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  • Menschen mit Schwimmwesten, die von Freiwilligen der Ocean Viking, einem von den Nichtregierungsorganisationen SOS Mediterranee und der Internationalen Föderation des Roten Kreuzes (IFCR) betriebenen Such- und Rettungsschiff für Migranten, zur Verfügung gestellt wurden, fahren in einem Holzboot, 27. August 2022, südlich der italienischen Insel Lampedusa im Mittelmeer (Foto: picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jeremias Gonzalez)
    On fleeing to Germany

    Poems that strike a blow for freedom

    The new collection "Sei neben mir und sieh, was mir geschehen ist" (Be beside me and see what happened to me) features works by 29 poets who arrived in Germany as refugees. Their texts, written in German, Arabic, Kurdish, Persian, and Ukrainian, provide insights into their experiences.

  • The International Criminal Court in The Hague against a blue sky.
    ICC arrest warrants

    What the Netanyahu warrant tells us about international law

    Arrest warrants issued against Israeli leaders are putting international law to the test. Do Western states only support UN courts when it serves their interests? Can the "principle of universal jurisdiction" save international criminal justice?

  • American, German, English and Turkish flags are waving in the wind. A NATO fighter jet flies above them.
    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?

  • Displaced Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip
    War in Gaza

    When children are seen as the enemy

    A racist view of Palestinian children contributes to an acceptance of the fact that they are dying in their thousands in Gaza

  • Dervishes on a ceiling painting in a cultural centre in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
    750th anniversary of Rumi’s death – Part 7

    "Light your beacon!"

    In Rumi's lifetime, too, people were frightened by war and uncertainty. His poetry has much to teach us about human nature

  • A meeting in Saudi Arabia about a war in Europe? The conference in Jeddah shows how much the world is changing.
    Ukraine conference in Saudi Arabia

    Diplomatic success for the Crown Prince

    A meeting in Saudi Arabia about a war in Europe? The conference in Jeddah shows how much the world is changing. Analysis by Karim El-Gawhary from Cairo

  • A "perfect storm" of drought, rising global inflation and armed hostilities is threatening the lives of Somalis and others, driving them from their homes.
    Climate change impacts Somalia

    What future without rain – or aid?

    Somalia is still facing unprecedented drought and high inflation, ruining the livelihoods of many and causing widespread hunger. Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya, where Somalis have found refuge over decades, is again facing a new influx. Erik Siegl reports

  • Relations between Turkey and Russia are ambivalent. Moscow is nonetheless trying to prop up the leadership in Ankara. Elections are to be held in Turkey in June – and the last thing Russia wants is Erdogan’s departure.
    Turkish-Russian relations

    Erdogan's re-election would serve Putin

    Relations between Turkey and Russia are ambivalent. Moscow is nonetheless trying to prop up the leadership in Ankara. Elections are to be held in Turkey in June – and the last thing Russia wants is Erdogan’s departure. By Burak Unveren

  • Any reconciliation between Turkey and Syria’s Assad regime would have disastrous consequences for many Syrians.
    Turkish-Syrian relations

    A menacing rapprochement

    Any reconciliation between Turkey and Syria’s Assad regime would have disastrous consequences for many Syrians, explains Syria expert Kristin Helberg

  • Turkey-Syria-Russia relations

    Is Erdogan planning a deal with Assad?

    There are signs of an imminent normalisation of relations between Turkey and Syria. This would allow Erdogan to score political points domestically before the upcoming elections in Turkey. It would also be opportune for Putin. By Ronald Meinardus

  • Best of Qantara.de 2022

    Our readers' favourite articles this year

    At the end of every year, the team at Qantara.de gives you a run-down of the ten most-read articles on the site over the past 12 months. Here is a quick overview of the stories that attracted the most attention in 2022. Happy New Year to all our readers!

  • Symbolic image from 2019: Tensions between Iran and the outside world escalated following a limpet mine attack on four oil tankers on 12 May 2019 near the Strait of Hormuz. A second attack followed – here pictured – on two other tankers in the Gulf of Oman on 13 June 2019. In response, the tankers association "Intertanko" issued a warning of the dangers to the global energy trade.
    Iran and global energy supplies

    Covert conflict in the Gulf

    Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Europe has been trying to find alternatives to Russian gas, inevitably zeroing in on the Arab Gulf states. In his commentary, Yemeni politician Muammar al-Iryani proposes a simple way for the West to secure international shipping routes

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