Trump and the Palestinian State
By Fadi Elhusseini.
Trump’s victory was a real shock, not only for decision-makers in every single capital on this planet, but also to experts and observers who saw nothing but a landslide triumph for the democrats and Hilary [...]
Hamas Diplomatic Activism: Modified Strategies and new alliances
By Fadi El-Husseini.
Many observers saw a potential breakthrough in Tony Blair’s recent meeting with the head of Hamas’ political bureau Khaled Meshaal that may take Hamas out of the bottleneck and lead to a long-term truce between [...]
The Abstention Champion – A review on contemporary German Foreign and Security Policy
Oliver Krumme.
Foreign policy without clear position
On the 29th of November, the UN General Assembly has approved a motion to grant a non-member observing state status to Palestine with a vast majority of its members. Exactly 138 states have [...]
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
By Marc Gopin.
Tourism is a business involving a billion people a year meeting several other billion people whose lives they profoundly affect economically and socially. The question for the future is whether that effect is going to be negative [...]