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Major International Studies

[The analysis presented in this study is the sole responsibility of the author, and any opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Parliament].

Notable Impact Citations and Outcomes:

European Parliament - Chairperson Željana Zovko MEP on the importance of the study for providing "further guidance on how to best continue   delivering support and assistance to Afghanistan" (See minutes 12:23-12:24).Subsequent Parliamentary Resolutions RC-B9-0205/2023 RC-B9-0395/2023 RC-B9-0175/2024 and RSP 2024/2803.

European Parliament Documents: 
                          - Women's Rights in Afghanistan: An Ongoing BattleLink opens in a new window
                          - Normandy Index 2024: Mapping Threats to Peace and Security Worldwide
                          - Normandy Index 2023: Mapping Threats to Peace and Security WorldwideLink opens in a new window
                          - Future Shocks: Monitoring risks and addressing capabilities for Europe in a contested world.Link opens in a new window
                          - Peace and Security in 2023: Overview of EU Action and Outlook for the FutureLink opens in a new window

John F. Sopko - Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction letter to The Honorable Charles E. Grassley United States Senator
SIGAR Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Quarterly Report to the United States Congress JULY 30 2023

Deutscher Bundestag - German Bundestag interim report by the Inquiry Commission on "Lessons Learned from Afghanistan for Germany's FutureLink opens in a new window                          Integrated Engagement."Link opens in a new window

German Federal Foreign Office - Joint departmental strategic evaluation of the federal government's civil commitment in AfghanistanLink opens in a new window

Danish Parliament DIIS Report Hvorfor genvandt Taleban magten i Afghanistan? [Why did the Taliban regain power in Afghanistan?]Link opens in a new window

Single Authored Monographs

Book Reviews, Endorsements and Awards:

“A theoretically nuanced narrative that is as compelling as it is enlightening. The book navigates beyond traditional international relations boundaries, offering a theoretically sophisticated problem-oriented approach that exposes persistent challenges and intricate realities.” Luk Van Langenhove, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

“It is not just NATO and the United States that crashed and burned so disastrously in Afghanistan. So too did the European Union, as Oz Hassan demonstrates in his searching and unsettling discussion of possibly its most significant – but least discussed – foreign policy failure of the last 20 years. A must-read for all those who believe that in our increasingly dangerous world, the EU still has a critical part to play.” Michael Cox, Emeritus Professor of International Relations and Founding Director of LSE IDEAS

“This authoritative analysis provides a much-needed examination of the EU’s involvement in Afghanistan. Its enlightening insights are indispensable for the students, researchers and practitioners of Western interventions in Afghanistan.” Barış Çelik, University of Sheffield

University Press Week 2024: Selected as 1 of 123 publications and projects by AUPresses members that give context to current issues, offer   solutions to global challenges, and present diverse voices in a broad range of disciplines.

Nominated for the Sharjah Award for the Best International Book prize

IR THINKER Talk Show with Martin Zubko YouTube LinkLink opens in a new window  Apple PodcastsLink opens in a new window

Book Reviews:
 "Skillfully navigating ideologically-infested waters, Hassan arrives at valuable insights and persuasive, dispassionate conclusions about U.S. policy under both Bush and Obama relating to Arab political change. A fine example of rigorous, reflective scholarship applied to current policy issues of considerable importance and controversy." Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington D.C.Link opens in a new window

