Well, it looks like the United Kingdom is leaving now, and while everyone in the Bremain-camp is shocked and worried, the shocking and worrying has only begun. The next three to five years will be full of uncertainty and interesting possibilities. Continue reading Not So United Anymore
Since 2011, the Middle East has been shaken by democratic movements, backlashes against them and outright civil war. The relatively stable powers in the region, namely Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, have been trying their best to benefit from the upheavals, intervening in various ways and getting embroiled in these conflicts. With one notable exception – Israel has been exceptionally hesitant to pursue any policy whatsoever towards the Arab spring. Continue reading Israel may be successfully sleeping through the Arab spring
The outcome of the Greek referendum seems like a paradox: Voting against austerity measures lead to yet more extensive austerity measures. That is mainly due to Greece not only being in an economic and international crisis, but also in a political, domestic crisis that Tsipras was tackling. Continue reading Strong Tsipras, Weak Greece
Not surprisingly, the EU courts have decided that national law may determine who gets welfare, rather than EU law, at least when it comes to foreign EU nationals. A sad, yet reasonable decision. Continue reading What kind of Europe do we want?
Angela Merkel wird ja momentan sehr gerne vorgeworfen, “alternativlose” Politik zu betreiben. Soll heißen, sie lässt keine großen Diskussionen zu, verwaltet die Krise und gestaltet nicht. Währenddessen schafft es die Opposition aber nicht, ihr eine wirkliche Alternative entgegenzusetzen. Was, wenn ihre Politik perfekt deutsche Interessen bedient? Continue reading “Alternativlose” Europolitik oder: deutsche Macht ohne Machtstreben