By Moritz Wassum. In 2007, the world was hit by the worst global financial crisis since the 1930s Great Depression. World output has slightly recovered after its sharp decrease in 2008 and negative growth in 2009, and over the last three years it has more or less stabilised at around three per cent. This is …
By Lena-Sophie Demuth. Male circumcision has been a moral and political minefield for years. It is estimated that about 30% of males are circumcised worldwide for religious, cultural and health reasons, most of whom live in major parts of the Middle East, Central Asia, West Africa and Israel, as well as in the United States …
By Enrico Longobucco. The current economic crisis is severely affecting Europe in both political and social terms. In this historical moment, characterised by instability and precariousness, intolerance is a given, that is, the difficulty to accept that not all people feel the results of this crisis the same way. The consequences are indeed more critical for …
By Martina Cicakova. Greece, a country referred to as the ancient cradle of democracy, is now standing before a decision crucial for the future of Europe. The two options between which the Greek people need to decide are both problematic in their seeming simplicity: either the continuance of the “draconian” austerity measures or a so-called “Grexit”, a …
By Lena-Sophie Demuth and Andrew Kelly. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Indo-German diplomatic relations, which by most accounts has been reliable and stable. This June the Goethe-Institute together with the Indian foreign ministry have organised a circus-esq “StadtRaume-Cityspaces Mela” that traverses the golden quadrilateral of India cities (New Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, Chennai, Calcutta) with a series …
By Lena-Sophie Demuth. After World War II, the foreign policy of Bundesrepublik Deutschland (West Germany) aimed at getting back in line with its neighbouring states, reconstructing its economy and rebuilding the image of a state responsible for a war that had claimed over 60 million casualties, including more than 6 million deaths in the wake of …
By Andrew Singleton. I think it is fair to say that the UK and Germany have historically had a fractious relationship. Aside from the obvious examples, more recently one would point to economic differences getting the better of diplomatic ties between these two nations. Yet a vital and underappreciated recent development has been regarding the state …
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