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US President Obama and the Middle East

Old Wine in New Wineskins?

When US President Barack Obama took office, a faint breeze of hope blew through the Middle East. Yet after ten months of intensive efforts, the achievements appear modest. How much political capital is Obama willing to risk on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Birgit Kaspar reports
US and EU Role in the Middle East

Breaking the Impasse through Open Dialogue

Political scientist Stephan Stetter identifies four approaches open to US and EU policy if they are to exercise an effective and realistic external influence on the achieving of a comprehensive political and socially viable peace in the Middle East
Israel's Settlement Policy

"Hamas Is an Accomplice of the Jewish Extremists"

In a move that undermines the peace process, Israel has announced plans to build hundreds of new homes in the West Bank. In this interview, Volkhard Windfuhr, correspondent for the newsmagazine "Der Spiegel", criticises extremists on both sides of the fence
Libya's Rebels and Post-Gaddafi Libya

Divided They Stand?

As the Libyan conflict enters its endgame, the time for the country's rebels to seize power is almost at hand. But are they ready to govern Libya when divisions and rivalries pull at the very threads of their alliance? Nick Amies reports
Libya after Gaddafi

The High Price of Freedom

For years, the autocrats of the Middle East have terrified their people. Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi is no exception. Omar Ashour examines the prospects for democratisation and possible outcomes of the uprising in Libya
Libya Post-Gaddafi

Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire?

There is unbridled joy at the toppling of Col. Gaddafi – not just in Libya, but also in the West. But who exactly are the men serving on the so-called Transitional Council? And what was the true motivation behind the military action against the Libyan dictator? Werner Ruf comments
9/11 and the Arab Spring

The End of the ''Antithesis''

Ten years after 9/11, the idea that Islam is fundamentally opposed to Western democratic values has had its day. In fact, the Arab Spring reveals both Muslims and the image of the West from a different perspective.
Iran's Green Movement Two Years after the Protests

Simmering beneath the Surface

While Iran's revolutionary leader Ali Khamenei reinterpreted the fall of Mubarak as an Islamic rebellion, the protagonists of the 2009 Green Movement looked to Cairo in frustration: Why was there no Tahrir Square phenomenon in Tehran? By Marian Brehmer
Brian Whitaker's "What's Really Wrong with the Middle East"

Franchised Repression

In his latest book, Brian Whitaker takes a look at the so-called 'Arab malaise'. In it Whitaker argues that the repressive reflexes of Arab regimes have been internalized and are repeated at virtually every layer of society. A review by James M. Dorsey
Perspectives on Radical Islamism

Angry Young Muslims

The political scientist Volker Perthes is the director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin and has published numerous studies on the Near and Middle East. He sees five key ways for Europe to take constructive action in the Muslim world