In post-coup Niger, migration becomes legal again
‘The Europeans fuss, but Niger has always been a transit country.’
Explainer Video: Is famine a weapon of war?
Jason Rezaian: The covert “Project Avocado” and his imprisonment in Tehran
The former Washington Post correspondent in Iran who endured 544 days of captivity in Tehran’s Evin prison engages in a discussion with iMEdD regarding the unfolding Middle East crisis.
From Rimland to Rimland
How an Ottoman Jew’s move from imperial Salonica to nation-state Haifa mirrored the shifting of a world. Second of three parts of an iMEdD analysis.
“Without the Ultras, there is no football”: James Montague on fans and politics
We spoke with journalist and author James Montague about the history and culture of the fans movement, its association with violence, and its contemporary forms and expressions.
Direct analysis: “Iran’s objective likely not a militarily successful attack”
Iran's "True Promise" and the next day. Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, a seasoned diplomat with extensive experience in the Middle East and a former coordinator at the UN Security Council, shares insights with iMEdD.
When Hellenism and Zionism aspired to nation-statehood
As empires collapsed, two ethnic ideologies sought a nation-state.
The Undeclared War on Women in Europe
Femicide and the rise of violence against women in Europe during the pandemic. A cross-border data investigation by MIIR conducted for the first time on the subject in Europe.
Hooligan Express
On 7 August 2023, the fatal injury of Michalis Katsouris brought football violence back to the spotlight. On the occasion of this tragic event, we travelled both in space and time talking to lawyers, academics, police officers, football fans and relatives of victims.