Attacks on Fireeye, Solarwind, Orion
In Europe, people do not yet realize the scale of the recent cyber attacks on the US. Calls for retaliation are growing louder. Counterattacks are now just a matter of time.
Politics
Elections and Unification Talks in Cyprus
After the October elections in Northern Cyprus, the vision of a federation of Greeks and Turks is off the table. This is the story of how the opportunity to unite the Mediterranean island has been missed.
Column by Daniel Gerlach, zenith editor-in-chief: Battle over the Mediterranean
For a long time, the Mediterranean was a battleground exclusively for European and other Western powers. These days it is becoming crowded.
The Far Right and the Middle East
Donald Trump will leave the White House, but the alliance of autocrats in the Middle East with the far right in the West is here to stay.
Iraq, Sinjar and the Militias
by Dina Khadum
As Iraqi militia groups vie for military and political ascendency throughout the country, the vulnerable northern region of Sinjar presents an opportunity to gain the upper hand.
Organised Crime in Turkey
by Walter Posch
The top dogs of the Turkish underworld can be found at the nexus of the country’s governmental and security elite. Pushing drugs has never been so political.
The Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are reaching for the clouds, but will the recent coronavirus pandemic and economic slowdown send their foreign policy ambitions plummeting back to Earth?
Succession in Kuwait
The death of Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah comes at a difficult time for the small Gulf country. Economic crisis, disputes within the ruling family and of course Covid-19 mean that the Emir’s successor takes power at a critical moment.