The 20th-century philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote how refugees, in the absence of legal rights, were forced to live in a state of ‘absolute lawlessness.’ Her words matter today.
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A proposed EU copyright directive aims to make Google, Facebook and other online platforms pay to display snippets of news. But will it work, and what will be the costs?
The Russian ‘exclave’ ignored its Soviet past, remembered its German roots, but now looks east again.
Many thousands of Germans got through internment by performing farces, dressing up as women and clapping along to the can-can.
Made up almost entirely of West Germans, the roster of Germany’s national soccer team reflects divisions that remain almost 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Can we trust expert football predictions? Perhaps, but it’s variable.
Seven world leaders with axes to grind are preparing to sit round one table. Sparks will fly.
In the age of rampant consumerism, there is nonetheless an odd nostalgia for socialist regimes and symbols. What does it mean?
Spoiler: NetzDG does not cover all hate speech and probably won’t have a ‘chilling effect’ on users.
The importance of saving is so deep rooted in Germany that an exhibition recently opened to commemorate it.
Under an authoritarian government, freedoms can come at a steep – and lasting – price.
Why are they shiny? And how did Pennsylvania become the pretzel capital of the world?
As the UK and US retreat from the global scene, Germany is ready to step up to preserve the liberal international order and is seeking a seat on the UN Security Council.
The German approach to refugees is becoming increasingly binary: if you are not a refugee, you must leave; if you are a refugee, you must integrate.
Start-ups are innovative and agile, while big companies have abundant resources. Corporate accelerators bring them together, and a new case study outlines best practices.
The former president of Catalonia is in a German prison, awaiting possible extradition to Spain where he faces charges of rebellion.
The unique role of the temperance movement in US history might explain why, when it comes to Americans’ tastes, bland beer is still king.
The SPD is in government with Angela Merkel again after signing a coalition deal. But life has been harder for the social democrats.
Refugees hold religious prejudices against each other too – separating them by religion is not the answer.
Martin Schulz could face a major backlash from his own party after breaking his promise not to enter government with Angela Merkel’s CDU again.
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Reader in Politics, Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University
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Reader in European Politics, University of Westminster
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Professor in International History, Flinders University
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Professor of Politics, University of Sussex
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Professor in Contemporary European History, University of Stirling
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Economics at Maastricht School of Management and Jean Monnet Chair, Technical University of Cologne
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Assistant Professor of German and Global Studies, Michigan State University
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Professor of History and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, University of Iowa
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Professor of Economics, Skidmore College
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Professor of Economics, University of Leeds
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Professor, University of Leeds
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Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland