• SWP in the Media

    Volker Perthes on the fluid balance of power in the Middle East

    The Arab revolts have put power relations among Middle Eastern countries in a state of flux, writes Volker Perthes on Project Syndicate. The region’s current winners like Israel or the Muslim Brotherhood all face the challenge to translate today’s gains into credible, long-term power. more
  • Why an In-Out Referendum Won't Settle the European Question in British Politics

    An in-out referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union is increasingly looked upon in the United Kingdom as not only likely but an essential step for the country to answer what David Cameron described as the »European question« in British... more
  • Fault Lines of the Revolution

    Political Actors, Camps and Conflicts in the New Libya

    Of all the states affected by the Arab Spring, Libya has experienced the deepest transformation to date. The diversity of actors emerging on the political scene is staggering. A confusing array of forces and institutional chaos are not the only reasons... more
  • Campaign Against NGOs: Putin on a Patriotic Path

    Actions against Russian non-governmental organizations and other opposition figures are the result of a shift in national policy towards promoting patriotism. However, this path, chosen to stabilise the regime, has become more and more of a problem for the leadership itself, argues Hans-Henning Schröder.

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Analytical and scientific papers

Tim L. Oliver

Britains European Question

SWP Comments 2013/C 14, May 2013, 8 Pages
Kevin Matthees, Günter Seufert

Turkey: Paradigm Shift in Kurdish Policy

SWP Comments 2013/C 13, April 2013, 8 Pages
Kirsten Westphal

Unconventional Oil and Gas

SWP Comments 2013/C 12, March 2013, 8 Pages
Wolfram Lacher

Libya: Fault Lines of the Revolution

SWP Research Paper 2013/RP 04, May 2013, 36 Pages
Walter Posch

Iran: The Third World, Global Islam and Pragmatism

SWP Research Paper 2013/RP 03, April 2013, 31 Pages


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Point of View

Although an energy revolution is taking place in the U.S., it is unlikely that this will cause the country to lose interest in the Middle East, argue Stormy-Annika Mildner and Kirsten Westphal.
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Current events in Egypt are often represented as a confrontation between two camps: one that is bent on establishing a dictatorship, while the other one is struggling to defend freedom and democracy. In reality, all parties in Egypt today are pushing the country to the brink of ungovernability, though each in its own way, says Nagwan El Ashwal.
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