1.0Kreisky Forumhttps://www.kreisky-forum.org/enPhilipphttps://www.kreisky-forum.org/en/author/philipprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="04SSybaWZE"><a href="https://www.kreisky-forum.org/en/veranstaltung/on-liquid-alliances-and-rivalries">ON LIQUID ALLIANCES AND RIVALRIES</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.kreisky-forum.org/en/veranstaltung/on-liquid-alliances-and-rivalries/embed#?secret=04SSybaWZE" width="600" height="338" title="“ON LIQUID ALLIANCES AND RIVALRIES” — Kreisky Forum" data-secret="04SSybaWZE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.kreisky-forum.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>https://www.kreisky-forum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/BKF1-15.jpg185120Alliances are nowadays less stable but rather handled pragmatically, which gives the impression of a certain political “liquidity” whilst rivalries remain rather stable. Six years after the outbreak of the Syrian crisis and three years after the IS takeover in parts of Syria and Iraq there is still no sign of stable peace. Many formats […]