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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Research Fellow, National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute
Qatar Chair, Islamic Studies at Waseda University in Tokyo
Associate Professor, Nazarbayev University
Director of the Center for International Studies, Professor of the International Black Sea University
MGIMO Associate Professor, Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sr Research Fellow