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Europe at the Crossroads
The present crisis over the euro offers a good opportunity to judge what kind of Europe has been constructed so far and
The American Debt Crisis
As little as a week ago, a real compromise seemed within reach. Barack Obama and John Boehner seemed close to agreeing on
Egypt after the Revolution
Egypt has moved beyond the Arab spring. Cairo, Tahrir Square – it is as if nothing has happened. The traffic is moving
Turkey’s EU-Membership
Turkey still intents to attain EU membership. Since 1999, the perspective of joining the EU has acted as a strong stimulus for
Bin Laden and Demjanjuk
In the past two weeks, two horrible criminals were brought to justice: Osama Bin Laden and John Demjanjuk. The German reaction to
Osama Bin Laden
Yesterday was a day of relief for the international community. Even the German chancellor Merkel sent a congratulatory note to President Obama.
ICT in Development Cooperation
Complex problems demand complex solutions. Indigenous conditions demand indigenous responses. These should be the tenets of international development assistance, based on the
The EU and Gaddafi
I sincerely hope that the protests in Libya will end like the protests in Tunisia and Egypt. But I also know that
The Egyptian Revolution
The Mediterranean Sea was a homogenous region during the reign of the Roman Empire. Interactions between Europe and the North African countries
The End of Mubarak
When I studied at AlAzhar University in Cairo in 2003/2004, a heavy sense of stagnation seemed to suffocate Egyptian life. Forty percent