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About Martin Wählisch

Martin Wählisch is an international lawyer, and currently a visiting researcher at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and research fellow at the Common Space Initiative in Beirut.


Articles by Martin Wählisch

Monday 25th July

Palestine in the UN: paths to membership, paths to peace

US and Israeli objections to Palestine's UN membership should be overcome in the aim of implementing the peaceful two-state solution which much of the international community has pledged support of. There are various legal routes to this objective, some more tortuous than others, explains Martin Wählisch.
Thursday 17th February

Three years after independence, Kosovo still struggles for recognition

Kosovo faces a host of challenges in its fourth year of independence, not least the quest for diplomatic recognition.

Internal reform in international limbo: Kosovo celebrates its second birthday

Two years on, the Pristina government is on a tightrope-walk to independence. Between the pitfalls of intenational isolation and internal division, it must tread carefully.
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