Tag: Foreign policy
Iranian women report on their fight against the dictatorship
They look like a wall. A wall of black helmets and uniforms. The men harass a young woman who is standing on the street with her hair loose and wearing…
Is Scholz drawing the right European policy lesson from the Ukraine war?
The author Wolfgang Ischinger is a former ambassador to Washington and was head of the Munich Security Conference. (Photo: Klawe Rzezcy) No sooner had Olaf Scholz endorsed the call for…
Is Scholz drawing the right European policy lesson from the Ukraine war?
The author Wolfgang Ischinger is a former ambassador to Washington and was head of the Munich Security Conference. (Photo: Klawe Rzezcy) No sooner had Olaf Scholz endorsed the call for…
Should German companies still trade with Russia?
Berlin The Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk is not a man of timid words. Ritter-Sport Managing Director Andreas Ronken has been feeling this for some time. Melnyk called the product “square,…
The most powerful army in the EU
air show French fighter jets flying in formation. Paris France celebrates the national holiday with a custom that is unusual for western democracies: a military parade takes place on the…
The woman who took on China and Joe Biden
Berlin Conflicting narratives circulate about Nancy Pelosi. She does not mind. She even enjoys it. The controversies surrounding her increase her prominence. And with it their influence – as now…
The US and China are at odds over Taiwan
China launched fighter jets to welcome powerful US politician Nancy Pelosi to the island of Taiwan. The 82-year-old had declared the “US unconditional support for Taiwan’s vibrant democracy”. In Beijing,…
Baerbock fights for nuclear disarmament in New York
In the next four weeks, New York will be dealing with a question that could decide the security of the world’s population in an emergency: How can the use of…
Foreign Minister Baerbock wants unconditional disarmament
In the next four weeks, New York will be dealing with a question that could decide the security of the world’s population in an emergency: How can the use of…
What statesmen can learn from great personalities
London What is the recipe for success for a bestseller? First, take a world-renowned author. Secondly, take a topic that promises to attract a great deal of attention, especially given…
“The West’s economic blitzkrieg has failed”
Putin appeared at the economic forum in St. Petersburg. And used this stage for sharp words against the western states. On the one hand there is the economic situation: Putin…
Ukraine should be granted candidate country status
European and Ukrainian flags in front of the EU Parliament in Strasbourg If you want to become a member of the EU, you have to meet many, many criteria. (Photo:…
We also need to become less susceptible to blackmail when it comes to food
Wheat harvest in Egypt In 2022, a food crisis is hardly avoidable. (Photo: Bloomberg) Becoming less vulnerable to blackmail is one of the lessons drawn from Russia’s war in Ukraine…
How dangerous is Russia’s CSTO military alliance?
Maneuvers Echelon 2021 of the CSTO countries near the Afghan border in Tajikistan T-72 tanks from the Russian army also took part in the CSTO military exercise. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS)…
Emir of Qatar wants to conclude LNG supply contract during state visit
Berlin When Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al-Thani, meets Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin for the first time on Friday, he will bring with him what the federal government…
Emir of Qatar wants to conclude LNG supply contract during state visit
Berlin When Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al-Thani, meets Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin for the first time on Friday, he will bring with him what the federal government…
Emir of Qatar wants to conclude LNG supply contract during state visit
Berlin When Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al-Thani, meets Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin for the first time on Friday, he will bring with him what the federal government…
The new NATO bulwark against Russia
F-35 Lightning fighter jet Future part of the NATO Air Force. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Berlin The day after, nervous tension prevailed in Sweden: On Sunday, the ruling Social Democrats decided…
The new NATO bulwark against Russia
F-35 Lightning fighter jet Future part of the NATO Air Force. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) The day after, nervous tension prevailed in Sweden: On Sunday, the ruling Social Democrats decided to…
Comment: Military neutrality is dangerous
Protests against NATO membership in Sweden Looking east beyond the EU level, there are hardly any countries that do not want to belong to NATO. (Photo: dpa) There are only…