Africa and Middle East Senior Fellow
Economic Developments, Political Economy
2018 - 2024 Head of the Research Division Africa and Middle East
2012 – 2015 Member of the project »Elite Change and New Social Mobilization in the Arab World«
2009 – 2012 Forum Ebenhausen Fellowship
2010 – 2011 Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
2007 – 2009 Hanns Seidel Foundation, PhD scholarship
2006 German Academic Exchange Service, research scholarship (research stay in Cairo, Egypt)
2005 – 2009 PhD Candidate, Subdivision Contemporary Orient Research, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg
Threats from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Somalia Exacerbate Local Conflicts
doi:10.18449/2024C50
How the Gaza War Is Affecting Bilateral Relations
doi:10.18449/2024C10
Divergences of interest in bilateral relations offer opportunities for Germany and the EU
doi:10.18449/2023C47v02
Argumentation patterns of authoritarian regimes as a challenge for a values-based foreign policy
doi:10.18449/2023C41
Contribution to a Research Paper 2023/RP 07, 10.07.2023, 75 Pages, pp. 34–37
External Debt and Power Consolidation in Egypt
doi:10.18449/2022RP12
Why the German Government Should Not Support the EU-Egypt Agreement in its Present Form
In Egypt, preparations for this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) are in full swing. In this Megatrends Afrika Spotlight, Stephan Roll (SWP) explains the role of Egypt’s foreign intelligence service in its implementation and what this means for the authoritarian regime under President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
Middle East regional dynamics have made arms exports less compatible with German export regulations.
The dispute about maritime territories between Turkey and Greece is heating up. Egypt's involvement has added a new dimension to the conflict, the Middle East analyst Stephan Roll says.