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Suwayda
Not a local conflict, but geopolitics in disguise
Sectarianism in Syria is a longstanding political project. Institutionalised under colonial rule and exploited by Assad, it's now being weaponised by the new regime and Israel, as the massacres in Suwayda make brutally clear.
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Iran's monarchists
Producing nostalgia, courting war
Through satellite TV, viral content, and alliances with Netanyahu and Trump, Iran's monarchist elites are staging a comeback. From exile they are attempting to co-opt Iran's opposition by recasting the Pahlavi dynasty as a golden age of freedom.
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German foreign policy
Hunger in Gaza—made in Germany
Starving children in Gaza, growing criticism in Germany and political leverage that remains unused. Berlin must not stand idly by and watch this atrocious catastrophe unfold.
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Öcalan's call for disarmament
Why the PKK failed
The Kurdistan Workers' Party has pursued multiple goals over the decades and failed to achieve any of them. Now the communist-nationalist movement is facing a turning point, and possibly its end
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German foreign policy
Hunger in Gaza—made in Germany
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Suwayda
Not a local conflict, but geopolitics in disguise
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Books on Israel-Palestine
The perennial question of the West
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Palestinians in Germany since 7 October
"This is no longer my country"
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Gaza
Caught between starvation and deadly aid centres
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Iran's monarchists
Producing nostalgia, courting war