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Dealing with Autocrats: A principled approach to Erdogan’s state visit to Germany

14/09/2018 Turkey

[authorbox authorid="86" title="The Author"] D espite ongoing tensions between Turkey and its Western allies, the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier invited his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a state visit in late September. The success…

Politics of the Street: How to respond to Germany’s far-right revival?

13/09/2018 Inside Europe

Julius M. Rogenhofer

[authorbox authorid="86" title="The Author"] T he German far-right successfully instrumentalises crimes allegedly committed by refugees to mobilise its supporters. These often violent rallies reveal an open affiliation of members of the Alternative for Germany (AfD)…

Can a Bavarian Make Europe Great Again?

07/09/2018 Inside Europe

Christina Cigir

[authorbox authorid="100" title="The Author"] A s the 2019 elections for the European Union’s commission president approach, the ongoing talks about an ideal candidate has granted its attention to leader of the European People’s Party, Manfred…

“I am German when we win, an immigrant when we lose”

27/07/2018 Turkey

Zeynep Mentesoglu

[authorbox authorid="92" title="The Author"] M esut Ozil, Germany’s star football player of Turkish origin has announced his retirement from Germany’s national team on Sunday. Ozil stated discrimination and racism he has experienced particularly after the…

Why scandalising the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is hypocritical

05/06/2018 Inside Europe

Julius M. Rogenhofer

[authorbox authorid="86" title="The Author"] S candalising improprieties in how asylum requests were processed at individual branches of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees is hypocritical because it overlooks the political context in which…

Who makes Expenses Plan for the Baltic States?

17/05/2018 Inside Europe

Vocal Europe

T he Baltic states today are no more a clean sheet of paper waiting for somebody to write something on. During almost 30 years of independence from the USSR the authorities have been cleaning…

Monday Talks on ”European Republic”

14/05/2018 Inside Europe

Julien Hoez

A s part of our Monday Talks Series, Verena Humer and Bastian Kenn of the European Democracy Lab discuss their concept of a “European Republic” with Julien Hoez; delving into how this project could herald…

Anti-Semitism, identity and the German culture wars

13/05/2018 Society

Julius M. Rogenhofer

[authorbox authorid="86" title="The Author"] F or weeks, German domestic politics has been plagued by discussions surrounding German identity, its constituent parts and challenges to German society. These discussions included an important revival of debates around…

Ready to save EUr day

21/04/2018 Inside Europe

Leonardo Veneziani

[authorbox authorid="40" title="The Author"] I n the real world, unfortunately, there are no superheroes to save the day. When the destiny of the European Union and its achieved level of integration - what is called…

Islam, Migrants and Multiculturalism: A glance at Germany and beyond

17/04/2018 Inside Europe

Julius M. Rogenhofer

[authorbox authorid="86" title="The Author"] T he current debate around Islam in Germany reveals that Germany has not yet made up its mind as to whether it is ready to embrace its new status a country…

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