The Peaceful Memel: Meandering through the old and new world order
“The Curonian Spit is as remarkable as Spain or Italy, which one must have seen if one’s soul is not to be deprived of...
The sun rises in the East: A plea for identity, nations and international understanding
Immanuel Kant: “Peace is the masterpiece of reason.”
A quick look at current world events is enough to reveal that the world is further away...
“The starry heavens above me…”* A plea for awareness and peace
*Immanuel Kant: "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them:...
The Thrill of Amber – Germany’s Historical East – A Plea for Humanity
Escape from Königsberg, Prussia, January 1945
“My dearest father,
.... We were going to go out and, all of a sudden, planes came and – rum,...
Without roots, no future. Germans and Russians – Decoupling ideologies
Krieg ist das Ergebnis einer falschen Politik und sein Erbe Not und Elend.1 (From Gestrüpp meines Lebens, a diary kept by my grandfather, Helmuth...
A Clear View Eastwards: Russia and Germany
“Politik ist, wenn man Gottes Schritt durch die Weltgeschichte hört, dann zuspringt und versucht, einen Zipfel seines Mantels zu fassen.”Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898)
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Borders and identities in the globalised world
“We intend to be kind to everyone. We have
many friends. But just as importantly, we aspire to remain ourselves.”-Lee Kuan Yen (1923-2015), Prime
Minister of...
Europe and China in a Globalized World: The Geopolitical Impacts of Belt and Road
Donald
Trump’s rise to power, his “America first” policy and the announcement by
Chinese President Xi Jinping of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), designed to
revitalize...
China, Europe and the G-Zero world
What does it mean to live in a world without global leadership? Where is the European Union heading? What impact will Trump’s “America first”...