Cengiz Günay is a Senior Researcher at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs. His main research focus lies on informality, state-society relations, social movements and Islamist movements in the Middle East. Nina Witjes is a Researcher at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs. Her main research focus is on Science, Technology and International Politics and the role of satellite technologies for international security. She is finalizing her PhD at Munich Centre for Technology in Society (MCTS).