Angela Mehrer and Rafael Loss on the lessons Europe must learn from the Iranian attack on Israel
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While the EU officially opposes returning Syrians, there is growing informal and political buy-in on the front of rethinking certain areas of Syria as safe to return refugees
[If] you set an agenda with these three ministers, the tonality is overall a cooperative one, these are areas that we want to work on
Direct Iranian attacks on Israel are an unprecedented step in a steadily deepening and ever more direct regional war
The trajectory of the situation now depends on whether Israel feels the need to react, including through potential direct attacks on Iran
The EU is hoping to reduce its reliance on Russian territory by leading the development of a shorter alternative route through central Asia, called the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
There are those in the war Cabinet now who will be pushing for a wider campaign in Lebanon against Hezbollah, against Iran itself to take advantage of this moment
[Beijing’s] role has been less pronounced than many expected, and actually I think it’s undermined the sense of growing Chinese influence and confidence in the region
Iran’s nuclear programme has advanced pretty dramatically and with far less international oversight than at any point in its history since the US withdrawal from the JCPOA