NESA Center Alumni Publication

Alumni Publication: "Daesh Ideology and Women’s Rights in the Maghreb: A Reaction to Homegrown Modernity" by Fatima Sadiqi
On 31 March 2025, Edinburgh University Press published NESA Center alumna Fatima Sadiqi's new book, "Daesh Ideology and Women’s Rights in the Maghreb: A Reaction to Homegrown Modernity." Based on extensive fieldwork data, Daesh Ideology and Women’s Rights in the Maghreb ...

Alumni Publication: "Le nouveau décodage de la stratégie aérienne" by Dr. Zakaria Hanafi
NESA Center alumnus Dr. Zakaria Hanafi recently published a paper on 17 June 2025 through Geopolitique – the Moroccan Center for Geopolitical Analysis and Anticipation, titled “Le nouveau décodage de la stratégie aérienne.” Read the article. The views presented...

Alumni Publication: "Women Building Peace: To what extent does the EU’s commitment to UNSCR 1325 lead to the support and participation of Yemeni women in the peace process?" by Ahlam Al-Moflhi
Context: In 2000, the UNSC adopted Resolution 1325. Its goal is to seek to involve women in crisis prevention, conflict resolution, and the consolidation of peace while protecting them from sexual violence in armed conflicts. Implementing this resolution in practice remains a challenge in...

Alumni Publication: "Turkey and India in the Asian Geopolitics: A Complex Relationship Between the Two Rising Powers in a Multipolar World" by Selçuk Çolakoğlu
NESA Center alumnus Prof. Dr. Selçuk Çolakoğlu recently authored a chapter in the book "Decoding the Chessboard of Asian Geopolitics: Asian Powerplay in South Asia, Central Asia, and West Asia" published by Palgrave Macmillan. Dr. Çolakoğlu's chapter is titled "Turkey...

Alumni Publication: "Sri Lanka’s Strategic Crossroads: Steering Through the Potential Threat of a (Broader) Regional Conflict" by Charani Patabendige
Geostrategic Pulse published NESA Center alumna Charani Patabendige's latest co-authored article, "Sri Lanka’s Strategic Crossroads: Steering Through the Potential Threat of a (Broader) Regional Conflict." Abstract: This paper explores the likelihood of a regional conflict and...

Alumni Publication: "Trump’s Bagram Claims and the Taliban’s Foreign Policy Choices" by Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
On 29 September 2025, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D’Souza's latest article, "Trump’s Bagram Claims and the Taliban’s Foreign Policy Choices." "Taliban Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has characterized the group’s foreign policy as 'balanced and...

Alumni Publication: "The UN Resolution on the Moroccan Sahara: A Milestone in Morocco’s History" by Moha Ennaji
On 3 November 2025, Morocco World News published NESA Center alum Moha Ennaji's latest article, "The UN Resolution on the Moroccan Sahara: A Milestone in Morocco’s History." "The importance of this resolution unfolds on several levels – diplomatic, political, regional, and...
