The 2017 German election marked two milestones for me: (i) I could now vote, and (ii) the right-wing populist party … More
Category: Germany
Frozen Assets, Frozen Relations? Key unpublished background on the Russia / UK issue
A few months ago, Boris Johnson visited Moscow to talk about UK relations with Russia – he was the first … More
Don’t Forget Me
“And, sir, it is no little thing to make mine eyes to sweat compassion”, (William Shakespeare, Coriolanus). This is my … More
Treatment of migrants in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Next Century Foundation submitted the following a written statement to the Human Rights Council in accordance with its special … More
There is Always Hope
Wars wreak havoc, death and seriously disrupt the socio-economic equilibria of countries. And the European people have borne the brunt of two … More
International Holocaust Day: #neveragain?
Today we remember the Holocaust, a genocide under the Nazi’s which killed an estimated six million Jewish people, two million … More
Germany Unbowed by Terrorism
This past week Germany has suffered from four minor terror attacks; three in Bavaria and one in Baden-Wuerttemberg. On July … More
A Biased Media — Us vs Them?
The tragic attack in Nice on Thursday 14th of June, Bastille Day, is one of utter heartbreak. Currently, 84 citizens … More
Migration Crisis – Fighting Xenophobia
Migration Crisis – Modern Slavery
The EU-Turkey Deal: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
In 2015 1.2 million people entered Europe from countries as disparate as Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. With further displacement … More
Migration in 2016
As ISIS continues to wage war in Iraq and Syria, and security threats persist in Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands of … More
Goodye to Helmut Schmidt
Jonathan Mueller writes: So Helmut Schmidt died. I heard him speak once, during the 1980 election campaign. One thing he … More
More on Netanyahu’s ridiculous Holocaust Statements
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked controversy on Tuesday at the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, when he accused a … More