Regional Projects

Economic Policies for Social Justice

The issue of Social Justice is at the core of politics in the Arab world today. more

Regional Climate and Energy Project

Climate Justice, social consequences of Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Energy Efficiency... more

Regional Trade Union Programme

Trade unions have played an important political role during the political unrest. more

Promoting Migration Governance

Cooperation between trade unions & stakeholders in North Africa, West Africa & Europe. more

Regional Peace and Security Project

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is currently home to many of the world’s deadliest conflicts, many unsolved... more

Political Feminism

There is no social justice without gender justice and there is no gender justice without socio-political and economic reforms. more

Young Leaders

In all the MENA countries where the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is represented, it promotes young people within the Young Leaders Programme. more

FES MENA Youth Study

In 2015, five years after the Arab Spring, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung assigned TNS Infratest, in collaboration with a scientific... more

FES MENA Blog

FES MENA Blog

From Beirut to Khartoum and from Rabat to Teheran, our FES colleagues, partners as well as guest contributors share their insights from the ground and offer food for thought on current developments in the MENA region. more

Events

Publications

Daher, Joseph

From war economy to what?

Syria's future economic orientation and structural challenges
Beirut, 2025

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Kaddoura, Sarah

The manosphere in Arabic

Mapping subcultures, narratives, and impacts across Arabic-speaking online spaces
Beirut, 2025

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Daher, Joseph; Zoughaib, Sami; Atallah, Sami

Security without legitimacy

The limits of sovereignty from above
Beirut, 2025

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Atallah, Sami; Zoughaib, Sami

Beyond security fixes

Toward a sovereignty-based reform pact in Lebanon
Beirut, 2025

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Ezzi, Mazen

Suwayda at the heart of change

A new central authority in Damascus, local resilience, and regional rivalry over the Druze community
Beirut, 2025

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