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picture alliance / Zumapress.com | Iranian Presidency

Economy and ecology

One’s loss, another’s gain

Frustrated by the political strings attached to trade agreements by the Global North, Latin America is increasingly engaging with the Middle East

By Alberto Maresca

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Ariel Schalit

Interviews

‘People all over the world want the same thing: a good life. And peace is needed for that’

One year after 7 October: Judith Stelmach in Tel Aviv on the split in society, double standards against Israel and Iran’s attack

picture alliance/Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Democracy and society

Oil, power and military might

General Haftar is expanding his influence in Libya. And so the danger of a renewed armed conflict is growing

By Salam Said

picture alliance / Associated Press | Hassan Ammar

Foreign and security policy

Total escalation

Israel’s attack on Nasrallah has dealt a heavy blow to Hezbollah and its allies. Lebanon now faces the threat of another major war

By Marcus Schneider

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mosa'ab Elshamy

Foreign and security policy

Sahel sentry

Morocco is emerging as a key security partner in the crisis-ridden Sahel. As such, the kingdom is also becoming increasingly important for Europe

By Manuel Gath

picture alliance/dpa | Osamah Yahya

Democracy and society

What red lines?

The Houthis’ methods are strikingly similar to those of the Taliban. Still, the West is letting them continue to define the rules of the game

By Constantin Grund

picture alliance / Anadolu | Ali Jadallah

Foreign and security policy

A competition between barbarism and barbarism

Like a modern Franz Ferdinand moment, the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh, threatens to push the middle east to the brink of a major war

By Marcus Schneider

picture alliance / Associated Press | Oded Balilty

Foreign and security policy

More than just a ruling

In a landmark ruling, the Israeli Supreme Court declared the non-enforcement of mandatory enlistment for yeshiva students discriminatory

By Anat Thon-Ashkenazy

picture alliance / Reuters | Eloisa Lopez

Foreign and security policy

Extremism feeds extremism

Peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved with Netanyahu in power

By Fania Oz-Salzberger

picture alliance / AA | Izzeddin Kasim

Foreign and security policy

Little relief

With billions of euros promised for Syria, the EU remains the largest donor. But much of this aid fails to reach those in need

By Lydia Both