Center for Middle East and Global Order - CMEG

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Center for Middle East and Global Order - CMEG

CMEG is a think-tank devoted to exploring key transformations in the Middle East and the world order.

The Center for Middle East and Global Order is an independent Berlin-headquartered transnational think-tank devoted to exploring transformations in Iran, the Middle East, and the world order. Our mission is to provide cutting-edge analyses toward better understanding these ongoing geopolitical and internal power shifts and their dynamics, while promoting sustainable peace and development for the Middle East through a new foreign policy that reconciles interests and values.

24/07/2026

Warm congratulations to our Distinguished Fellow, Prof. em. Firouzeh Nahavandi, who has been granted personal nobility and the title of Baroness by His Majesty the King of the Belgians, by royal decree of 16 July 2026.
The distinction honors a career devoted to teaching and research on the societies of the Muslim world, with a particular focus on contemporary Iran. Prof. Nahavandi has said she receives the honor above all as a recognition of the academic profession to which she has dedicated her life, and as encouragement to continue her work with the same commitment to intellectual independence.
The entire CMEG team congratulates her on this well-deserved honor.

10/06/2026

In a new article, our Fellow Oliver Konradt traces “Iran’s Last Gambit” — Tehran’s wartime attempts to shift its internal narrative towards national unity while intensifying repression. Gestures of cultural outreach, paired with an increase in arrests and propaganda, failed to rehabilitate a regime in structural crisis, he writes.

The article appeared in The Middle East and Global Review, published jointly by the at and .mideast.

🔗 Link in bio

09/03/2026

Happening today: will host the event „Iran on the Brink“, co-organized by CMEG. Our Director will unpack the current dynamics in the Middle East in conversation with Cornelia Woll, President of the Hertie School.

🔗 More information and registration via the link in bio

03/03/2026

Im heutigen Aufmacher des -Feuilletons spricht unser Direktor im Interview zum Tod Ali Khameneis und zu aktuellen Fragen rund um den Krieg. Er geht auch auf Fragen zum Völkerrecht und zu möglichen Zukunftsszenarien für Iran ein.

🔗 Link in Bio

01/03/2026

Unser Direktor sprach im -journal über den Angriff der USA und Israels auf . Er ordnet den Tod von Ali und anderer Führungsfiguren des iranischen Establishments ein, und analysiert die Aussichten auf einen Regimewechsel und einen längeren Krieg.

13/02/2026

Our Director Ali Fathollah-Nejad () explains why the current –U.S. talks are unfolding at a critical historical juncture, shaped by geopolitical pressure and mass domestic .

12/02/2026

How do questions of legitimacy shape diplomacy?

On International, our Director raises key questions surrounding the current round of –U.S. diplomacy, including relief, political , and the broader implications of engagement with Tehran.

11/02/2026

Our Senior Fellow and economist discusses the long-term development of 's economy since 1979, the impact of sanctions and extractive institutions, and the economic roots of the current at a .academy event.

The podcast, transcript, and presentation slides are available here:
🔗 https://denkfabrik.online/mahdi-ghodsi-iran-on-the-streets-economic-collapse-and-the-fight-for-change/

11/02/2026

Our Director joined International to discuss –U.S. talks in , key points of contention, and why the talks are taking place at a critical historical juncture, incl. the .

15/01/2026

Unser Direktor ⁩ war zu Gast bei Markus Lanz im .de, um einen Überblick über die aktuelle Lage der zu geben. Er ordnete zudem die Rolle Europas und der USA ein, und sprach über mögliche Zukunftsszenarien.

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C/o CoWoS Schöneberg, KolonnenStr. 8
Berlin
10827

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http://www.cmeg.org/

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