War in the Middle East
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The situation in the Middle East has escalated rapidly. The US-Israeli war on Iran is spilling over into neighbouring countries. The experts on this page can provide insights into the conflict, its historical roots, its impact on human rights, and more.
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Geopolitics and international relations
- [The Levant and the Middle East, civil war, political violence, international relations | a.n.hamdan@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/h/a/a.n.hamdan/a.n.hamdan.html) - [History, politics & economics of the Middle East | F.Boussaid@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/b/o/f.boussaid/f.boussaid.html) - [International relations, Middle East, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Gulf states, Israel and Palestine | p.w.h.aarts@uva.nl | 0615611430
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Warfare and the military
- [Militarisation and security in Israel/Palestine; militarised and privatised security practices| E.Grassiani@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/g/r/e.grassiani/e.grassiani.html) - [Military law and international legal aspects of military operations | m.c.zwanenburg@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/z/w/m.c.zwanenburg/m.c.zwanenburg.html) - [Cyber warfare, law of cyber operations, military use of force, military operations | P.A.L.Ducheine@uva.nl
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International law, human rights and accountability
- [International criminal law and criminal procedure, international criminal tribunals, human rights violations | 020 525 3315 | G.K.Sluiter@uva.nl
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Ideology, protest and historical context
- [Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jewish history, history and politics of Israel and antisemitism| B.T.Wallet@uva.nl
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Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/d/e/m.dekker3/m.dekker3.html) - [Iran, Iranian diaspora, gender politics, digital media | l.rahbari@uva.nl | 06 4354 8634
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