Volker Perthes
@perthes.bsky.social
Scholar-Speaker-Advisor. Visiting Fellow and former CEO (2005-2020) Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
Former UN Under-Secretary-General (2021-March 2024), SRSG for Sudan (2021-2023).
Former UN Under-Secretary-General (2021-March 2024), SRSG for Sudan (2021-2023).
Danke! Wichtigste Frühstückslektüre heute Morgen. Und ein wichtiger Beitrag zu Rationalität und Humanität in der Debatte.
September 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Danke! Wichtigste Frühstückslektüre heute Morgen. Und ein wichtiger Beitrag zu Rationalität und Humanität in der Debatte.
The discussion about regime change in Iran which we heard over the past week is so much an expression of refusing to learn from recent history. Remember Iraq in 2003, and the civil war that ensued? Yes, Iranians may again stand up against the regime. But not while being bombed.
June 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The discussion about regime change in Iran which we heard over the past week is so much an expression of refusing to learn from recent history. Remember Iraq in 2003, and the civil war that ensued? Yes, Iranians may again stand up against the regime. But not while being bombed.