Edited Special Issues

Journal Articles

Think Tank

Published Evidence

Book Chapters

  • Hassan, O. (2025) "Afghan Civil Society Reconsidered: Tribal Structures, International Interventions, and the Resilience of Norm Circles" in Sater, J. eds., Routledge Handbook of Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa.
  • Hassan, O. (2025) "Cyberdiplomacy in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates", in Christou, Koops, Vosse eds, Handbook on CyberdiplomacyLink opens in a new window, Palgrave.
  • Hassan, O. (2022) "The European Union's relationship with Afghanistan: An Historical Overview", Bouris, Huber and Pace, Handbook on EU-Middle East Relations, RoutledgeLink opens in a new window.
  • Hassan, O. and Featherstone (2022) 'Trump's low conceptual complexity leadership and the vanishing ‘unpredictability doctrine’' in Bentley and Lerner eds, A Trump Doctrine? Unpredictability and Foreign PolicyLink opens in a new window, Routledge.
  • Hassan, O. (2022) 'Crisis, Narratives, and the Construction of US-Middle East Relations: Continuity and Change in World History and Trump's America First', in M.A. Hill and S. Hurst, The Trump Presidency: Continuity and Change in US Foreign Policy (Routledge: London).
  • Hassan, O. (2018) "The Terminal Decline of American Democracy Promotion in the Middle East" in M. Clementi et al. (eds.), US Foreign Policy in a Challenging WorldLink opens in a new window, Chapter 12 (Springer).
  • Hassan, O. (2015) "The EU’s Diverging Strategy for a Changing Iraq", in Hauser, K. eds, Iraq at a Crossroads (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Casa Arabe)
  • Croft, Stuart & Hassan, O. (2015) "Understanding the Arab Spring" in Cooper C. & Michie J. eds, Why the Social Sciences Matter, pp.161-175 (Academy of Social Sciences & Palgrave Macmillan).
  • Hassan, Oz (2012) 'Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS)' in L. Shepherd Critical Approaches to Security: An Introduction to Theories and Methods, Chapter 14.
  • Hassan, Oz (2012) 'American Democracy Promotion in the Middle East: Lessons for Europe?' in J. Peters The European Union and the Arab Spring: Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in the Middle East (Lexington Books: New York).
  • Hassan, Oz (2010) 'Constructing Crises, (In)securitising Terror: The Punctuated Evolution of EU Counter-Terror Strategy' in Christou, G., and Croft, S., European Security Governance, pp.109-130 (Routledge)
  • Hassan, Oz (2010) 'America’s Freedom Dilemma for the Middle East: Interests or Democracy?' in M. Pace Europe, The USA and Political Islam: Strategies for Engagement (Palgrave Macmillan).
  • Dunn, D. H. and Hassan, Oz (2010) 'Strategic Confusion: America’s Conflicting Strategies and the War on Terrorism'in A. Siniver Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in the Post 9/11 Era: Western and Non-Western Approaches (Routledge)

Encyclopaedia Entries

Official Reports and Working Papers

  • Hassan, Oz (2012) The Arab Spring: US Policy and Lessons for Europe, Report for EU FP7 GR:EEN.
  • Croft, Stuart, Christou, George and Hassan, Oz (2012) The EU and WMD, Report for EU FP7 EU-GRASP.
  • Croft, Stuart, Christou, George and Hassan, Oz (2012) The EU and Terrorism, Report for EU FP7 EU-GRASP.
  • Croft, Stuart and Hassan, Oz (2011) The Death of Bin Laden: Implications for Europe, Report for EU FP7 GR:EEN.
  • Hassan, Oz (2011) American Democracy Promotion and the Arab Spring, Report for EU FP7 GR:EEN.
  • Hassan, Oz (2011) The EU’s Counter-proliferation strategy in India and Pakistan, Report for EU FP7 EU-GRASP.
  • Hassan, Oz (2011) The EU’s counter-terrorism strategy in Afghanistan, Report for EU FP7 EU-GRASP.
  • Hassan, Oz (2010) EU Bilateral cooperation in transversal issues, Report for EU FP7 EU-GRASP.
  • Hassan, Oz (2010) Using NVivo in advanced Security Studies Research Methods: DVD and Workbook.
  • Hassan, Oz (2010) Mapping EU Bilateralism, Report for EU FP7 EU-GRASP.
  • Hassan, Oz (2010) EU-GRASP Handbook: From Methodology to Research Methods, Report for EU FP7 EU-GRASP.

Reviews and Commentaries

Filmography

Databases

  • Hassan, O. (2016). Obama administration foreign and security speeches: 2009 to 2013. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-852391