Beyond illusions: power, politics, and the future of the Middle East
In this episode of the ELIAMEP Podcast, we explore the shifting political and security landscape of the Middle East at a moment of profound uncertainty. From the legacy of the Trump peace plan and the viability of the two-state solution to regional normalization and Israel’s evolving strategy, Dr Volker Perthes, Senior Distinguished Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin and a leading expert on the Middle East, offers a trenchant, experience-driven analysis of where the region stands today—and what a realistic path toward stability might look like in a rapidly-changing world.
