USA
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EU-Arab cooperation for Peace
From word to deeds
While all eyes continue to be turned towards the US for decisive action, a potential regional contribution should not be ignored. In this regard, tightening cooperation between European and Arab states could produce tangible progress to support Israeli-Palestinian peace making.
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Recognition of the Palestinian State
Reducing the power gap
The mere recognition of Palestine as a state will not be the panacea, but it will be the essential, decisive turning point on the road to a just and sustainable solution to one of the most protracted and volatile conflicts in modern history.
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Turkey in NATO
Relationship status difficult
A more active role for Turkey in NATO, as demanded by the Turkish government, would be appropriate in view of the geopolitical challenges, but is meeting resistance within the alliance. How can the defence alliance achieve greater unity?
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Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan
Kurds drifting away from democracy
In Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan, regional elections are being repeatedly postponed, institutions weakened and structures are becoming more autocratic
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Israeli historian Moshe Zimmermann
UN Gaza resolution is a "step along the way"
On 10 June, the UN Security Council voted in favour of the U.S. plan for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israeli historian Moshe Zimmermann says this is progress towards peace. The coming days will reveal whether it is a "breakthrough"
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Biden's plan for a Middle East ceasefire
What Gaza exit strategy?
U.S. President Biden's plan to end the war in Gaza ignores important questions. As long as it is not clear who will control the Gaza Strip once the war is over, there will be no lasting solution. An analysis
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USA and Saudi Arabia
Nuclear deal likely to prompt a Middle East arms race?
One part of a predicted, closer U.S.-Saudi relationship is particularly controversial. Experts fear Saudi Arabia may use a civilian nuclear energy programme, supported by the U.S., to develop their own atomic bombs
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War in the Middle East
Women for peace
Israeli and Palestinian women have joined forces and are calling for a negotiated solution to the Middle East conflict. They say it is the only alternative to the murderous war
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Iranian protest literature
Ehtesham-Zadeh and the inner revolution
"Zan", Suzi Ehtesham-Zadeh's short story collection, tells of Iranian women during the uprising in Iran, and of women in exile grappling in diverse ways with their identity and roots. A book about women, life and freedom that has arrived at exactly the right moment
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Arrest warrants for Netanyahu and the Hamas leadership?
U.S. imperialism and the "kangaroo court"
The request for arrest warrants against Israel's prime minister and defence minister as well as three Hamas leaders is undoubtedly a historic step. For the first time, the head of state of a U.S. ally could stand trial
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Reform Islam
Transcending the secular-sacred divide
Sherman Jackson's "The Islamic Secular" makes a compelling case for an alternative understanding of 'secular', which is neither outside religion nor a rival to it
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“From the river to the sea”
How to interpret a slogan
The notion that the slogan is sweepingly anti-Semitic falls short of the mark. But extremist interpretations need to be condemned – on both the Israeli and the Palestinian side