For centuries, the Arabs were forced to live under the rule of different emperors. Now it´s time to change. But are the Arabs ready for it?
The Arabs’ missed Opportunity
Category: Politics
A dusty Relationship
Germany and Namibia have a long and painfull, but partly shared history together. How could it´s future look like?
The powerless World Power
The European Union often tries to present itself as one of the major players in world politics. As a counterpart to China and Russia, as an equal partner to the United States of America. Yet there is little to suggest in recent years that this self-assertion is justified. The European nations, and above all Germany,… Continue reading The powerless World Power
The foreign policy of Armin Laschet
Since the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany, the CDU has played an overriding role in shaping policy as a whole, including foreign policy. Under Konrad Adenauer, the first Chancellor of the FRG, Germany was tied to the US-dominated West, a fundamental decision that still determines the country's foreign policy today. Under Helmut Kohl,… Continue reading The foreign policy of Armin Laschet
The Foreign Policy of the Left
The Left Party had not played a role in the foreign policy of the Federal Republic until now. After all, it is the successor party to the SED, which established a one-party dictatorship in the former German Democratic Republic, largely controlled from Moscow. After reunification, it sought its way into the politics of the Federal… Continue reading The Foreign Policy of the Left
Liberal Foreign Policy
The FDP has played a major role in shaping the foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Germany, having provided the country's Foreign Minister from 1969 to 1998, with an interruption of barely three weeks. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, in particular, has played an outstanding role in this, as he was also involved in the preparations for… Continue reading Liberal Foreign Policy
The Foreign Policy of the SPD
This year, the Social Democratic Party of Germany was the first party to present a finished election programme. Yet the SPD is currently in a difficult situation. In the last federal elections, the veteran workers' party had to accept its worst election result since the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany. In addition, every… Continue reading The Foreign Policy of the SPD
Green Foreign Policy
The party Bündnis 90 / die Grünen have published a first draft programme for the Bundestag elections in September 2021. It will take a good month before the final version is ready, but many points should already be apparent here. So what does the German eco-party think about the country's foreign policy? Since 2014, the… Continue reading Green Foreign Policy
Escalation in Israel – a Self-Examination
The situation in Israel, as you will have noticed, is decidedly explosive at the moment. Hamas is firing rockets into Israeli territory, the Israeli Air Force is bombing homes in the Gaza Strip, and the country's Jewish-Israeli and Arab-Israeli populations are increasingly turning on each other. What really strikes me about this development is the… Continue reading Escalation in Israel – a Self-Examination
Biden’s new Challenge
Joe Biden had just completed his first hundred days in office and was generally considered to have a good and determined approach. There was no question of "Sleepy Joe", as he was often denounced under Trump. Now, however, events in the Middle East are forcing him to change his focus in the short term. Biden… Continue reading Biden’s new Challenge
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