German Journal for Politics, Economics and Culture of the Middle East, published by the German Orient-Institute
Currently in its 67th year, ORIENT has established itself as a major reference source on Middle Eastern politics, economics, religion and society. With four issues per year, it reaches scholars and decision makers in politics and business worldwide. Each edition focuses on a specific topic, for example: the Muslim World and the Internet; the Shia; Turkey and the West; or the US and the Near and Middle East. ORIENT positions itself at the juncture between academia and the interests of the business and media world, publishing original scholarly articles and a broad range of book reviews. Purchase a subscription starting at 80 EUR per year to get valuable insights to the Near and Middle East provided by top academics and insiders.
ORIENT I 2026 – Focus: The Mediterranean and the MENA Region
ORIENT IV 2025 – Focus: German Security Policy in the MENA region
Orient III 2025 – Focus: Health Systems and Public Health Challenges in the MENA Region
Orient II 2025 – US elections and the MENA region: Changing foreign policy and security landscape
Orient I 2025 – Strategic Engagement: China’s Role and Impact in the MENA Region
The Real Mediterranean’ in the Middle East: Real Estate and Imaginaries of Urban Development
Unlocking the Sahel, Reconfiguring the Western Mediterranean: Morocco’s Atlantic Initiative as an Integration Corridor
Governing Asymmetry in Euro-Mediterranean Relations. Stratification, Hierarchy and the Pact for the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean’s Shifting Tides: An Updated View on Maritime Security in the MENA–Europe Nexus
Mediterranean Migration after WW II: Bridge or Barrier?
Climate Change and Water Scarcity in MENA
Germany and the Emerging Strategic Dynamics in the Middle East
From civilian power to climate security actor: Germany’s strategic repositioning in MENA post 2020
Germany and Turkey in the Emerging European Security Order
Migration as Security: Reframing German Policy Toward the MENA Region in an Era of Strategic Uncertainty
Leaving the sedimented path? Germany’s security policy in the MENA region
Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco: Precarious stabilisation under different circumstances
Trending issues
Orient II 2024: Aspects of digital transformation from the Gulf to North Africa
ORIENT II 2017: US policy in the Near and Middle East: Continuity and change
ORIENT II 2021: The role of Islamist groups and movements in the Near and Middle East
ORIENT IV 2015: Regional powers and conflict in the Middle East
Trending articles
Jordan: Stability and instability in the Hashemite Kingdom
German-Turkish cultural and educational relations after the German elections: A new golden era?
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The Publisher of Orient
The German Orient-Institute (Deutsches Orient-Institut, DOI) was founded in 1960 by the non-profit-organization German Near and Middle East Association (NUMOV), which is the oldest and largest organisation that promotes economic development between Germany and the countries of the Near and Middle East. The DOI regularly publishes scientific publications such as the ORIENT, Short-Analysis, Business-Guides and various policy-advising Studies.
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