Operation Plan Germany
Defense Is More Than Tanks and Drones Roughly a year ago, the German government took a significant step in the realm of homeland defense by adopting the classified “Operationsplan Deutschland” …
From Shame to Pride to Propaganda
The Political Afterlives of the Pink Triangle Symbols wield profound political significance, particularly within marginalized communities. They emerge from histories of exclusion and become tools of identity, resistance, and collective …
The Schuman Plan at 75 and the EU’s Global Role
On May 9, the European Union marked the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Schuman Plan, the project to create a European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) among six countries that was …
The American Revolution and Transatlantic Relations
History reminds that there is risk in forcing your vassals to become militarily self-sufficient. A people enjoying the protection of an offshore great power bristles at being asked to pay …
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Forty Years After Forty Years After
Reflections on the Eightieth Anniversary of the End of World War II The 8 of May, 2025, is the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. …
AGI Profiles: Aminata Touré
Deputy Minister-President and Minister of Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Senior Citizens, Integration and Equality of the State of Schleswig-Holstein Born to refugee parents and now one of the youngest politicians …
What Germany Needs?
The 2025 CDU/CSU-SPD Coalition Agreement After the February 23, 2025, Bundestag election, only two majority coalition governments were possible under the Union leadership of Friedrich Merz. Given that an alliance …
“Never again Ignore”
Why supporting Ukraine is a strategic necessity, not simply a moral obligation Support for Ukraine is a strategic necessity. However, in Germany, support for the beleaguered country is mainly portrayed …
What Now?
Examining the Uncertain Future of Syrian Refugees in the Aftermath of Syria’s Civil War Like so many impacted by the conflict, Syrians in Germany reacted to the fall of Bashar …
Germany’s European Chancellor
Many Germans are expressing buyers’ remorse. Coalition talks with the Social Democrats have successfully concluded, yet so far the head of the German Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, has failed to …
