Opinion | When Education Is No Longer a Promise of Justice
The crisis of education cannot be understood merely as a crisis of…
Opinion | Dialogue without illusion: Rethinking engagement with Israel
We are, in one way or another, bound to engage with others,…
Opinion | Is Germany losing confidence? A Hertie-informed perspective
Hertie School in Berlin holds a special place in my heart, not…
Opinion | US Embassy in Cairo: When Diplomacy Becomes a Platform for Influence
Diplomacy today is no longer defined by what embassies represent, but by…
Opinion | From “Wilson” to “Chatham House”: Building power through ideas, not armies
Some people make the mistake of assessing the power of major states…
Opinion | Good policies, wrong people: Why reform stalls?
Public debates on reform tend to focus on policy: what should change,…
Opinion | Iran Between Survival and Systemic Shock
The ongoing confrontation between the United States and Israel on one side…
Opinion | Ramadan: From Ritual to the Governance of Meaning
At its core, Ramadan carries layers of memory. There is a Pharaonic…
Opinion | Living With Reality: Egypt, Israel, and the Limits of Denial
For decades, the Arab Israeli conflict has been framed in absolute emotional…
Opinion | The Holocaust: Why Do We Deny What Was Acknowledged?
When you visit Berlin, you realise that the past is not buried…