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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

picture alliance / Anadolu | Ali Jadallah

Foreign and security policy

Germany’s fall from grace

The German government’s stance on the war in Gaza is causing lasting harm to the country’s reputation around the world. There’s still time to fix this

By Marcus Schneider, Jannis Grimm

picture alliance / Associated Press | Hassan Ammar

Foreign and security policy

Political chess with human pawns

Von der Leyen’s €1 bn aid pledge to Lebanon: a genuine humanitarian effort or an attempt to gain political support ahead of the EU elections?

By Sabrina Kaschowitz, Hussam Baravi

picture alliance/Anadolu | Ashraf Amra

Foreign and security policy

More than symbolic politics

The recognition of Palestine as a state by a number of EU countries has created new momentum — bringing the two-state solution centre stage once more

By Alon Liel