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...

Over the last years, Islamist movements and parties have more and more been able to translate their popularity into impressive election successes or victories, for example in Egypt, Iraq, and Palestine. In many states in what has been termed the "Broader Middle East," moderate Islamists are...

Islamist politics pose one of the most important and complex set of challenges that the US and Europe face today. Foreign policies have not reflected that complexity adequately, but have focused to a large degree on Islamist actors with a global jihadist agenda and the global "war on terror."...

Over the last few years, the EU and its member states have become ever more active in conflict management in the Middle East. ESDP missions in the Palestinian territories such as EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL COPPS, European involvement in the security sector in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories,...

Since the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) emerged into the light of day in June 1999, the EU's capabilities in this field have grown considerably. Twenty-three ESDP missions and operations deployed to places from the Balkans to Africa, the Middle East and even Asia testify to the...

The upheavals in the Arab world since 2011 have led to civil wars in three countries: Libya, Syria and Yemen. In all three cases, the United Nations have tried to mediate agreements between the conflicting parties to bring about peace through power-sharing. In this endeavour, the UN can lean on...

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 its...

Nach den großangelegten Militäraktionen der israelischen Armee im März/ April in der West Bank und nach der Aufhebung des faktischen Hausarrests, unter dem der palästinensische Präsident seit Anfang Dezember letzten Jahres stand, ist in den israelischpalästinensischen Auseinandersetzungen...

Mit dem Angriff der israelischen Armee auf das Hauptquartier der Palästinensischen Autorität (PA) in Ramallah, der Zerstörung nahezu aller zugehörigen Gebäude und der Belagerung des palästinensischen Präsidenten Arafat und seiner Entourage sind sowohl die jüngeren Ansätze von Reformen...