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Edward Burke

Associate researcher

Edward Burke is an associate researcher at FRIDE. Previously, Edward worked at the Club of Madrid. He has an MA in War Studies from King’s College, London.

Edward analyses political trends in the Persian Gulf region, including the GCC states, Iraq and Yemen and has undertaken research on civil-military relations and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Some of his recent publications include ‘The Gulf takes charge in the MENA region’ (FRIDE, April 2010), ‘Iraq in 2010: The dangers of European complacency (FRIDE, February 2010) and ‘Complex Yemen scenario needs a careful approach’ (The Irish Times, January 2010).

Geo tags

Middle East

Expert in

Bahrain Civil Military Relations Democracy promotion Energy Security Freedom of association Iraq Saudi Arabia Security Yemen

Spoken languages

English, Spanish

Written languages

English

Current projects

Freedom of Association in the Middle East, Energy and Democracy

Expert publications

• 14/06/2010 - Yemen

• 20/04/2010 - The Gulf takes charge in the MENA region

• 12/02/2010 - Why the European Union needs a 'broader Middle East' policy

• 10/02/2010 - Iraq in 2010: The dangers of European complacency

• 26/01/2010 - Yemen: Make haste slowly

• 12/01/2010 - Spain's War in Afghanistan

• 05/10/2009 - The "soldier-diplomat" in Afghanistan and Iraq

• 08/07/2009 - 'Strong foundations'?: The imperative for reform in Saudi Arabia

• 14/04/2009 - Bahrain: reaching a Threshold

• 27/01/2009 - The case for a new european engagement in Iraq

• 21/01/2009 - EU-Iraq energy co-operation: missing the point?

• 10/11/2008 - Energy challenges in the Middle East and North Africa

• 12/09/2008 - The politics of energy

• 08/07/2008 - Spain and Equatorial Guinea: a triumph of energy realism?

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