Overlooked and underestimated: How North Korea has become a security threat to Europe
North Korea should no longer be dismissed as a reclusive authoritarian regime in the Indo-Pacific. Through cyberattacks, arms supplies and military support for Russia’s war against Ukraine, Pyongyang has become a direct security threat to Europe, argues Eric Ballbach.
SWP Podcast 2026/eP 01, 26.05.2026
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The Axis of Resistance. Iran, Israel and the struggle for the Middle East.
An unconventional alliance has come to define the geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has been building a sprawling web of regional allies – from Hezbollah in Lebanon to Shiite militias in Iraq, the Houthis in Yemen, and Hamas in Gaza – all aimed at challenging what they see as a US-led regional order and Israel’s military supremacy. But, after decades of expansion, has this alliance – the Axis of Resistance – reached its breaking point?
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Book Review: Le plus grand des maux: sociologie des guerres civiles
in: Civil Wars, 19.05.2026 (online first)












