
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

Russia’s Influence Strategies in North Africa: Hybrid Warfare and Soft Power Approaches in Libya and Algeria
Saudi Arabia’s Soft Power in Pakistan: The Role of Religious Diplomacy
The Soft-Power elements in Indonesia-North Africa relations
The Public Diplomacy Sources of Türkiye in the Middle East and North Africa Region
How should Morocco respond amid the U.S.-China rivalry?
GCC Soft Power Projection through Cultural Diplomacy
The Arab Spring: Five years later
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?
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Orient I 2025 – Strategic Engagement: China’s Role and Impact in the MENA Region

ORIENT II 2022: Germany’s role in the MENA region: Between continuity and change

ORIENT IV 2023: Conflict mediation and rapprochement across the MENA region

ORIENT I 2015: Turkish foreign policy – Iraq, Syria and the Kurds in the region
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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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