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Foreign and security policy

Signs of a storm

Israel’s attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria takes the risk of further escalation to a new level. Can a regional conflagration still be averted?

By Marcus Schneider

picture alliance/Zumapress | Eyal Warshavsky

Foreign and security policy

An opportunity amidst the crisis

Despite the current disaster, there is also some hope in Israel for a new political process towards a two-state solution

By Ralf Melzer

picture alliance/Zumapress.com | Iranian Army Office

Foreign and security policy

Allied against the West

In the shadows of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, Iran and Russia are growing ever closer

By Hamidreza Azizi

picture alliance/Anadolu | Ali Jadallah

Foreign and security policy

Hunger as a weapon of war

A dramatic famine is threatening the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s blockade. Germany must do all it can to end the misery

By René Wildangel

picture alliance/Newscom | Ariel Schalit

Foreign and security policy

‘The war on terror’ and continued Western failure

The anti-terror policies put in place by Bush after 9/11 have changed the world for the worse. Still, politicians cling to them

By Hédi Attia

picture alliance/newscom | Rabee Abu Nqera

Interviews

‘Extremism begets more extremes’

Former Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabil Fahmy on Israel’s offensive in Rafah, its impact on Egypt and expectations of the West

picture alliance/dpa | Osamah Yahya

Foreign and security policy

Driven by God (amongst other things)

As a demonstration of solidarity with Gaza, the Houthis have escalated the situation in the Red Sea. But what does the group actually hope to achieve?

By Ahmed Al Maqtari

DPA picture alliance/ Yasser Qudih

Interviews

‘We need a joint vision about the future’

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on the expulsion from Gaza, Israel’s war aims and a possible ceasefire

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Foreign and security policy

Why Iran doesn’t want a war

At the heart of Iran’s aversion to a major conflict are the domestic issues that have been preoccupying the regime

By Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

picture alliance/dpa | Michael Kappeler

Democracy and society

From memory to policy

Most of the time, the discourse around the Gaza war has less to do with real Palestinians and Israelis and more with how we see the past

By Robert Misik