Dossier Middle East
Here you can find collected all contributions of the experts at CASSIS on the conflict in the Middle East and in Gaza, as well as its wider context.
In an interview with NTV Dr Frank Umbach analyses the US influence in the Israel-Iran conflict and the impact on the US election campaign.
In an interview with NTV, Dr Frank Umbach analyses the air strike in Beirut.
In an interview with NTV, Dr Frank Umbach analyses the renewed pager explosions in Lebanon.
In a guest article for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Dr. Hüseyin Cicek analyses the risk of escalation in Turkish-Israeli relations.
The situation in the Middle East is extremely tense. In an interview with the Münchener Merkur, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie explains the complex strategic situation and gives an assessment of which diplomatic solutions are still possible.
The situation in the Middle East threatens to escalate. Following the targeted killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya by Israel, Iran is expected to retaliate militarily. In an interview with NDR radio, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie assesses the strategic and military situation in the region.
On July 9, 2024, the Kölner Forum für Internationale Beziehungen und Sicherheit e.V. (KFIBS), in cooperation with the Bonner Hochschulgriuppe für Sicherheits- und Außenpolitik (BHAS), hosted a panel discussion on international perspectives on the Gaza war. Fenja Wiluda and Dr. Sascha Arnautović focused on the different interests in the Gulf States and the USA, which clash in the international dimension of the conflict.
The CASSIS and the ICI organised a Summer Academy for future decision-makers from the Middle East and Europe, focussing on the nexus of climate change and security.
Iran's attack on Israel marks a new level of escalation. In an interview with the Tagesspiegel on 26.04.2024, Prof. Dr Ulrich Schlie analyses Iran's efforts to become a nuclear power.
Russia's war against Ukraine, uncertainties in Washington, dealing with China and the situation in the Middle East are four geopolitical challenges to which Europe must find an answer. According to former Ambassador Hans-Dieter Heumann, former President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy and current CASSIS Fellow, this is the only way it can become a geopolitical factor.
Security expert and CASSIS Fellow Dr. Frank Umbach assesses the current security situation in the Middle East and analyzes the Iranian attack on Israel.
In the phoenix interview "phoenix vor ort", former ambassador Dr. Hans Dieter Heumann, former President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy and current CASSIS-Fellow, gives his assessment of the current situation in the Middle East.
Dr. Hans Dieter Heumann, former President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy and former ambassador, now a CASSIS Fellow, on the situation in the Middle East.
Iran's attack on Israel on Saturday has further exacerbated the situation in the Middle East and heightened fears of a conflagration in the region. In an interview with Bild on April 16, 2024, Ulrich Schlie puts the events in context.
Iran's attack on Israel on Saturday has further exacerbated the situation in the Middle East and heightened concerns about a conflagration in the region. In an interview with the Frankfurter Rundschau on 15 April 2024, Ulrich Schlie puts the events in context.
In an interview with NTV, CASSIS Fellow Dr. Frank Umbach talks about current developments in the war in Gaza. Topics include the airlift and the difficulties involved in delivering humanitarian aid by sea.
CASSIS Fellow Dr. Frank Umbach talks to Phoenix about the situation following the revelations about the involvement of UNRWA staff in the massacre on October 7.
To mark the hundredth day since the Hamas attack on Israel, high-ranking guests discuss the current situation in the Middle East.
Ulrich Schlie talks to rbb radioeins about the international community's new initiative against the attacks by the Huthi rebels in the Red Sea.
CASSIS Senior Fellow Dr. Moritz Brake on ZDFheute live on the attacks on Israel and ships in the Red Sea
CASSIS Fellow Dr. Frank Umbach on the current situation in the Middle East and the suspicious stock market transactions prior to Hamas' attack on Israel.
CASSIS Fellow PD Dr. Hüseyin Çiçek in derStandard on Turkey's relationship with Israel
In an interview with Deutschlandfunk, Ulrich Schlie talks about the impact of the war in Ukraine and the resurgent conflict in the Middle East. He also takes a look at the implications for German foreign and security policy and the threat to our democracy.
Ulrich Schlie comments in Cicero on the new defence policy guidelines issued by Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Sunday 12.11.2023.
Dr. Frank Umbach on Phoenix about the speech by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the Middle East crisis
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Hüseyin Çiçek, CASSIS Fellow, in an interview on the conflict in the Middle East.
In the podcast, Ulrich Schlie explains the role played by Iran in the Hamas attacks and provides further background information on the situation in Israel and Gaza.
Dr. Frank Umbach talks to Phoenix about the situation of the hostages and the current situation in the region.
In an interview with the General Anzeiger, Ulrich Schlie discusses the role of the USA in the Middle East, in particular the close political and military partnership between the USA and Israel.
In an interview with Merkur (IPPEN.Media), Ulrich Schlie discusses the consequences of the escalation in Israel and Gaza for Europe and the world. In particular, he focusses on a renewed flare-up of Islamist terror.
Ambassador (ret.) Dr. Hans-Dieter Heumann, Senior Fellow at CASSIS, will speak about what impact the current situation in Israel may have on the relationship between Israel and its Arab neighbors, especially Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Frank Umbach talks to n-tv about the background to the current escalation in the Middle East.
Ulrich Schlie talks about the current situation in the Gaza Strip and possible scenarios in the coming days and weeks on WDR5's Morgenecho programme.
In an interview with IPPEN.Media (Frankfurter Rundschau), Ulrich Schlie discusses both the regional consequences of the escalation in Israel and the implications for the West.
In an interview with the Tagesspiegel, Ulrich Schlie addresses the most important questions regarding the possible ground offensive in Gaza. He focusses on the coming weeks as well as long-term developments.
