Conference Enslaved Muslims and Muslim Enslavers: Islam, Politics and Slavery 6-7 July, 2027 @dependencybonn.de @eckartwoertz.bsky.social unescobrockproject.ca/events/confe...

Über die aktuelle Lage im Nahen Osten und Hintergründe zum Konflikt zwischen Israel und Palästinensern spricht #GIGA-Experte @eckartwoertz.bsky.social in der @ndr.de-Sendung "DAS! rote Sofa". ➡️ Zum Beitrag: www.ardmediathek.de/video/das-ro...

🎓 #GIGA at #ecprgc25! From 26–29 Aug, leading political scientists from around the world gather at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the ‪General Conference @ecpr.bsky.social‬. #GIGA researchers are leading key discussions. Explore our contributions: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/ecp...

Super happy to share that my article "When and How Do Presidents Terminate Sanctions? The Effect of Domestic Factors on US Sanctions Policy" has been published in Foreign Policy Analysis. (1/7)

Trotz des durch die USA verkündeten Waffenstillstands bleibt die Lage in #Israel und #Iran angespannt. ➡️ Lesen Sie Einschätzungen von @eckartwoertz.bsky.social, Diba Mirzaei und André Bank zur Lage in der Region und zum iranischen Atomprogramm im #GIGAInsight: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/zu...

Why did #Ghana’s democracy consolidate while #Tunisia’s collapsed? In this #MECAM paper, Youssef Cherif explores how history, leadership, regional dynamics & economic crises shaped two very different democratic outcomes. ➡️ Read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

📢 Call for Papers: “Entangled Histories”, held on 16–17 July 2026 at the #GIGA & @uni-hamburg.de explores slavery and its legacies in the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean & Middle East. Please submit your paper by 30 September 2025. More info: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ca...

We @eckartwoertz.bsky.social are organizing a conference on slavery. See the following website for more information #slavery #africa #africandiaspora #middleeast #indianOcean unescobrockproject.ca

#Captagon bleibt – auch ohne #Assad. Warum der Sturz Assads in #Syrien nicht das Ende des Captagon-Handels bedeutet, analysieren André Bank und Johannes Haupt im neuen #GIGAFocus. ➡️ Hier lesen: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/publikati...

www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israe... "Unlike other war crimes codified in the aftermath of the two world wars, the use of starvation as a weapon of armed conflict was not formally prohibited in international law until 1977."

#Bundesregierung nach der Wahl: Wie positioniert sich #Deutschland außenpolitisch gegenüber dem Globalen Süden? #GIGA-Expert:innen diskutieren beim #GIGAForum. ➡️ Jetzt anmelden, um online am 9. April teilzunehmen: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/veranstal...

#India’s #ForeignPolicy has evolved to multi-alignment, engaging with multiple powers without formal alliances. Join Happymon Jacob (JNU) as he explores this shift in India’s diplomacy at his #WONAGO lecture. ➡️ Register for 7 April, @uni-hamburg.de & online: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

As conflicts reshape the #MENA region, the new German government must balance diplomacy, security & economics. @housseinalmalla.bsky.social explores Germany’s strategic options in the #GIGAFocus #MiddleEast issue of our series on German foreign policy to come: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

Will Germany stay relevant in the Middle East? In our latest GIGA Focus piece, I unpack Berlin’s options—from green hydrogen in the Gulf to governance-linked aid in Syria & Lebanon. Full piece below 👇🏼

on.ft.com/4bVccLT How America weaponised the world’s economy

This is very interesting !!

www.ft.com/content/8aa8... “Sharaa had no problem spilling blood,” said one allied fighter, who was formerly a rival, “as long as other solutions were attempted first.”

Thanks to @giga-hamburg.de & @eckartwoertz.bsky.social for inviting me to discuss my two books on Iran, in the late December. It was a memorable academic meeting that sparked important discussions on the Middle East with brilliant researcher there.

Die #Waffenruhe in #Gaza hat begonnen. Aber: "Ein Waffenstillstand ist kein Friedensvertrag", sagt @eckartwoertz.bsky.social gegenüber tagesschau24. Der #GIGA-Experte ordnet die aktuelle Entwicklung des Konflikts zwischen #Israel und der #Hamas im Interview ein: www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asie...

2025 is upon us, and that means the Institute for Middle East Studies @giga-hamburg.de has compiled the list of our top 10 things to watch in the region this year. We’re going to monitor these closely, and so should you. Here’s what you need to know: 🧵 www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

“For 5 megawatts of wind-generated power you need 50 tonnes of plastics. For every electric vehicle you need 200-230kg of plastic. Even in solar panels, 10 per cent comes from fibre and so on. So for the transition to happen you need more oil.” www.ft.com/content/341f...

www.ft.com/content/fe8d... Walter Benjamin's memorial in Port Bou is one of the most touching ones: www.fundacioangelusnovus.org/en/memorial/

IMPORTANT: The Magdeburg Christmas market attack could have been prevented if German authorities had responded to the Saudi woman who made numerous attempts to inform them that the attacker, an ex-Muslim extremist and stanch AfD supporter, had pledged to kill innocent Germans.

