Security

Why are radical Islamists gaining supporters? What can the West do to strengthen moderate forces in Muslim societies and weaken extremist groups? MehreenFarooq, senior fellow at the World Organization for Resource Development and Education (WORDE), spoke at the DGAP about the causes of radicalization and made a clear call to “strengthen moderate Islamic forces in order to prevent extremist tendencies.

Any debate touching on German foreign policy – be it about Afghanistan, the Arab Spring, or arms exports – inevitably turns on the tension between principles and interests. The weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT recently gave new impetus to the discussion. It continues at the DGAP with a series devoted to this fundamental question of German foreign policy. At the inaugural exchange, Eberhard Sandschneider presented his positions and offered Jörg Lau, an editor at DIE ZEIT, the opportunity to respond.