USA

Happy Birthday, USA, 250 years – and what is your future?

The USA has been a magnet for people from around the globe, since the very beginning, until now. Be it the free land to...

Lessons from Poland…and Germany

Last night I had a talk with friends from Poland about their recent history. Poland has always impressed me with their resilience, their strength,...

Demokratie braucht Kritik. – Hamburger Woche der Pressefreiheit

Wieder ein interessanter Abend im Rahmen der Hamburger Woche der Pressefreiheit! Für mich mit der klaren Erkenntnis: Wir brauchen...

Zentralasien – Wachstum trotz Corona

Ein kleines, unsichtbares Virus hält die große Welt im Griff - unbegreiflich, aber doch sichtbar in den Folgen. Überall...

War in Caucasus: A chessboard of interests

War -  not unexpected, but surely a situation all sides of the conflict had tried to avoid. Another tragic...

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...

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,...

Library of Congress, Washington DC

Es gibt Büchereien, die sind einfach riesig, atemberaubend, faszinierend. Die Library of Congress ist die größte Bücherei der Welt....