Dirk Kunze
Kurzbiografie
Dirk Kunze holds a Master’s degree in political science from the Free University Berlin, Germany. He worked many years for the German Bundestag (Parliament) in Bonn and subsequently in Berlin. He also researched on and at parliaments worldwide and published on parliamentary traditions. From 2009 to 2012 he was seconded by the Parliamentary Group of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) to Brussels, Belgium to liaise with the European Union. From 2012 to 2019 he lived and worked in Cairo, Egypt and Beirut, Lebanon where he reviewed and communicated on current political developments in the MENA region. Since summer 2019 he heads the FNF Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in Amman, Jordan.
Beiträge
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Präsidentschaftswahlen im Iran
Im Iran finden am 18. Juni 2021 Präsidentschaftswahlen statt. Laut Umfragen liegt der Oberste Richter, Ebrahim Raisi, vorn. Der Einfluss des Irans in der Region hat in den letzten zehn Jahren stark zugenommen, das Land spielt mittlerweile eine zentrale strategische Rolle. Dies verschärfte sowohl die Spannungen mit Saudi-Arabien als auch mit Israel. Wie wird sich die Wahl auf die Regionalpolitik des Staates auswirken? Das Iran-Dossier gibt einen Überblick.
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Explosion in Beirut: Whatever the cause, it went straight to the heart
We all learned yesterday afternoon of the huge explosion at the port of Beirut in Lebanon which killed and injured many people. The shockwaves of this massive blast were felt across the Lebanese capital, shattering glass in people’s homes and causing apartment balconies to collapse - even far away from the explosion site.
