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About Volker Perthes

Volker Perthes is director of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (German Institute for International and Security Affairs / SWP) in Berlin. He has published widely on Iraq and the middle east

Articles by Volker Perthes

Thursday 9th February

The Arab revolts in year two

Volker Perthes, 9 February 2012
The uprisings across the Arab world are becoming more complex and variable as they enter their second year. This makes it all the more important to identify their main dynamics, says Volker Perthes.
Friday 9th September

After 9/11: three dimensions of change

Volker Perthes, 9 September 2011
The attacks of 11 September 2001 did not, after all, transform the world. But they did propel the United States into a unilateral and regime-change moment - and pose a more enduring challenge both to American and European conceptions of security and stability, says Volker Perthes.
Friday 15th January

Iran 2010-11: four scenarios and a nightmare

Volker Perthes, 15 January 2010
The path to a resolution of Iran’s internal political crisis and its international nuclear confrontation is uncertain. Volker Perthes outlines four possible ways forward.
Thursday 27th March

Iraq in 2012: four scenarios

Volker Perthes, 27 March 2008

Iraq's implosion continues. Where is the country going - Belgium, Somalia, South Korea, or thirty years' war?

Tuesday 22nd January

Beyond peace: Israel, the Arab world, and Europe

Volker Perthes, 22 January 2008
After eight locust years, a middle east solution is possible. But it needs Europe
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