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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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Qatar Norway mediation

27 Nov 2022

The Experiences of Qatar and Norway in International Mediation

The event focused on mediation methods in the process of conflict resolution and peacebuilding in international contexts. Furthermore, the discussion focused on the experience of Qatar and Norway in international mediation, where they both contributed to leading successful negotiations, and maintaining international peace and security...
Qatar Norway mediation 27 Nov 2022
The Experiences of Qatar and Norway in International Mediation

The event focused on mediation methods in the process of conflict resolution and peacebuilding in international contexts. Furthermore, the discussion focused on the experience of Qatar and Norway in international mediation, where they both contributed to leading successful negotiations, and maintaining international peace and security...
Ghassan Elkahlout and Khaled Khalifa signing the agreement 15 Nov 2022
Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies and UNHCR sign agreement in support of forcibly displaced people

The agreement was signed by Dr. Ghassan Elkahlout, Director of the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, and Khaled Khalifa, Senior Advisor to the High Commissioner and UNHCR Representative to the GCC Countries..

Events

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7

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2023

Post-Conflict Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage in the Middle East and North Africa

15

Nov

2022

Third Party Mediation in Complex Conflicts: Lessons Learned from the experiences of Qatar and Norway

3

Nov

2022

The Israeli Elections: Domestic Instability, the Palestinian Issue, and Regional Agendas

Selected Publications

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Books

10 Nov 2022

Forced Migration in the Arab Countries

The ACRPS has published Forced Migration in the Arab Countries, by multiple authors and edited by Ghassan Elkahlout. The book (672 pp.) includes a bibliography and general index...

Ghassan Elkahlout

Policy Briefs

13 Oct 2022

Libya's Conflict Stalemate:Towards a multitrack approach to stability and peace

At the UN General Assembly in September 2022, HH the Emir stated that: The positive developments that Libya had witnessed during the past year give rise to cautious optimism. The ceasefire and convening the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, and the election of representatives of the interim executive authority and winning a vote of confidence of the House of Representatives by the National Unity Interim Government...

Sansom Milton, Abdulrauf El-geroshi

Journal Articles

8 Oct 2022

Whose autonomy? Conceptualising 'colonial extraterritorial autonomy' in the occupied Palestinian territories

he notion of ‘Palestinian autonomy’ has occupied a central position in Israel’s post-1967 strategic planning in occupied Palestinian territories.....

Tariq Dana, Ali Jarbawi

Policy Reports

20 Sep 2022

The Israeli War on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Unity of the Arenas Battle and its Strategic Implications

On 5 August 2022, four days after a state of alert was declared in the settlements of the Gaza envelope, Israel launched a war on the Gaza Strip, ostensibly to thwart a large-scale attack against civilians, according to Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid....

Wadee Al-Arabeed, Majd Abuamer

Books

23 Jun 2022

Political Economy of Palestine; Critical, Interdisciplinary, and Decolonial Perspectives

​This book explores the political economy of Palestine through critical, interdisciplinary, and decolonial perspectives, underscoring that an approach to economics that does not consider the political—a de-politicized economics....

Alaa Tartir, Tariq Dana, Timothy Seidel
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Afghan Girls going to school 3 Nov 2022
Afghan girls need to be back in school. Here's how to help

International interlocutors must engage with the hardline ministers who are responsible for the closure.

Sana Tariq
30 Sep 2022
Breaking the conflict stalemate in Libya

Armed clashes in Tripoli on 28 August sparked fears that Libya was set to slide back into a war reminiscent of the battle for Tripoli in 2019. In no small part due to mediation efforts by Qatar, the country was able to step away from this reality in recent weeks....

Sansom Milton, Abdulrauf El-geroshi
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