Björn Brenner, PhD
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • BJÖRN BRENNER
    • ARCHIVE
    • CONTACT
    • INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • MEDIA
    • PRESS
    • TELEVISION
    • RADIO
    • PUBLIC SPEAKING
  • ADVICE
  • RESEARCH
    • CUSTOMARY DISPUTE RESOLUTION
    • ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN DOMESTIC POLITICS
    • ISLAMISTS IN POWER IN THE ARAB WORLD
    • FURTHER RECOMMENDED READING
  • PUBLICATIONS
    • BOOKS
    • THESES
    • ARTICLES
    • OP-EDS

Author: bjorn

This author has written 43 articles
Home bjorn
From Viken To The UN: In The Footsteps Of Gunnar Jarring

From Viken to the UN: In the footsteps of Gunnar Jarring

  • November 30, 2019
  • bjorn
  • Syrian politics, Uncategorized

"Sjöofficer från Viken är fredsmäklare i Syrien", Byaluren, 2019:1. Fakta Björn Brenner Född: 3 maj 1979, uppväxt i Viken Yrke: FN-diplomat och Syrienexpert, Kommendörkapten i flottan Utbildning: Svensk och fransk marinofficersexamen, doktor i Mellanösternstudier Språk: Svenska, engelska, franska, ryska och arabiska…

Read More→
Swedes On Diplomatic Mission To End Conflict In Syria

Swedes on diplomatic mission to end conflict in Syria

  • February 3, 2019
  • bjorn
  • Syrian politics, Uncategorized

Dr Björn Brenner serves as the Military Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria. Björn's work on Syria as a scholar of Middle Eastern studies spans a decade - and began in 2009 as a student at Damascus University.…

Read More→
GAZA UNDER HAMAS Receives UK-based Book Prize

GAZA UNDER HAMAS receives UK-based book prize

  • September 18, 2018
  • bjorn
  • Israeli politics, Palestinian politics, Uncategorized

THE MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES BOOK PRIZE SPONSORED BY THE BRITISH-KUWAIT FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY Dr Björn Brenner, a UN advisor and post-doctoral fellow at the Swedish Defence University, was named Runner Up to the 2018 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize, the most…

Read More→
Swedish Middle East Scholar Turns UN Diplomat

Swedish Middle East scholar turns UN diplomat

  • March 14, 2018
  • bjorn
  • Syrian politics, Uncategorized

Dr Björn Brenner has joined the United Nations to serve as the Military Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria. Before the conflict started, Bjorn studied in Syria staying in Damascus, Aleppo and Raqqa for long periods of time.…

Read More→
Growing Salafi-Jihadism And Internal Tensions In The Gaza Strip

Growing Salafi-Jihadism and internal tensions in the Gaza Strip

  • January 19, 2018
  • bjorn
  • Uncategorized

ARTICLE BY BJÖRN BRENNER The latest issue of Palestine-Israel Journal features an article by Björn Brenner on the growth of Salafi-Jihadism in Gaza under Hamas. "The killing of Vittorio Arrigoni: A result of the unsustainable situation in Gaza", Palestine-Israel Journal,…

Read More→
GAZA UNDER HAMAS – Best Academic Book Of The Year On Palestinian Affairs

GAZA UNDER HAMAS – Best academic book of the year on Palestinian affairs

  • December 1, 2017
  • bjorn
  • Palestinian politics, Uncategorized

PALESTINE BOOK AWARDS An international jury of social scientists and political experts has chosen Björn Brenner's GAZA UNDER HAMAS (I.B. Tauris, 2017) as the winner of this year's Palestine Book Awards. Björn's book won in the category Best academic book…

Read More→
Raqqa After IS/Daesh – Who Will Be The Next Rulers Of Northeastern Syria?

Raqqa after IS/Daesh – Who will be the next rulers of northeastern Syria?

  • October 19, 2017
  • bjorn
  • American politics, French politics, Syrian politics, Uncategorized

ANALYSIS BY BJÖRN BRENNER Following IS/Daesh's ouster from Raqqa, new local conflict lines emerge as different actors begin to manoeuvre aspiring to gain control over the war-torn territory. Summary of analysis: ”One of the key policy analysis questions now is…

Read More→
The Swedish Film Institute Airs OMAR And Hosts Public Discussion About Its Content

The Swedish Film Institute airs OMAR and hosts public discussion about its content

  • September 29, 2017
  • bjorn
  • Israeli politics, Palestinian politics, Uncategorized

PUBLIC DISCUSSION WITH BJÖRN BRENNER On the 17th October, the Swedish National Film Institute will air OMAR (2013) and afterwards host a public discussion with Björn Brenner about its content, led by Hans Brun. The event will take place at…

Read More→
What Is The Nature Of Hamas’s Relations With The Muslim Brotherhood?

What is the nature of Hamas’s relations with the Muslim Brotherhood?

  • September 7, 2017
  • bjorn
  • Egyptian politics, Palestinian politics, Uncategorized

ARTICLE BY BJÖRN BRENNER Hamas has often been described as the Palestinian chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood. This picture fits quite well with what the relationship between these two groups looked like in the 1980s, some thirty years ago. However,…

Read More→
TLV1 – Interview With Author Of GAZA UNDER HAMAS

TLV1 – Interview with author of GAZA UNDER HAMAS

  • August 13, 2017
  • bjorn
  • Palestinian politics, Uncategorized

INTERVIEW WITH BJÖRN BRENNER "The burden of responsibility: Hamas rule in Gaza", TLV1 The Tel Aviv Review, 11 August 2017." In this interview, Dr Björn Brenner discusses his new book GAZA UNDER HAMAS (London: I.B. Tauris, 2017) and personal impressions…

Read More→
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Recent Posts
  • From Viken to the UN: In the footsteps of Gunnar Jarring
  • Swedes on diplomatic mission to end conflict in Syria
  • GAZA UNDER HAMAS receives UK-based book prize
  • Swedish Middle East scholar turns UN diplomat
  • Growing Salafi-Jihadism and internal tensions in the Gaza Strip
Recent Comments
    Archives
    • November 2019
    • February 2019
    • September 2018
    • March 2018
    • January 2018
    • December 2017
    • October 2017
    • September 2017
    • August 2017
    • July 2017
    • June 2017
    • May 2017
    • March 2017
    • February 2017
    • January 2017
    • December 2016
    • November 2016
    • October 2016
    • September 2016
    • August 2016
    • July 2016
    • May 2016
    • April 2016
    • March 2016
    • February 2016
    • January 2016
    • December 2015
    • November 2015
    • October 2015
    • September 2015
    Categories
    • American politics
    • Egyptian politics
    • French politics
    • Israeli politics
    • Jordanian politics
    • Palestinian politics
    • Swedish politics
    • Syrian politics
    • Uncategorized
    Meta
    • Log in
    • Entries RSS
    • Comments RSS
    • WordPress.org
    © Björn Brenner. All rights reserved.