Don’t tread on us! Cyprus vs. the flat-tax
By Oliver Krumme.
Who would have thought about that? The tiny little island of Cyprus defends itself against the mighty EU – especially against a vain and useless attempt to bring the country out of its monetary crisis by obviously [...]
Join the Euro Army, now!
By Oliver Krumme.
The Situation
In the middle of its deepest crisis, Europe is trying to redefine itself through its original foundation ideas, which in the long-run would lead to a “United States of Europe”. At the moment, this goal [...]
Germany for the lead – a potential but silent global power
By Oliver Krumme.
While German chancellor Angela Merkel was away on her recent visit to Greece, a dominating discussion developed in international and European affairs, specifically in the view of the crisis: can Germany be considered as a lead-nation [...]
The red lines of 1914 and 2012 – Historic parallels leading to a new global disaster?
By Oliver Krumme.
It has been nearly 100 years since World War I started in Europe after the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Este Franz-Ferdinand and his wife in the Bosnian city of Sarajevo, on 28July 1914. In a very recent [...]