1. Normalisation and Realignment in the Middle East: A new, conflict-prone regional order takes shape
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Asseburg, Muriel, Henkel, Sarah Ch., Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik, and Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
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Palestine ,Ägypten ,Turkey ,Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik ,Arab League ,civil war ,Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy ,Iran ,United States of America ,Türkei ,Arabische Liga ,Sudan ,sanction ,Nordafrika ,bilateral relations ,Israel ,internationale Beziehungen ,Political science ,arabische Länder ,internationales Abkommen ,bilaterale Beziehungen ,Westsahara ,international relations ,Arab countries ,Palästina ,Bundesrepublik Deutschland ,diplomacy ,Morocco ,foreign policy ,Bahrain ,Syrien ,Vereinigte Arabische Emirate ,Egypt ,Katar ,Nahost-Konflikt ,Western Sahara ,internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik ,Nahost ,Persischer Golf ,Politikwissenschaft ,Persian Gulf ,Marokko ,Saudi Arabia ,United Arab Emirates ,Federal Republic of Germany ,Middle East ,Interessenpolitik ,Außenpolitik ,Diplomatie ,pressure-group politics ,Qatar ,Saudi-Arabien ,USA ,Syria ,Middle East conflict ,Gulf Cooperation Council ,Golfstaaten ,Multilaterale internationale Beziehungen ,Regionale internationale Prozesse und Tendenzen ,Regionale internationale Beziehungen ,Außenpolitische Annäherung ,Normalisierung diplomatischer Beziehungen ,Versöhnung ,Wechselbeziehungen im Bereich der Außenpolitik ,Autoritäre Herrschaft ,Trump, Donald ,Asad, Baššār al ,Regionale Außenpolitik einzelner Staaten ,Regionale Außenpolitik von Staatengruppen ,Herrschaftssicherung ,North Africa ,International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy ,guarantee of domination ,Sanktion ,ddc:320 ,international agreement ,EU ,Bürgerkrieg ,ddc:327 - Abstract
Between 2020 and 2021, Israel concluded normalisation agreements with four Arab states. They were celebrated internationally as a breakthrough. Meanwhile, since 2018, and largely unnoticed by the public, Arab states have started repairing their relations with Syria. Finally, in January 2021, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ended their boycott of Qatar during the meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. Changing assessments of the regional security situation and converging interests have enabled these rapprochements. However, these developments do not mean that the region is moving towards peace and stability; on the contrary, long-lasting conflicts remain unresolved and the threat perceptions of third actors are being exacerbated. Germany and its partners in the EU should avoid being co-opted by local and regional conflicting parties and should instead focus on supporting regional conflict management. (author's abstract)
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- 2021