In partnership with the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC, MEIS developed a series of hybrid dialogues addressing key topics pertinent to North Africa, including China’s emerging role in the subregion, alongside focused discussions on security, migration and economic development.

In collaboration with the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi, MEIS served as a knowledge partner on Africa-Gulf relations, with a specific focus on food security, foreign direct investments, ports and corridors, and regional integration.

MEIS conducted research for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in the context of its MENA strategy 2024-2027. The research examined internal dynamics within the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, including organizational structures and power distribution.

MEIS collaborated with Chatham House on a comparative research study of social protection systems in Algeria, Egypt and Iran, exploring different levels of state-society relations and the role of non-state civil society actors in shaping social protection.

MEIS provided Swiss parliamentarians from various political groups with state-of-the art intelligence on key developments and actors in the Middle East, including Hamas and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).