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Bridging differences – exploring
opportunities
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Our mission: MENA.SE is a Swedish
think tank established to advance a balanced and realistic understanding
of the region with focus on issues of mutual interest. |
MENA.SE
MENA.SE is a Swedish think tank, originally
initiated as MENA.NU, in 2002 by Marianne Laanatza.
Our primary purpose is to act as a facilitator and coordinator of various
projects inclusive of research, lectures, seminars and conferences.
MENA.SE’s work
is based on research, inquiry and debate for practical and theoretical
assessments of what the region represents. MENA.SE’s staff and associates cover a wide
array of issues, speak the region’s languages and have lived and worked in the
region. We strive to further evolve personal networks and strengthen
professional cross-border contacts. MENA.SE’s
ambition is to create a solid foundation of understanding, in an academic as
well as a practical context, to facilitate decision making for policy
practitioners in the public and private sectors.
MENA.SE’s
directs its efforts to achieve a balanced two-sided dialogue between
representatives from the region and
Current
projects related to MENA.SE;
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New strategies for industry,
oil and trade |
Changes in financing policies |
Dynamics of politics, security
culture |
Expansion of women’s roles |
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Changing context for OPEC Evaluation of the EU’s free trade strategy and
its impact on the region Conflicting free trade strategies of the EU
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The surge of Islamic financing From Micro-to macro credit – the “Stair model” |
Widening the concepts of national identities in the region From theories on security to a framework based on empowerment |
Arab women’s new strategies in private and public sectors Family, health and careers in a social and legal context |
For further
information and assistance contact MENA.SE at info@mena.se