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Eckart Woertz
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Director GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies, professor at University of Hamburg
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Very happy to share that my new book "Populism and Foreign Policy", co-authored with Johannes Plagemann, is now out as an e-book with Oxford University Press! We examine how populist governments reshape #foreignpolicy across the globe. More here: academic.oup.com/book/61646
Populism and Foreign Policy
Abstract. How and why does the formation of populist governments lead to changes in foreign policy? This book theorizes and empirically analyses how populi
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November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Meinungsbild zu Gaza, Israel, Deutschlands Außenpolitik, zur Medienberichterstattung, zu pro-palästinensischen Parolen, zu Antisemitismus und zur Erinnerungskultur 👇

Mit @thomaserichter.bsky.social

Veröffentlicht als @giga-hamburg.de Focus Nahost.

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Gaza, Israel und Deutschlands Außenpolitik: ein Meinungsbild
Eine im August 2025 durchgeführte Umfrage zeigt, dass die Mehrheit der in Deutschland lebenden Menschen eine Außenpolitik gegenüber Gaza und Israel befürwortet, die sich am Völkerrecht orientiert und ...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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US and Saudi Arabia reach deal for rare earths facility in Gulf kingdom
Mining group MP Materials will share minority stake in joint venture with US government to build and operate facility
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November 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Geothermal’s time has finally come
This source of energy could become bigger than nuclear
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November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Saudi Arabia's bet on Lithium: theintlstrat.substack.com/p/saudi-arab...
Saudi Arabia’s Lithium Gamble: How the Kingdom Is Hijacking the Green Energy Revolution
The world’s biggest oil exporter wants to dominate the metal that powers the clean transition
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October 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Finde Kritik an Staatsäson wichtig. ABER: Staatsäson hat(te) mit Fachcommunity nichts zu tun. Welches Fach wäre es denn? Die Erinnerungsforscher*innen oder die Holocaustforscher*innen. Staatsräson war ein polit, Programm, undemokratisch in Szene gesetzt. Dazu:
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October 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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samuelhelfont.bsky.social Samuel Helfont @samuelhelfont.bsky.social · Sep 29
Coming from @stanfordpress.bsky.social in the summer of 2026! @lisablaydes.bsky.social and I edited a book "Ba'thist Iraq through Archives" with a star studded list of contributors!
September 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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September 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Conference
Enslaved Muslims and Muslim Enslavers: Islam, Politics and Slavery
6-7 July, 2027
@dependencybonn.de @eckartwoertz.bsky.social

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Conference: Enslaved Muslims and Muslim Enslavers: Islam, Politics and Slavery | UNESCO/Brock Project for the Study of the Slave Trade and Slavery in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Indian Ocean
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September 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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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-Experte Eckart Woertz zu Gast bei "Das! rote Sofa".
September 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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🎓 #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...
GIGA researchers in front of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the General Conference of the European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR)
August 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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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)
July 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Middle East tensions could trigger food price shock, warns fertiliser boss
Fertiliser prices have been ‘extremely volatile’ in the past two weeks, says CEO of leading crop nutrients group Yara
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July 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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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...
Zur Lage in Israel und Iran – das Wichtigste in Kürze
Der Konflikt zwischen Israel und Iran hat mit dem jüngsten Krieg eine neue Qualität erreicht und die USA haben mit der Bombardierung von Nuklearanlagen aktiv ins Kriegsgeschehen eingegriffen. Zur akt...
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June 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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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...
Tunisia and Ghana: Parallel Histories, Diverging Democracies
Ghana and Tunisia have often been framed as beacons of democracy in their respective regions. However, as Ghana’s democracy matured over decades, Tunisia’s experiment ultimately collapsed. This paper ...
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June 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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June 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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📢 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...
Call for Papers - Entangled Histories: Slavery and Its Legacies in the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Worlds
Call for papers for a two-day multidisciplinary conference titled “Entangled Histories: Slavery and Its Legacies in the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Worlds”, held on 16–17 July 2026...
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June 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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We @eckartwoertz.bsky.social are organizing a conference on slavery. See the following website for more information #slavery #africa #africandiaspora #middleeast #indianOcean

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UNESCO/Brock Project for the Study of the Slave Trade and Slavery in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Indian Ocean
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May 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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#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...
Der Sturz Assads in Syrien ist nicht das Ende von Captagon
Bedeutet der Sturz Assads in Syrien das Ende der als Captagon bekannten Droge? Nein. Zwar hat die islamistische Übergangsregierung Drogenlabore und Pillenfunde zerstört, aber die Nachfrage nach billig...
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May 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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"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."
Israel, Gaza, and the Starvation Weapon
The ICC tests a rarely prosecuted war crime.
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May 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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#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...
Neue deutsche Regierung: Außenpolitik im Globalen Süden
Deutschland steht außenpolitisch vor wichtigen Weichenstellungen: Wie kann die neue deutsche Regierung im Globalen Süden zwischen Demokratiekrise, Machtkonkurrenz und wirtschaftlichen Interessen agier...
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March 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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#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...
WONAGO Lecture Series
In this lecture, Dr. Happymon Jacob (Jawaharlal Nehru University, JNU) will trace India's journey from non-alignment to multi-alignment, exploring the many influences that have shaped this evolution.
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March 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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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...
What Lies Ahead for the New German Government in the Middle East
As conflicts reshape the MENA region, the new German government must balance diplomacy, security, and economics. From Syria to the Gulf, explored are Germany’s strategic options on leveraging EU coope...
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March 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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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 👇🏼
March 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM