The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are a crucial source of socio-economic development for Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. Competition over water reflected in intensifying contentions among those states, domestic popular unrest and mass flows of internally displaced people. This transboundary watercourse system also played a strategic role in the recent violent conflicts affecting the area, further highlighting the geopolitical relevance of the basin.
How do the rivers intersect with regional geopolitical dynamics? What measures are being put in place to address the water crisis? Is a shared, equitable and sustainable water management framework achievable in this area?
Netherlands Institute of International Relations
University of Florence
Stockholm International Water Institute
Chatham House
University of Mosul
University of Naples "L'Orientale"
European University Institute
Turkish Water Institute
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Head of North Africa Initiative and Resident Senior Fellow Rafik Hariri Center for Middle East, Atlantic Council
Senior Advisor ISPI
Fellow, Brookings Institution and Director of the Carnegie Corporation's Crisis Response Council
ISPI MENA Centre, Research Assistant
ECFR, Pan European Fellow & ISPI
Fellow, American Statecraft Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Founding Director of the Program on Economics and Energy, Middle East Institute