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Democracy and society

The fall of the house of Assad

The Middle East is once again in a state of dramatic flux that calls for everybody, winners and losers alike, to recalibrate their policies

By Shlomo Ben-Ami

picture alliance / Anadolu | Murat Sengul

Democracy and society

A victory or the beginning of a new nightmare?

The fall of Assad represents the end of one era, but not the beginning of peace

By Hussam Baravi, Salam Said

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Rami Alsayed

Foreign and security policy

A familiar tragedy

The recent rebel offensive in Aleppo has shattered the Assad regime’s façade of stability. What does this mean for the future of the conflict?

By Hussam Baravi

picture alliance / Anadolu | Doaa Albaz

Foreign and security policy

Journalists under fire

Press freedom comes at a deadly price in Gaza. Europe cannot remain indifferent to the loss of so many

By Maja Sever

picture alliance / Xinhua News Agency | Chen Junqing

Foreign and security policy

Pressure on an atomic level

Israel’s strikes against Hezbollah and Hamas weaken Iran. The country’s will to cross the nuclear threshold is growing

By Ruslan Suleymanov

picture alliance / abaca | Middle East Images

Foreign and security policy

Call it by its name

There is a quiet political conflict over the name of a key waterway — the Persian Gulf

By Kourosh Ziabari

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