{"id":23914,"date":"2010-04-16T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-16T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliamep.lncdoo.com\/projects\/erevnitiko-programma-mesis-anatolis-epma\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T16:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T13:10:54","slug":"erevnitiko-programma-mesis-anatolis-epma","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/projects\/erevnitiko-programma-mesis-anatolis-epma\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle East Research Project (MERP)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>ELIAMEP is an independent, private, non-partisan, non-governmental research organisation, the best of its kind in Greece. The ELIAMEP Middle East Research Project (MERP) was established in 2010 to promote the study, articulation and preparation of strategies for the Middle East in various fields. MERP is tasked to carry out strategic studies in various political, economic, cultural and international fields. <\/strong>MERP focuses on significant policy issues related to the Middle East today and in the future. MERP was formed to promote understanding through regional dialogue.<\/p>\n

In a globalized world MERP\u2019s objective is to contribute to the promotion of political, economic and cultural understanding on one side, and economic collaboration on the other. In order to meet such a macro policy goal all players should engage in dialogue on various policy issues. These players include entrepreneurs, government officials, policy-makers, the private sector, academics, NGOs, international organizations and the media. MERP\u2019s vision to analyse the interplay between economics and politics is essential for understanding economic cooperation and geopolitical challenges in the Middle East. It is based on the following tripartite scheme:<\/p>\n

– Politics. <\/strong>The way to make collective decisions. In theMiddle East politics pertains every aspect of daily life.<\/p>\n

– Economics and politics.<\/strong> Both represent methods by societies to make decisions on who gets what and how. Economy plays a vital role in the struggle between tradition and transformation in the Middle Eastern societies.<\/p>\n

– Culture and politics.<\/strong> Culture is the foundation on which every activity is carried out, building a geopolitical consensus between various countries and civilizations. TheMiddle East is the hotspot in the East-West cultural antagonism.<\/p>\n

MERP attempts to develop a deeper understanding of macroeconomic and geopolitical developments in theMiddle Eastin order to raise awareness and shape public debate. MERP is:<\/p>\n