Marc Lynch’s Official Homepage. Middle East and North Africa. The Middle East and North Africa Programme, headed by Dr Claire Spencer, undertakes high profile research and projects on political, economic and security issues affecting the Middle East and North Africa. Flyer about the MENA Programme (pdf) MENAP Contributes to Foreign Affairs Committee Report Claire Spencer and Jon Marks contributed to the Foreign Affairs Committee report The UK's Response to Extremism and Instability in North and West Africa. Read the report. Syria: A New ApproachA new paper offers ten recommendations for Western states (primarily the US, UK and France) on how to refocus their response to the Syria crisis. Read the paper. Economies in TransitionA new briefing paper looks at how Egypt have struggled to overcome the economic legacy of the Mubarak regime. Yemen's Stability ThreatenedA new report highlights risks of renewed conflict in Yemen, and asks what its transition can tell us about prospects for political and economic reform in the Middle East.Read.
Areas of Work: Saban Center for Middle East Policy. International Crisis Group MENA. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik.