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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.​

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Sultan Barakat and Mustafa Sentop at CHS

19 Jan 2022

A conversation with Mustafa Şentop, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey

On the 19th of January, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) and the Turkish Embassy in Doha co-organized a public conversation between H.E. Professor Mustafa Şentop, the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT), and Professor Sultan Barakat, the Founding Director of CHS....
Sultan Barakat and Mustafa Sentop at CHS 19 Jan 2022
A conversation with Mustafa Şentop, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey

On the 19th of January, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) and the Turkish Embassy in Doha co-organized a public conversation between H.E. Professor Mustafa Şentop, the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT), and Professor Sultan Barakat, the Founding Director of CHS....
Aljazeera Podcast poster 14 Jan 2022
Professor Sultan Barakat with Khadija Benguenna Talking about the Economic Sanctions in Iraq and Afghanistan

In a podcast with Khadija Benguenna, Professor Barakat examined current developments in US sanctions on Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as their humanitarian ramifications. The episode was podcasted in After Yesterday "Ba'd 'Amss" show on Aljazeera Podcasts....

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The Conflict in Yemen: Current Situation and Future Prospects

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A conversation with Mustafa Şentop, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT)

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Geopolitical Situation in the South Caucasus: Challenges and Opportunities

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Policy Briefs

28 Nov 2021

A Step-by-Step Roadmap for Action on Afghanistan: What the United Nations and International Community Can and Should Do

With the sudden Taliban takeover in August, Afghanistan now faces severe, multi-faceted, and interlocking humanitarian, economic, and political crises. As the country stands on the precipice of a major catastrophe, there is one global actor that can help the country pull back from the brink: the United Nations...

Sultan Barakat, Richard Ponzio
A Step-by-Step Roadmap for Action on Afghanistan

Journal Articles

4 Nov 2021

The Centrality of the Eastern Region in Sudan's Peace: Existing Tensions and Prevention of Escalation of Conflict

Eastern Sudan is in a critical stage, where local fault lines intersect with Horn of Africa tensions and regional and international ambitions. This study traces those fissures and their intersections in order to understand and analyze the conflict in the region. Its basic premise is that eastern Sudan represents the priority and geographical entry point in the Sudanese peace-building process, and that the establishment/strengthening of peace in this region is linked to a reciprocal relationship with the security and stability of the Horn of Africa...

Sultan Barakat, Mona Hedaya

Policy Briefs

13 Sep 2021

Afghanistan Under Renewed Taliban Rule: Charting a Pathway to Inclusive and Effective Governance

The collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on August 15th, 2021 and the ensuing images broadcast out of Kabul – Taliban soldiers in the Presidential Palace and scenes of desperation at Hamad Karzai International Airport – shocked the world with the speed at which the country hurtled towards chaos. In the month since, Afghanistan has become enveloped with a series of political, security, and humanitarian crises that are threatening...

Sultan Barakat

Policy Briefs

7 Jul 2021

Rebuilding Gaza: the Need for a Radical Shift in Reconstruction Strategy

​During the Holy month of Ramadan, Israeli settlers backed by the Israeli police attempted to enter the Al Aqsa Mosque compound whilst other settlers tried to forcibly remove Palestinians from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem as part of systematic settler colonial violence. In a context of escalating inter-communal tensions, and following warnings that any violation of the sanctity of the Al Aqsa Mosque would be met with military response...

Sultan Barakat, Sansom Milton, Ghassan Elkahlout

Book Chapters

6 Jul 2021

Universities in Post-2003 Iraq Coalition and Iraqi Responses to Violence and Insecurity

Iraqi universities in the aftermath of invasion in 2003 experienced extremely high levels of “post”-war violence and insecurity. The most widely known dimension of this violence is the shocking assassination campaign that killed hundreds of Iraqi academics. This paper provides an analysis of violence and insecurity in post-2003 that takes a broader optic and considers multiple forms of vulnerability to attack including insurgencies, sectarian conflict, and criminal violence...

Sansom Milton
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Afghan girls attend a class at a school in Qala-e-Naw in Badghis province, Afghanistan on October, 09, 2021 [Majid Saeedi/Getty 14 Dec 2021
In Afghanistan, Education must Take Precedence Over Politics

Disagreements between the international community and the Taliban threaten the education of millions of Afghan children.

Sultan Barakat
اللاجئون السوريون يعيشون في ظروف بالغة القسوة (وكالة الأناضول) 5 Dec 2021
من سوريا.. تطبيق المعايير الأممية والإنسان هو الضحية

ربما حان الوقت لتفكيك الأبراج العاجية وإعادة ترتيب قطعها لنبني بها مساكن كريمة لأكثر من 6 ملايين إنسان انتهكت إنسانيتهم في الخيام على مدى السنوات الفائتة في الداخل السوري، فضلا عن حوالي مليونين في مخيمات دول الجوار.....

Sultan Barakat
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