One month after the resumption of tensions between Morocco and the Polisario Front which ended the 1991 ceasefire, the recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty in Western Sahara by Donald Trump on November 10, 2020 in the context of normalization of relations with Israel, highlights the complexity of a conflict long considered …
Am 19. Mai 2020 wird ein 17-jähriger Jugendlicher in Toronto, Kanada, des Terrorismus angeklagt – zusätzlich zum Mord an der 24-jährigen Ashley Noelle Arzaga. Der Attentäter hat Arzaga in einem Massagesalon erstochen, zwei weitere Personen wurden verletzt. Bereits kurz nach der Tat stellte sich heraus, dass der Attentäter ein sogenannter …
Sicherheitspolitik wird primär als Aufgabe der Regierung verstanden. Wenn diese in Krisenzeiten folglich die Ausweitung ihrer Kompetenzen beschließt, erscheint dies meist als legitim. Daher werden selbst in demokratisch verfassten Rechtsstaaten Verstöße gegen die Grundrechte und eine kontinuierliche Entfernung vom Rechtsstaatsprinzip in Kauf genommen. Politik in Krisenzeiten betrifft alle Mitglieder einer …
Twenty years after the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), not one country has achieved equal and full representation of either women or youth at all decision-making levels. Most parliaments remain dominated by older men, with only 25.1% of global MPs being women and just 2,2% being under …
Es gibt sie vielleicht doch noch Revolutionen an der Wahlurne. Politische Veränderungen in Osteuropa müssen nicht immer unter Massenprotesten herbeigeführt werden, wie es dieser Tage in Weißrussland zu beobachten ist, oder vor einigen Jahren in der Ukraine, als es zu den Maidanprotesten kam. Maia Sandu, unterstützt von der Partei für …
Over the past years, policies have focused solely on the question of how to unite North and South, instead of also taking into consideration the real needs of Yemenis. The unification of Yemen without considering the true needs of the people has created greater inequality and violence within the population. …
Silently, a “Shadow pandemic” has begun amidst the COVID-19 crisis: Worldwide, a rise in domestic violence has been recorded since the outbreak of COVID-19. Women in the MENA-region find themselves especially at risk. Even before COVID-19, the Eastern Mediterranean Region had the second highest prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) worldwide, …
While most of the Arab countries do not officially recognize the state of Israel over the latter’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, common concerns in the past thirty years over regionals issues have brought the different parties closer. However, The announcement of Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu on July 1st, …
A 45 year old supertanker carrying 1.148 million barrels of light crude oil is decaying just 60 kilometers off the shore of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, threatening the Yemeni population, Red Sea littoral countries and Red Sea ecosystems. The vessel was part of Yemen’s national oil infrastructure but fell …
Following a peace summit in Berlin on 19th January 2020 about the civil war in Libya, and the intensification of violence from February until July, Yacoub El Hillo, the United Nations’ (UN) resident and humanitarian coordinator for Libya, argued that “We are witnessing a protracted conflict severely impacting civilians in …