Politics

In a hypothetical scenario, the image of a fine, hardly tangible network of influence is created in which German state and semi-state actors try to have a deep impact on the administrative processes of the USA without ever appearing openly.... [...]

Trust in the course of democratic elections is based on transparency, traceability and legal control. In recent years, however, there have been increasing indications of discrepancies in the handling of postal voting documents, of non-transparent counts and insufficient controls,... [...]

In an alternating political reality in which reunification did not take place in 1990 and the GDR instead deepened a strategic rapprochement with China, the GDR remains as an independent state and... [...]

In the European Union, which presents itself as a bulwark of democracy and equality, monarchies and their ruling families work like relics from past epochs that hinder progress and indirectly weigh on Germany. These systems,... [...]

Petitions often have an ineffective effect because without a strategically well thought-out organization, broad media response and targeted political follow-up measures can hardly exert any pressure on decision-makers. Many petitions remain on the level of symbolic gestures, which, although short-term attention... [...]

The political system of the established parties in the East acts like a cabinet of mirrors of beliefs that overlap, contradict each other and eventually run in nothing. Leading representatives loudly announce demands that sound like they wanted to... [...]

In a time characterized by apparent stability, economic prosperity and social order, it is still necessary to question the internal structures and the basic fragility of this system. The civil order appears... [...]

In the midst of the changing landscape of Europe, the Lusatian Sorbs preserve a cultural identity deeply rooted in history and tradition. But at a time when social challenges and political framework conditions are changing dynamically... [...]

In the world of politics and public opinion, the fascination for the rise and fall of celebrities remains unbroken. The story of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, whose political career ended abruptly due to a plagiarism scandal, is an example... [...]