Since 2011, the Middle East has been shaken by democratic movements, backlashes against them and outright civil war. The relatively stable powers in the region, namely Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, have been trying their best to benefit from the upheavals, intervening in various ways and getting embroiled in these conflicts. With one notable exception – Israel has been exceptionally hesitant to pursue any policy whatsoever towards the Arab spring. Continue reading Israel may be successfully sleeping through the Arab spring
Tag: Israel
Stopped the Bomb
Iran’s nuclear deal has the potential of changing US-Iranian relations as well as regional power dynamics – finally, after decades of disruptive clashes. Continue reading Stopped the Bomb
Warum man zu Israel mal die Fresse halten sollte
Israel gegen Palästina: Man könnte meinen, der Konflikt wird momentan nicht im Gazastreifen ausgetragen, sondern in deutschen Medien. Und dabei hat doch kaum einer wirklich etwas dazu zu sagen. Continue reading Warum man zu Israel mal die Fresse halten sollte
Why Iran acts the way it does
Currently, Iran is probably the most dicussed actor in international relations. An emerging power with a big population, strategic position, oil ressources and nuclear ambitions, they are of concern to many policymakers around the world. Being an internationally isolated theocracy, however, they are often pictured as an irrational threat. It is therefore important to ´look closely at their foreign relations and determine which factors contribute to their actions being the way they are. Continue reading Why Iran acts the way it does
Was Öcalan so sexy macht
Momentan geht es in den Medien ja eigentlich nur noch um Zypern. Währenddessen findet gerade ein historischer Friedensprozess statt, der dazu beitragen könnte, die gesamte Sicherheitsstruktur und Machtbalance in Nahen Osten zu verschieben, wie beiläufig begleitet von einem der blutigsten Bürgerkriege in der Region und der größten Demokratiebewegung bisher. Aus dem ganzen kann die Türkei nur profitieren, wenn sie sich mit dem kurdischen Anführer Öcalan einig wird. Continue reading Was Öcalan so sexy macht