Yaşar Aydın is a researcher at the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor aimed to dismantle the ...

The developments in Venezuela are deeply troubling. For that very reason, the region can no longer afford to look the other ...

The recent arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, sought to weaken, even incapacitate the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). At the same time, the move was to act as a deterrent to the ...

Israel’s current offensive in the Gaza Strip has been underway since 18 May. With ‘Gideon’s Chariot’, the army is supposed to finally defeat Hamas, free the hostages and ensure that the Gaza Strip no ...

Anja Dargatz is the head of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s (FES) regional office in Venezuela. She previously headed the FES offices in Baden-Württemberg, Bolivia and Sudan. She worked in the Peace ...