Talks

Podcast interview with The Sanctions Age on "What Makes Sanctions Termination So Difficult"
Answering questions about how sanctions end and the main challenges to achieving sanctions relief
Apr 29, 2026
Radio interview with The World on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Answering questions about the unresolved issues surrounding the GERD and its inauguration
Sep 8, 2025
Podcast interview with ForeignTimes on sanctions and their consequences
Answering questions about how sanctions work, why they don’t work and what needs to improve… using Iran as an example.
Jun 14, 2023
Interview in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
You can find my comments in the NZZ article “Ägyptens Ohnmacht, Äthiopiens Stolz – die Gespräche über den Staudamm am Blauen Nil stecken in der Sackgasse”.
Jul 25, 2022
Interview with Brut. on Egypt and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Answering questions about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. What is happening between Egypt and Ethiopia? What are Egypt’s biggest fears regarding the Ethiopian project? How is Egypt trying to secure its water needs?
Jan 15, 2022
TV interview with Indus News on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Answering questions about international effort to save the JCPOA and the position of the US and EU.
Apr 3, 2021