Lecture: Karim El-Gawhary "Crisis Region Middle East"

How fragile the Middle East is and what impact that has on Europe and the rest of the world is recently illustrated by the events surrounding the Iran war. The Middle East is not an exotic region at the other end of the world. What happens there always has immediate repercussions for the European neighborhood. We feel this at our gas stations. We have experienced it with the migration triggered by the Syrian civil war. And when militant groups like ISIS emerge from the situation in the region, it will sooner or later affect the security situation in Europe as well. There is a saying in Arabic: "The neighbor is more important than the house." So, when you are looking for an apartment, it is better to get to know the neighbor first and then assess the apartment. But Europe cannot terminate the lease on the neighboring apartment. We are directly connected to the fate of the Middle East, whether we like it or not. The long-time, award-winning Middle East correspondent Karim El-Gawhary will guide you for an evening through the neighboring apartment from Cairo, Gaza to Tehran, providing insights and attempting to contextualize the situation in the Middle East for you, in order to offer enough material for a discussion. Tickets are available at wagna.fairticket.at and oeticket.com.