DevelopmentThe failed revolution Ten years after the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are the largest conflict zone in the world. What happened? By Franz Maget
EnvironmentAn EU-MENA deal for green hydrogen could be a serious win-win The EU's failed solar strategy saw China capture the market. It needs to not repeat the same mistake with green hydrogen By Jonathan Walters
Middle EastThe MENA region's ‘green hydrogen rush’ Germany and the EU launched ambitious ‘green’ hydrogen plans. To satisfy demand, all eyes are now on the MENA region By Franziska Wehinger , Saad Raad
Middle EastGermany needs to speak up against annexation Israel’s annexation of Palestinian territories would be a gross violation of international law. Germany needs to take a stand By Hannes Alpen , Paul Pasch
Middle EastJordan’s catch-22 Israel’s latest annexation plans present an impossible choice for Jordan, the Middle East’s anchor of stability By Tim Petschulat
Middle EastThe EU needs a new Syria strategy There is no sign of a political opening or a negotiated conflict settlement in Syria. It's time for Europe to change its strategy By Muriel Asseburg
Middle EastThe corona crisis could trigger a change in Iran’s foreign policy The pandemic appears to have revealed the limits of Iran's 'Look to the East' strategy for preserving its national interests By Hamidreza Azizi
Middle EastThe revolution will not be cancelled For the time being, corona has snuffed out mass demonstrations in North Africa and the Middle East. Yet, it might stoke the region’s revolutionary flames soon again By Jannis Grimm , Teresa Fehrenbach
Middle EastErdogan's Syria faux pas The Turkish president has taken miscalculated steps in Syria. A rapprochement with the West now seems the only option By Ilhan Uzgel
Interviews'That's not the Israel I want' The Trump plan will destroy the two-state paradigm. Europe should reject it, says former IDF commander Yehuda Shaul
Indonesia’s return to an authoritarian developmental state With the passing of the anti-worker Omnibus Law, President Jokowi's administration follows the path of Indonesia's dark past
Failing to collect data about women is no trivial offence As data informs the way we design our world — from infrastructure to medical research —, the ‘gender data gap’ can become a matter of life or death
The next stage of Dutch populism? The sentiments expressed in uprisings in the Netherlands — and fuelled by right-wing populists — strikingly resemble those from the Capitol riots