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Philipp Wagner on Energy and Security Risks in the UAE
In an interview with Atlas Broadcasting Philipp Wagner talks about how the regional conflict reshaped the UAE's security priorities, energy strategy, and diplomatic role amid persistent geopolitical uncertainty.
Benjamin Schütze about attacks on academic freedom
In this guest contribution for the Frankfurter Rundschau, Benjamin Schütze and Jan Wilkens (GIGA Institute) discuss current attempts at discrediting postcolonial theory and call for an open space for debate.
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Philipp Wagner on Importing Renewable Energy from North Africa
The idea of producing green energy in desert regions of North Africa, rather than in Germany or Europe itself, has been around since the 2000s. Philipp Wagner takes a closer look at Tunisia in a radio program at Radio Z, and shows why this idea is problematic.
Power, Panels, Pipelines and People: A Roundtable on Energy Justice in the Arab World
Benjamin Schuetze participated in a three-part roundtable series discussing energy justice in the Arab World at the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) conference in Beirut on 15 May 2025, organised by Alaa Shehabi and Muzna Al-Masri, and published with Jadaliyya.
Benjamin Schütze comments on academic freedom in taz
Benjamin Schütze published a guest commentary in the taz. His stance: „International law, academic freedom and freedom of assembly are being sacrificed to Germany's reason of state.“
Deutsche Nahostpolitik. Verlogen und verloren
Die Verurteilungen von Trumps Gaza-Plänen aus Deutschland sind scheinheilig. Denn die hiesige Politik unterstützt Israels Vorgehen. Ein Gastkommentar von Hanna Al-Taher und Benjamin Schütze.
Power sharing: The politics of European-Tunisian energy cooperation
In his policy report, Wagner argues that while the EU and Tunisia share an interest in advancing Tunisia’s green transition, political tensions under President Kais Saied have complicated progress. So far, Europe has struggled to develop a consistent approach that accounts for Tunisia’s evolving political landscape.Fighting Fire with Community: Local Initiatives Rise Up Amidst the Israeli War on Lebanon
Jadaliyya (2024): El Khazen & Eid discuss Israel's ongoing attacks on Lebanon, including the destruction and contamination of agricultural land, and local efforts at fighting back through community support.
Counter-mapping Complicity
The New Inquiry (2024): Together with Filistin İçin Bin Genç, Rose and El Khazen provide a counter-map of national resistance to Turkish complicity and flows of oil to Israel.