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
Category: World Affairs
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 new Sea
While a multitude of powers are currently trying to consolidate their positions in the space between Morocco and Ukraine, that is, the area that connects (or separates, depending on your point of view) the European continent with the rest of the world, the states of Europe are strangely absent from this game. Only the old… Continue reading A new Sea
The North and the South
The division between the Eastern and Western countries has repeatedly ignited over the question of how to deal with the large number of migrants travelling to Europe from different directions. A repetition of the summer of 2015, when Germany temporarily left its borders open in order to cope with the situation, is now being attempted… Continue reading The North and the South
The Division of Europe
The previous decade was marked by a twofold division within the EU. One was between the northern and southern states, the other between those in the West and those in the East. During the euro crisis, it was the North-South contrast that caused considerable conflict. The financial problems of the Greek state in particular, but… Continue reading The Division of Europe
Central Europe
Nowadays, Germany is taken for granted as a Western European country. But will it remain so? Historically, the area that today forms the state of Germany, as well as the people from which the German nation emerged, has mostly seen itself as Central European or as a specifically German cultural area. The commitment to the… Continue reading Central Europe
New Difficulties
As long as these institutions of the EU and NATO or the US military function properly, the danger of a renewed power struggle between the major nations of the European continent should be kept in check. However, there are three developments that could lead to problems in this context. The first is the centrifugal forces… Continue reading New Difficulties
Old Difficulties
So what happens if Germany's neighbouring countries and allies once no longer support rearming the country? And how has the problem been dealt with so far? Based on historical examples, especially from the 20th century, it is easy to see the dangers this would entail. Conceived within the pure limits of the nation-state, Germany, in… Continue reading Old Difficulties
Spoiled Opportunities
Germany has been in a unique position over the last two decades. Despite its natural strength on the European continent and all the dislocations this has entailed over the last 150 years, the West was united in the view that this Germany absolutely had to expand its military capacities. This was not only the position… Continue reading Spoiled Opportunities
Simon Dierich 