Reinhard Hesse

Reinhard Hesse (1956-2004) was a writer, journalist and foreign correspondent for several German newspapers and magazines. He advised and wrote speeches for Germany's Chancellor, Gerhard Schröder.

The greater middle east in the 21st century

In the first years of the 21st century democratic forces in the Arab and Muslim worlds are trapped in a cruel dilemma. They know that that Islam is compatible with

By Reinhard Hesse

/ 21 Dec 2004

Crossroads or roundabouts: where now for Europe?

The European Union is learning the art of synchronicity. In December 2003, the soon-to-be-enlarged community of twenty-five failed to agree the text of a constitutional treaty laboriously negotiated in the

By Reinhard Hesse

/ 22 Jun 2004

Turkish honey under a German moon

When we were kids, there were two things every German knew about Turkey. At school we chanted C-A-F-F-E-E, trink nicht so viel Kaffee, nicht für Kinder ist der Türkentrank, schwächt

By Reinhard Hesse

/ 11 Mar 2004

An alarm-call for Europe

A large number of our continent’s leaders are fresh from spending an early summer grand tour hopping from one picturesque European setting (St Petersburg) to another (Evian-les-Bains), culminating in

By Reinhard Hesse

/ 25 Jun 2003

Europhoria

There is a generation, a young generation that is feeling genuinely European. Do you remember the Prime Minister of Belgium calling Laeken a time to redefine and reinvent Europe? Unwise,

By Reinhard Hesse

/ 27 Feb 2002

A letter for Europe

Dear openDemocracy, I feel very honoured to be asked to open the Europa topic of your ambitious openDemocracy project. I had a dream (or was it a nightmare?) that my

By Reinhard Hesse

/ 16 May 2001

Reinhard Hesse

The &#147;greater middle east&#148; in the 21st century

Crossroads or roundabouts: where now for Europe?

Turkish honey under a German moon

An alarm-call for Europe

Europhoria

A letter for Europe

The greater middle east in the 21st century