, humanitarian action, and post-conflict recovery in the Arab world and beyond.​

Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Established in 2016, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) is an independent research center that generates scholarship and engages in policy and practice on conflict mediation, humanitarian action, and post-conflict recovery in the Arab world and beyond.​

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Strategic Paper

6 Oct 2024

Ecocide as Genocide: A Human Security Approach to “Utter Annihilation” in Gaza

As the death toll mounts in the Gaza Strip, rigorous analysis of Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, using additional tools to the classic methods of conflict analysis, grows more urgent by the day. As of mid-May 2024, over 15,500 children had been confirmed killed, and by June 2024 the total death toll was already likely to have reached or surpassed 186,000 direct and indirect deaths...

Laurent Lambert

Book Review

19 Sep 2024

Book Review: Jeffrey A. Hart - Essays on the History and Politics of the Internet

In his Essays on the History and Politics of the Internet: Cyberpolitics, Jeffrey A. Hart sets out to provide a comprehensive, yet concise, primer on the history and impact of the Internet for specialists and non-specialists alike. A political scientist by profession, Hart's narrative is preoccupied with the implications of the Internet's development and rise to ubiquity for the distribution of power in society and internationally….

Khalil Osman

Journal Articles

9 Aug 2024

Examining Qatari humanitarian diplomacy: key features, challenges and prospects

In recent years, Qatar has emerged as a key actor in humanitarian diplomacy (HD), which has received limited academic attention. This paper provides an analysis of Qatar's engagement with HD, drawing on a literature review and extensive interviews with officials and humanitarian workers in Qatar, observations of state activities and humanitarian agencies, and personal interviews with international humanitarian aid workers...

Ghassan Elkahlout, Mona Hedaya

Book Review

29 Jul 2024

Book Review: How ISIS Fights: Military Tactics in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt

The book highlights the role of women in ISIS operations and underscores the group's sustainable financial resources and support from state and non-state actors. Ashour argues that ISIS's endurance can be understood without state sponsorship but acknowledges the indirect support it received. The book is structured to be accessible to those unfamiliar with ISIS, providing clear, chronological accounts of its activities in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Egypt....

Manoug Antaby

Journal Articles

8 Jul 2024

Qatar's multifaceted humanitarian role in Afghanistan since August 2021

Qatar's humanitarian role in Afghanistan, a less-explored example of a non-traditional actor, is crucial in understanding international responses to geopolitical crises. Examining Qatar's involvement provides insights into the complex dynamics of humanitarian assistance, diplomatic efforts, and post-crisis challenges....

Sansom Milton, Ghassan Elkahlout
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Recent Op-eds

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23 Oct 2024
Redefining leadership in humanitarian action between Global North and Global South

Over the past five decades, countries in the Global South have witnessed a severe increase in dependency on humanitarian assistance, placing immense pressure on humanitarian actors. Countries and populations affected by crises, such as Afghanistan, Somalia and Lebanon, rely on this aid for survival...

Manoug Antaby
7 Oct 2024
Netanyahu's 'new Middle East' has arrived - but it's not what he envisioned

A year ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood before the UN General Assembly with a map depicting the "New Middle East"....

Sansom Milton
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