2020 ist die Covid-19-Pandemie weltweit zu einem maßgeblichen Faktor internationaler Politik geworden. Ihre wirtschaftlichen, politischen und gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen verstärken bestehende Trends und haben überdies systemverändernde Qualität. Die Dauer der Pandemie und die...

Rivalry between the United States and China has become a paradigm of international relations over the past two years. It shapes both strategic debates and real political, military and economic dynamics. The dimensions of Sino-American competition over power and status include growing threat...

Der Bürgerkrieg in Syrien ist längst militärisch zugunsten des Regimes entschieden. Eine verhandelte Konfliktregelung, eine Aussöhnung oder eine nachhaltige Stabilisierung sind für das Land nicht in Sicht. Syrien steht vor enormen Herausforderungen, die über den Wiederaufbau von...

Siyria’s civil war has long since been decided in favour of the regime. There is no prospect of a negotiated settlement, reconciliation or lasting stabilisation. Syria faces enormous challenges, well beyond the rebuilding of infrastructure and housing. It will also need assistance to restart...

In reaction to the mass killings, atrocities, and hostage-taking by Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other militant groups on 7 October 2023, Israel declared war, further tightened the closure of the Gaza Strip, and started a military operation. More than four months into the war, there...

On 1 February 2022, Amnesty International released a comprehensive report claiming that Israel is engaged in apartheid against the Palestinians and is thereby committing a crime against humanity. The Amnesty report is one in a series of publications by Palestinian, Israeli and international...

In Syria, the immediate effects of the war in Ukraine have made an already difficult humanitarian situation even worse. Protracted violence in Ukraine or an expansion of the Ukraine war into a larger NATO-Russia confrontation would endanger multilateral cooperation on conflict management,...