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Monat: Juni 2025

Eight men and women (who are the foreign ministers of the countries of the UN Security Council, the European Union and Iran) stand in front of their flags.

European Support for Israeli and American Attacks on Iran – Short-Sighted and Dangerous

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The recent U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran come with major risks, including strengthening the incentives for Iran to build nuclear weapons. The only viable path forward is to negotiate a settlement where Iran keeps its nuclear program but cannot weaponize it. European leaders must push, both publicly and through diplomatic backchannels, to achieve such a deal. The alternative is more war and the prospect of a nuclear Iran.

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, speaks to the press during a meeting of the European Council of Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers in Brussels.

Lifting Sanctions, Holding the Line: Shaping EU Credibility in Post-Assad Syria

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The world’s major sanctioning countries recently showed political willingness to take a leap of faith towards Syria. On May 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) announced to lift its economic sanctions on Syria. Despite the country’s need for economic recovery, sectoral violence and human rights violations continue, while the post-Assad power vacuum is at risk of being exploited by groups battling for influence. To signal credibility in this uncertain situation, the EU approach towards Syria requires reliable commitments and a nuanced dual-track approach involving both the lifting of economic sanctions and possibly new listings under the EU’s horizontal sanction regimes.

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Truth Spoken, Progress Delayed: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

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Ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada issued a historic report exposing the devastating colonial legacy of the Indian Residential School System. The Commission’s ‘94 Calls to Action’ promised healing, but a decade later, how much of that promise has been fulfilled? Have political promises been translated into progress, or faded into silence? How will the newly elected government and Prime Minister Mark Carney continue—or fail—to move forward on reconciliation? To mark the report’s tenth anniversary, this article reflects on the Commission's work, progress, and remaining challenges.

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