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Taking the Pulse: Is European Diplomacy on Iran Outdated?
in: Carnegie Europe, Commentary, 18.06.2026 -
End of the Iran War: A New Balance of Power in the Middle East
Podcast Hidden Forces, 17.06.2026 -
Iran - Between War and Diplomacy
Podcast: Fokus Nahost, 03.06.2026 -
Overwhelmed: Germany’s Israel Policy after October 7th
Few countries have been as profoundly affected by the attacks of October 7th and thesubsequent Gaza war as Germany. This is not merely a political controversy. It reflects adeeper structural problem.
in: IFRI Memos, Turkey/Middle East Program, June 2026 (online) -
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?
Polity Books, 2026, 276 Pages -
Book Review: Le plus grand des maux: sociologie des guerres civiles
in: Civil Wars, 19.05.2026 (online first)