Centrum für Nah- und Mittelost-Studien (CNMS)
Philipps-Universität Marburg
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BIOGRAPHY
Youssef Cherif is a political analyst and the director of the Columbia Global Centers Tunis. He is pursuing a Ph.D. at the Institute for Area Studies at Leiden University, where he examines the geopolitical and economic relations between the Arab Gulf, Europe, and the Maghreb. With interdisciplinary training in Classical Archaeology, History, and International Relations, he has worked with several international organizations, including the United Nations, the Carter Center, and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), and he regularly contributes to prominent think tanks and media platforms. His research and publications address Gulf–Maghreb relations, political transitions, and authoritarian resilience. He is an active voice in policy analysis and public scholarship and is affiliated with networks such as the Carnegie Civic Research Network. He is also a former Chevening and Fulbright scholar.
SHORT
BIOGRAPHY
Youssef Cherif is a political analyst and the director of the Columbia Global Centers Tunis. He is pursuing a Ph.D. at the Institute for Area Studies at Leiden University, where he examines the geopolitical and economic relations between the Arab Gulf, Europe, and the Maghreb. With interdisciplinary training in Classical Archaeology, History, and International Relations, he has worked with several international organizations, including the United Nations, the Carter Center, and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), and he regularly contributes to prominent think tanks and media platforms. His research and publications address Gulf–Maghreb relations, political transitions, and authoritarian resilience. He is an active voice in policy analysis and public scholarship and is affiliated with networks such as the Carnegie Civic Research Network. He is also a former Chevening and Fulbright scholar.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT
Youssef Cherif investigates how Arab Gulf investments in extractive industries influence authoritarian governance in the Maghreb. His contribution to the project emphasizes the political economy of fossil fuel and renewable energy investments in North Africa. His work focuses on how extractivism strengthens neoliberal authoritarianism through finance, infrastructure, and elite alliances.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Cherif, Y. “La Tunisie à l’Épreuve de la Crise entre les Monarchies du Golfe”. In: Benantar, A. (eds.) Pays du Maghreb face à la Crise entre les Monarchies du Golfe, L’Harmattan (2021).
Cherif, Y. The Modern Arab State: A Decade of Arab Uprisings, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (2021).
Cherif, Y. “The Maghreb: A Battleground for the Intra-Sunni Cold War”, IEMed Focus (2020).