Spatialising Security, Securitising Space: Ways into the Politics of the Middle East and North Africa

Security in the Middle East and North Africa is increasingly shaped by the ways space is constructed, contested and governed, challenging conventional, state-centric approaches to international relations. Against this backdrop, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) is pleased to host an online webinar on 16 April to mark the launch of the new International Spectator special issue Spatialising Security, Securitising Space: Ways into the Politics of the Middle East and North Africa. Bringing together special editors Javier Bordón and Simon Mabon, the discussant Tamirace Fakhoury, and The International Spectator editors Leo Goretti and Daniela Huber, the event will explore how integrating “space” into securitisation theory can provide new, empirically grounded insights into the political dynamics of security in the MENA region, moving beyond Western- and state-centric frameworks.