Could Integration Prevent Radicalization of Muslim Youth?
By Hakim Khatib.
GERMANY/Hessen – Radicalisation is a phenomenon that has been striking not only in parts of Asia and Africa but also in the heart of Europe. While the number of Muslims in Germany is estimated by 4,7 millions [...]
Red lines crossed – Send in the troops, now!
By Oliver Krumme.
It was long overdue, the red line have been crossed several times now it has been confirmed. According to very recent reports by UN Inspectors, the Assad regime has used chemical weapons against its own [...]
Only Fools and Horses – Protest parties in Germany
Oliver Krumme.
Two weeks ago, the political party landscape in Germany has been enlarged by the creation of a new party – but without making things any easier.
The new “AfD” (“Alternative für Deutschland“ = Alternative for Germany) [...]
It’s getting cold – Russian-German relations at stake
By Oliver Krumme.
There he is again: the evil Russian – or the evil German, depending from which side you look at it.
During his visit to the Industrial fair in Hanover, Russian President Vladimir Putin had to face a deterioration of the Russian-German [...]
Where is the Euro-Army? Another clumsy attempt for a military mission
By Oliver Kummer.
It’s on! Discussions have been persistent how a possible European intervention in Mali could look like. Now, after weeks and months of discussions and in the middle of a deep economic crisis some action is finally [...]
The Abstention Champion – A review on contemporary German Foreign and Security Policy
Oliver Krumme.
Foreign policy without clear position
On the 29th of November, the UN General Assembly has approved a motion to grant a non-member observing state status to Palestine with a vast majority of its members. Exactly 138 states have [...]
Public media or state media? Political influence on German broadcasting networks
By Olive Krumme.
Today, the spokesman of the Bavarian conservative party CSU (Christlich Soziale Union = Christian Social Union) resigned from his post after an incident that conspicuously reminded of state controlled media in authoritarian [...]
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 need for nuclear sharing, or how Germany learnt to live with the bomb
By Oliver Kr
It is no secret that Germany actually has nuclear weapons, although it does not own them. There are in fact around 20 U.S. nuclear warheads permanently stationed at the German air force base in Büchel (in the middle of the [...]
Is higher inflation in Germany a way to help Greece?
By Protesilaos Stavrou.
Often we come across the argument that one of the ways for Greece in particular and the eurozone’s periphery in general to overcome the crisis is for Germany to tolerate high inflation. The idea is that if there [...]