While the situation in the South is, from an european point of view, in long run increasingly critical, the situation in East Europe is right there now. After the doom of the Sowjet Union was an emerge of a number of new states in East Europe and throught this a number of borderconflicts and territorial… Continue reading Crisis in East Europe
Category: Politics
Europe´s open Wound
Idriss Déby, former president of Chad, was killed by rebels while he was with his forces in the north of the country. For 30 years he ruled the country, one of the poorest in the world, as dictator, now his son is to take over. Today, Joseph Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and… Continue reading Europe´s open Wound
The Indian gap
While there is much discussion about Chinese influence in the Middle East and its relationship with Iran, about the geopolitical disputes in the Horn of Africa or the so-called new cold war between the USA and China, the name of what will soon be the most populous country on earth rarely comes up and never… Continue reading The Indian gap
Fights in Sahel
While the situation is on its western and eastern shores devastating under new wars since earlier this year, the last weeks also infected the central-african regions. Next to the permanent unrests in Mali, Niger and the areas where Boko Haram is active, now the fights Chad have intensified. According to media reports, rebels of the… Continue reading Fights in Sahel
The State or not the State
The Corona-crises lead to a better understanding for all people of the world towards their respective states. Whether one is sceptical, positive-minded, indifferent or enemy-minded against it, in sight of the global struggle towards the same problem everyone who thinks politically show be more aware of his position than before. With this we will enter… Continue reading The State or not the State
A troubled Zone
The far-stretching Sahel zone, from Dakar to Dchibuti, is of one the most insatabile regions in the world and will likely create more conflicts during this decade. At the moment, there are two escalating wars on both ends of the Sahel, the re-emerging fight between Morocco and Frente Polisario in Western-Sahara and the civil war… Continue reading A troubled Zone
A Harbour as a Toy
Eight months have passing since the devastating explosion destroyed the harbour and hole streets of Beirut. Now there are more and more signs of a plan for a new facility, and different actors proved their interest. Thereby the harbour still lay in an excellent position. Before the explosion, it was one of the biggest in… Continue reading A Harbour as a Toy
Turkey and EU (2)
Rarely has an „äh“ caused that much of attention. And the fact that this had to do with a chair and a sofa, makes that affair even more bizarre. Despide her wondering concerning the turkish interpretation of the diplomatic protocol, Ursula von der Leyen gave an eloquent description of todays relation between Turkey and the… Continue reading Turkey and EU (2)
Turkey and EU
Close relations between the Republic of Turkey and the European Union have existed for a long time. After the Ottoman Sultanate was transformed into the modern, westward-oriented Turkish Republic under Kemal Atatürk in the 1920s, there have been frequent phases of rapprochement between the country and Western Europe. In 1963, the so-called Ankara Agreement was… Continue reading Turkey and EU
Lebanon expands its maritime borders
Lebanese President Hassan Diab has signed a decree under which the Lebanese state claims an additional 1,430 square kilometres of the Mediterranean Sea. These are in the maritime border area with Israel, with which the country is in dispute regarding their maritime borders. Extensive natural gas deposits have been found in the eastern Mediterranean in… Continue reading Lebanon expands its maritime borders
Simon Dierich 