MENA PSC Institute for Politics, Security, Climate
Impartial, rigorous research and strategic analysis on political, security, environmental and economic risk across the Middle East and North Africa.
Research Divisions
Three lenses on one region
Each division reads the region through its own evidence. Open one to see what it is watching now.
Division boundary rule
To avoid the same event being coded twice, Security and Military Analysis holds sole ownership of discrete political-violence and demonstration event coding across MENA PSC, under a single unified taxonomy. Political and Economic Analysis builds structural and qualitative analysis on top of that shared layer; Climate and Environmental Risks does the same for climate-linked events under its own codebook. These three connect through a shared case link.
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Research and Strategic Services
Publications
MENA PSC Insights
Independent research, analysis and perspectives on the Middle East and North Africa.
Research and Strategic Commission
Custom analysis for governments, NGOs, and institutions
MENA PSC undertakes commissioned research for organizations, governments, NGOs, and academic institutions, drawing on one division or several, depending on what the question requires.
Commissioned research services
Five ways to commission MENA PSC's research, from a focused brief answering one question to a full country or regional risk study.
Scope, timeline, and price are confirmed with you directly once we understand your research question. Nothing is charged automatically on this site.
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Invoices are issued in US dollars.
Standard terms are 50% to begin and 50% on delivery. Institutional clients can request 30-day payment terms.
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Ongoing Research and Intelligence
Continuous coverage for organizations working in the region
Continuous political, security and strategic intelligence for organizations operating in or engaging with the MENA region, delivered on a regular cycle rather than as a one-off study.
Three levels of coverage
Each level is a standing arrangement: you receive analysis on a set cycle, and we come to know your exposure rather than starting from nothing each time.
Scope, cycle and price are agreed with you directly once we understand what you need to watch. Nothing is charged automatically on this site.
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Become a MENA PSC Researcher
MENA PSC opens its three divisions to freelance researchers. Choose the branch you're most interested in to begin.
Paid research work. Every application is reviewed personally before anything starts.
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About MENA PSC
A regional evidence base, built to regional standards
An independent, non-profit research institute covering the Middle East and North Africa: commissioned research for institutions, publications open to anyone, and training for people who need to read risk for themselves.
What We Do
Research on commission
An institution brings us a question, a country and a deadline. We answer it from evidence, at the length the question deserves: a focused brief, a policy analysis, a strategic assessment, or a full country study.
Read the drivers together
Three divisions cover political and economic, security and military, and climate and environmental risk. A question that crosses them is answered across them, because budget decisions, armed actors and water stress are rarely separate problems here.
Publish openly
Analysis, research briefs and recorded conversations, published for anyone to read rather than held back for clients. The methodology and the source-grading standard behind them are published in full, so the work can be judged on its method.
Train and commission researchers
Short courses in each division, taught live online with a certificate on completion. Paid research work for academics and analysts based across the region, with every application read personally.
Who We Are
MENA PSC Institute is an independent research institute. Each division is led by a professor working with a team of expert researchers, and the work is produced with researchers based across the Middle East and North Africa. Research is produced in English or Arabic, whichever you need, and our researchers work in both, so sources are read in the language they were written in rather than in translation.
Dr Amr Zaki
Founder and Director
A political scientist and expert in strategic affairs, specialising in international relations and in environmental risk and working from a background in security analysis. His regional specialisation is the Middle East and North Africa.
How We Are Funded
MENA PSC is funded by the work it does: commissioned research and course fees. It accepts no party or campaign funding. A client chooses the question, the country and the deadline. A client does not choose the answer, and where the evidence points somewhere a client would rather it did not, we report where the evidence points and say so before accepting the work.
Where We Are
MENA PSC is registered in the United States, with its head office in Brooklyn, New York. The research itself is produced remotely: researchers work from where the research is, across the Middle East and North Africa, and are briefed, reviewed and paid remotely.
How We Check What We Publish
Every claim carries a graded source, and the confidence language is the same in everything we issue. The method is set out in full on the methodology page rather than summarized here.
Methodology
How we check what we publish
Our research is impartial and rigorous: nobody who pays us decides what we conclude. Here is how we work, in plain terms.
Research Ethics & Independence
Independence is a design constraint, not a slogan
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Course fees are charged in US dollars.
A place is held once payment is received. The group rate applies to 4 or more participants booked together by one organization.
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A researcher contacts you within one business day to confirm scope, deliverables, and start date.
If you have not heard from us within two business days, email research@menapsc.org and we will follow it up.
About MENA PSC
Selected Work
Completed by MENA PSC before this site was published. Clients and dates are withheld.
Qatar — Political and Economic Outlook
An assessment of Qatar's political and economic outlook, covering regional geopolitical developments, economic diversification and the investment environment, and what each implies for business and strategic decision-making.
United Arab Emirates — Regional Political and Economic Risk
An analysis of regional political and economic developments bearing on the United Arab Emirates: geopolitical shifts, regional economic trends, and their potential effect on investment, business continuity and strategic planning.
Saudi Arabia — Regional Event Risk
A strategic assessment of the political and security environment around the planning of major entertainment events, examining regional developments, emerging security risks, and the scenarios bearing on the continuity, safety and operational planning of large-scale events.
Bahrain — Security and Regional Risk
An assessment of Bahrain's security environment and its exposure to regional geopolitical risk, including escalation scenarios, regional security dynamics, and the implications for critical infrastructure and business operations.
Libya — Security and Military Risk
An analysis of Libya's security and military environment: political fragmentation, armed-group dynamics, conflict-related risk, and the developments that could bear on stability, operations and strategic interests.
Tunisia — Climate and Environmental Risk
An assessment of the principal environmental and climate risks in Tunisia, and their potential effect on economic stability, social pressure, resource security and government policy priorities.
Oman — Climate Risk and Policy Impact
An analysis of climate and environmental risk in Oman, focused on extreme weather, water and resource pressure and coastal vulnerability, and what these imply for national policy and strategic planning.
Privacy
How MENA PSC handles your information
When you apply to join as a researcher, commission research, enroll in a course, or send us a message, MENA PSC collects only what you choose to share, your name, email address, and any other details relevant to that request, such as a CV, university, location, or phone number for a researcher application.
Submissions are sent directly by email to research@menapsc.org and reviewed personally by the Founder or the relevant division professor. MENA PSC does not operate a server-side database of applicants or enquiries, and does not sell, share, or use your information for any purpose beyond evaluating what you sent us. If you have questions about this, or want to know what information MENA PSC holds about you, email research@menapsc.org.