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Krupp fuels far-right narratives in Germany

In the north-eastern German city of Greifswald, the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg’s minimal acknowledgment of its patron's crimes against humanity, committed during the Second World War, indirectly feeds into the political climate that facilitates the meteoric rise of the far-right AfD party. This calculated institutional forgetfulness nurtures extremist revisionism, highlighting the crucial intersection of memory politics and momentous political shifts in contemporary Germany.

December 18, 2025 - Tomasz Kamusella

Russian cultural diplomacy in Germany: between promoting Russia and undermining Ukraine

A number of facts testify to Russia’s destructive influence abroad through disinformation or direct interference in the domestic politics of countries, alongside the financing of political forces. Yet, there is another less obvious (and therefore even more dangerous) Russian Trojan horse – the institutions of cultural diplomacy, which under the cover of culture promote the Kremlin's agenda and anti-Ukrainian narratives. Despite the war, Germany still remains one of the most affected EU countries by Russian soft influence.

September 27, 2025 - Maria Protsiuk

Germany’s election has redrawn the map – Roma must not be erased 

Germany's 2025 election has reshaped its political landscape, with the far right surging and mainstream parties weakened. The new Coalition is preparing to govern in a climate of crisis, and the question is not just who will govern, but at what cost. For Roma, this is not just another political transition – it is a moment of reckoning.

April 30, 2025 - Mensur Haliti

Never again – but what exactly? The German memory culture and Russia’s war against Ukraine

Germany’s relationship with Ukraine has recently been characterized by strong military support. However, this obscures a long-running issue regarding the country’s position in German memory politics. A shift in such thinking would naturally have consequences for both countries.

March 20, 2025 - Stefanie Eisenhuth

“Fascism is an offer, a promise of profit…”

Interview with Daniel Schulz, a German journalist and author of Wir waren wie Brüder (We Were Like Brothers). Interviewer: Martina Napolitano.

December 11, 2024 - Daniel Schulz Martina Napolitano

The evolution of the Alliance

When discussing the history of NATO and the Alliance’s experiences of the last 75 years, maybe we should start with some important points that we often forget today, while they still have an influence on the current situation.

September 16, 2024 - Jean-Yves Leconte

How Putin entangled Germany in Schröder’s net

An interview with Markus Wehner and Reinhard Bingener, authors of The Moscow Connection. The Schröder Network and Germany’s Path to Dependency. Interviewer: Jarosław Kociszewski

JAROSŁAW KOCISZEWSKI: After reading your book The Moscow Connection. The Schröder Network and Germany's Path to Dependency, I had an impression that what you wrote about Russia, and especially about the Kremlin’s connections with German politicians, was very well-known already in Poland, but also in other parts of Central and Eastern Europe. How new was this information for the German audience?

REINHARD BINGENER: I think this information was partly new and partly old. Many of the things that we wrote about in the book were known before the information was public. However, this information was released over time and therefore there was a lack of a broader picture. Our idea was to combine the facts and present this big picture.

June 22, 2024 - Jarosław Kociszewski Markus Wehner Reinhard Bingener

Amid war, Nova Post’s growth connects Ukraine’s large diaspora

Europe’s Ukrainian communities, vastly increased by forced displacement due to the Russian invasion, seek connections to home. The foreign expansion of Ukraine’s Nova Post stands at this crossroads, offering communication channels while fostering timely economic internationalization during a costly conflict. In Berlin, inputs from refugees and Serhii Symonov, the CEO of Nova Post Deutschland, shed light on this two-way affair.

June 21, 2024 - Paul Mazet

A central and eastern EU elections summary

While the results of the EU parliamentary elections in Central and Eastern Europe did not lead to political upheaval as seen in France, it is becoming clear that the far-right representation in Strasbourg will increase from this part of Europe.

June 11, 2024 - Ottilie Tabberer

German foreign policy is facing a huge dilemma

An interview with Marcus Bensmann, German journalist and commentator. Interviewer: Vazha Tavberidze.

March 6, 2024 - Marcus Bensmann Vazha Tavberidze

Leading a rethink of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is no longer seen as attractive today as it was ten years ago. However, some key differences in approaches to China are emerging throughout Europe. This is evident when analysing German engagement towards China, versus that of Southeast Europe.

It has been ten years since the inauguration of China’s flagship foreign economic policy – the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The Chinese President Xi Jinping has labelled the BRI as the “project of the century.” Many of the more than 140 participating countries have ample reason to take stock of the benefits and drawbacks of their cooperation with, and integration into, this geopolitical and geo-economic project.

November 20, 2023 - Jens Bastian

A story about the Elbe. A story about Europe

European civilisation has developed by means of a few large leaps: Rome, Renaissance, Enlightenment and the European Union. Of course, the EU’s role is still underway and thus we do not know what its end will look like. But what all these leaps have in common is their connection to the land. In this way, the story of the Elbe river and its surroundings is the story of European history as a whole.

I was commissioned to write a book about the Elbe river by the Labirynt Publishing House in Czechia. I have known the publisher – Joachim Dvořák – since 1990. Labirynt is known for publishing good books with very nice covers. That is why I was happy to receive its offer and more than anything else that the topic of my new book would be about the river. In my youth, I was racing in fast-flowing upper rivers.

November 16, 2023 - Jan Šícha

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