The Energy Matrix: Iran and the US
A lot has been said these days about this topic, too much. A lot of speculating. Why? Why now? The decision in the US may be driven more by the strategic interest in energy sales, following the matrix of energy,…
OSCE Conference in Hamburg
Opening statement of FM Frank Walter Steinmeier (video) Little optimism is heard from the statements of the 57 foreign ministers taking part in the conference in Hamburg. the atmosphere is as grey as the weather, Hans Walter Steinmeier remarked in…
Trump wins, journalists loose
Journalists loose, when Donald Trump won the US elections yesterday. Lost in information and orientation? Who expected this outcome? The unpredicted victory of Donald Trump illustrates a crisis in media, as did the outcome of the BREXIT vote. Journalists did…
Summit for International Diplomats in Vienna today
Today: Great summit for international #diplomats in #Vienna meet to deal with multiple crisis in #Syria, #Lybia, #Ukraine, #Armenia, #Azerbaijan, #Iran tensions with #Saudi Arabia. High ranking diplomats, including those of USA and Russia, will discuss and hopefully find some…
Refugee today, diplomat tomorrow?
Refugees who come to Europe and into Germany will leave traces – across bordes and across times. If they are welcomed and integrated they can be a chance for building peace, for many reasons. One of them being that they…
