Of Engineers and Visionaries: Germany and France as Partners for Saving the Multilateral Order Analysis Close coordination and smooth cooperation between Berlin and Paris is crucial for Europe and its foreign politics, particularly considering rising intricate geopolitical rivalries. Differences in style and approach must not impede cooperation on substance and common interests.
Russia and Iran: Foreign policy as a balancing act Comment Russia’s policy in the Middle East is geared strictly to the country’s interests: to fulfil its role as a major power, stabilise the region and minimise every risk as much as possible. This offers opportunities. By Johannes Voswinkel
America’s Iran Policy: Between War-Weariness and Military Escalation Comment Donald Trump is caught in a deadlock of his own making. He does not want to find himself responsible for a new war in the Middle East right in the middle of an election campaign. At the same time, he wants to look like a tough guy who never backtracks. This is what is making the situation so unpredictable. By Bastian Hermisson
The EU’s role in the conflict between Iran and the USA: de-escalation! Comment The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs has appealed to the US and Iran to avoid escalation in the Persian Gulf region. The EU must continue to do everything within its power to save the nuclear deal. By Eva van de Rakt and Anna Schwarz
Brothers in Spirit? Trump, Netanyahu and the Conflict with Iran Comment The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is supporting and encouraging Trump’s confrontational stance towards Iran. However, a military escalation would be extremely dangerous for Israel. By Dr. Steffen Hagemann
A feminist critique of the atomic bomb Backrounder The “realist” discourse about nuclear weapons promises that weapons prevent war. A feminist analysis helps to understand how nuclear weapons are a patriarchal tool, benefitting the patriarchy. By Ray Acheson
Academics for Peace, Academics for Solidarity They signed a petition one day and their whole lives were changed…
Conference: From War to Peace, from Conflict to Resolution The Turkey Representation of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, the Diyarbakir Institute for Political and Social Research, İsmail Beşikçi Foundation and Open Society Foundation will jointly organize the international conference “From War to Peace, from Conflict to Resolution” in Istanbul on December 13, 2014 and in Diyarbakir on December 14, 2014.