#Syrien: In nur zehn Tagen stürzten aufständische Gruppen die Diktatur von Präsident #Assad. Wie könnte die Zukunft Syriens aussehen? André Bank, @eckartwoertz.bsky.social, Christiane Fröhlich und Diba Mirzaei haben diskutiert. ▶️ Video jetzt verfügbar: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/veranstal...

Das Ende des #Assad-Regimes könnte einen politischen Aufbruch im #Libanon bedeuten. Was es dazu braucht und wie wahrscheinlich das ist, analysieren Expert:innen im @tagesspiegel.de, darunter #GIGA-Forscher @housseinalmalla.bsky.social. ➡️ Hier lesen: www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...

Nach dem Sturz von #Assad hoffen Syrer:innen im Exil auf eine Rückkehr, während Forderungen nach Abschiebungen laut werden. Doch ist #Syrien nach 14 Jahren Bürgerkrieg sicher? #GIGA-Expertin Christiane Fröhlich teilt ihre Einschätzungen im neuesten #GIGAInsight. ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/syr...

I recently gave a talk at the Arab Council for the Social Sciences on optical character recognition for historical documents in Arabic. It's now available on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG6t...

14. Kolumne Weltblick: "Die EU sollte Sanktionen gegen #Syrien schrittweise lockern", im Newsbriefing F.A.Z. PRO Weltwirtschaft. @faznet.bsky.social www.faz.net/pro/weltwirt...

Was bedeuten die Entwicklungen in #Syrien für externe Akteure? @eckartwoertz.bsky.social, Direktor des #GIGA Instituts für Nahost-Studien betont im #GIGAForum: ➡️ Die Türkei sieht sich als Gewinnerin. ➡️ Russland & der Iran haben an Einfluss verloren. ➡️ Israel setzt weiter auf militärische Mittel.

Wie geht es in #Syrien nach dem Sturz von #Assad weiter? Das diskutieren unsere Expert:innen André Bank, Christiane Fröhlich, @eckartwoertz.bsky.social und Diba Mirzaei beim #GIGAForum am Mittwoch, 11. Dezember, 18 Uhr, online. ➡️ Hier anmelden: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/veranstal...

Please join me in welcoming the GIGA on Bluesky! For research-based activities and publications on Africa, Asia, Latin America and MENA /SWANA follow @giga-hamburg.de

Herzlichen Glückwunsch an @hanaattia.bsky.social! 🎉 Die Politikwissenschaftlerin erhält den Leibniz-Promotionspreis 2024 in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften für ihre #Forschung zu internationalen #Sanktionen. 🏆 Well deserved! ➡️ Mehr Infos: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/gi...

My latest post for Sources & Methods @thewilsoncenter.bsky.social introduces nearly 700 pages of Saddam Hussein regime documents & accompanying translations, along with 10 audio tape translations, recently added to the Digital Archive. www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/sa...

The Gaza war marks the end of the long decade after the Arab uprisings. Its regional repercussions bear similarities to pre-2011 dynamics. Is it a mere 'Forward to the Past'? @mortenvalbjorn.bsky.social Andre Bank and I discuss this in Middle East Policy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

In both publications we have tried go beyond the “inside the Beltway” perspectives that still dominate part of the discussion on the Iraq War and include more regional and European voices. Topics include theater, literature, memory politics, spatial justice, minorities, NGOs and the role of Europe.

Our special issue in the Middle East Journal on Iraq since the US invasion is out: muse.jhu.edu/issue/52758 . It is the second installment of articles from our 2023 conference www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co... after our Roundtable in IJMES: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

My friend @jeffkopstein.bsky.social , one of the most prominent researchers on contemporary antisemitism active today (and someone whose rigorous *empirical* work on the phenomenon is sorely needed), shared a photo of a "Wanted" poster targeting him on the UC-Irvine campus. Despicable.

Very proud to have helped Steve Coll obtain material for his new book out today--The Achilles Trap--though FOIA litigation with my colleagues @ktownsend.bsky.social and Gunita Singh at @reporterscommittee.bsky.social. Read all about it! www.rcfp.org/steve-coll-a...

I am happy to be able to play a small part in the efforts of Steve Coll & the Wilson Center's History & Public Policy Program to make the Iraqi records obtained for The Achilles Trap available. My post on the project & first batch of 20 records released today: www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/re...