MESA Global Academy

05/26/2026

This Friday!

Join us for Dr. Gokhan Demir's talk on June 29th! We send our thanks to our partners at Marburg University! Register here: https://forms.gle/TUNMaaEX8KHuohodA

05/21/2026

Watch Hayatullah Ahmadzai's talk "Climate Shocks, Household Food Security, and Welfare in Afghanistan" here:

Speaker: Hayatullah AhmadzaiModerator: David LobellDate: Wednesd...

05/18/2026

Join us for Dr. Gokhan Demir's talk on June 29th! We send our thanks to our partners at Marburg University! Register here: https://forms.gle/TUNMaaEX8KHuohodA

05/14/2026

Catch our fellow Dr. Najeeb Alomaisi's talk explaining structural drivers of war and peace in Yemen here: https://youtu.be/PJ5eoIa-oUk
A special thank you to our colleagues at German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)!

"Conflict Economies and Multi-Alignment: Structural Drivers of War and Peacebuilding Failure in Yemen"

04/27/2026

We are happy to share the most recent article of our fellow Malaka Shwaikh. Read it here:

In this essay, Palestinian scholars from Gaza reflect on how Gaza is brought into Western academic spaces since the beginning of the genocide. Over the last two years, academic engagement with Gaza...

04/27/2026

Our friends at Arab Political Science Network (APSN) are inviting you to a webinar discussion titled "Political Economy of Sanctions and War".
Tuesday April 28, 3 pm Cairo / 8 am EST
Registration:

The Arab Political Science Network (APSN), in partnership with the Project on Pathways Beyond Neoliberalism at the American University in Cairo, invite you to a webinar discussion titled "The Political Economy of Sanctions and War" This session aims to examine war as a geopolitical and security phen...

04/27/2026

Check out our fellow Dr. Nijmeh Ali's recent piece here:

Essay traces Palestinian women’s revolutionary roles—from early groups to icons—arguing their agency is rooted in anti-colonial struggle, not liberal feminism.

04/24/2026

“From Scholasticide to Knowlash: Reimagining Academic Freedom in Gaza" A Webinar with our fellow Dr. Ahmed Kamal Junina, Thursday, April 30, 12pm EST (9am PST / 7pm Palestine) organized by CUNY and NYU.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__b--LVn5TOmUy9iJpqw_MA

More information: https://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/event/from-scholasticide-to-knowlash-reimagining-academic-freedom-in-gaza-with-ahmed-kamal-junina/

Ahmed Kamal Junina will discuss his research on academic freedom in the wake of scholasticide.

04/22/2026

Today at 12 PST/3ET ! Join us for a talk by our fellow Hayatullah Ahmadzai "Climate Shocks, Household Food Security, and Welfare in Afghanistan". We thank our partners
! Register here:

Exposure to natural disasters in Afghanistan, notably flooding and other shocks exacerbated by climate change, poses a growing concern given the vulnerability of households to poverty and food insecurity. This paper uses two household surveys to assess the effects of climate shocks (especially flood...

04/21/2026

Join us tomorrow for a talk by our fellow Hayatullah Ahmadzai
"Climate Shocks, Household Food Security, and Welfare in Afghanistan". We thank our partners !
Register here:

Exposure to natural disasters in Afghanistan, notably flooding and other shocks exacerbated by climate change, poses a growing concern given the vulnerability of households to poverty and food insecurity. This paper uses two household surveys to assess the effects of climate shocks (especially flood...