Edward Burke
Researcher
Edward Burke is a researcher at FRIDE. Prior to joining FRIDE, 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 also undertaken research on civil-military relations and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is currently working on an ongoing project to evaluate the politics of energy in the Middle East. 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
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
- 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
- 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?
- 12/09/2008 - The politics of energy
