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Published in: HomeOld and new demagoguery: the rhetoric of exclusionRight-wing populist parties tend to be anti-multinational and anti-intellectual: they endorse nationalistic,...
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Published in: HomeEurope and its myopic leaders
Europe’s leaders are reversing their historically generous role in assisting countries out of criminality and...
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Published in: HomeCrisis - what crisis?
Why is widespread social anxiety fuelling xenophobia rather than criticism of neoliberal capitalism? What role has...
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Published in: HomeEnter the Fifth Estate
It is an established fact that lobbyists, consultants, MPs, civil servants and journalists are integrated in a...
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Published in: HomeGermany, Ireland, and eurozone politics
The international bailout of Ireland’s economy is another epic moment in the crisis of the eurozone. Angela Merkel’s...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMerkel and multi-culturalism seen from Notting Hill, London
We are all here to stay and we like it this way
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Published in: oDRThe spectre of multipolar EuropeOn Monday, Sarkozy, Merkel and Medvedev will sit down to discuss a new European conception of global security. With...
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Published in: openSecurityIran blames Stuxnet worm on western powers
Iran subject to largest-ever cyber-attack. Nigerian Independence Day marred by bombings. Europe steps up...
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Published in: HomeThe success of IslamophobiaToday, we see that the rules of western European racism are shifting. On the one hand, they are becoming less...
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Published in: HomeGermany goes global: farewell, Europe
The great engine both of Europe’s economic strength and its political unity is falling out of love with its...
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Published in: openSecurityWikileaks release 90,000 documents relating to war in Afghanistan
US condemns release of tens of thousands of classified Afghan war documents. Duch, Pol Pot’s infamous prison chief,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPublic service broadcasters under pressure: German broadcasters face convergence
German public service broadcasters face a similar upheaval to those in Britain but enter the fray encumbered by a...
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Published in: HomeGermany, Greece, and Europe’s future
The European Union has been split by the crisis over Greece’s debt. The lesson is that Germany needs to resume its...
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Published in: HomeThe decline of Europe's social democratic parties
On previous occasions of decline, social democracy has bounced back in Europe, but this time the record includes...
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Published in: openSecurityUN considers withdrawal of peacekeepers from DRC
UN discusses withdrawal of peacekeepers from DRC. Burma-North Korea ties create new headache for US. Rise in birth...
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Published in: HomeSanssouci revisitedAfter the recent Swiss vote against minarets, the issue was hotly debated in Germany too, from the traditional media...
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Published in: openSecurityTaliban terrorize Kabul in series of attacks
Afghan forces battle Taliban militants in streets of Kabul. China stonewalls possible sanctions against Iran. Deadly...
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Published in: openSecurityChina casts doubt on escalation of sanctions against Iran
China calls for talks with Iran rather than sanctions. Obama to announce 34,000 troop increase. Israel lashes out at...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan PM warns Obama on Afghan escalation
The prime minister of Pakistan has warned the Obama administration against increasing troop levels in Afghanistan....
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Published in: HomeGermany and Europe: 1989, 2009...2029
The Berlin wall’s collapse symbolised Germany’s place at the heart of European and world politics. Twenty years on...
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