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Let’s reach out to Russia – for the sake of peace overcoming a “bloc mentality” and ideological firewalls

... the ground rules and the global corporations’ often ideologically inflected economic sanctions. Nevertheless, the role of governments should not be underestimated, since they can constrain the global agitators of our time. The most recent example: Germany’s “no” to the EU’s punitive tariffs on imports of electric vehicles from China. And Olaf Scholz’s clear “no” to supplying Taurus missiles to Ukraine. These are clear signals from Germany to China and Ukraine. The illusion of a perfect ...

04.12.2024

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Europe “The starry heavens above me…”* A plea for awareness and peace

... historical East, including East and West Prussia and the Memel territory. According to estimates, about 14 million refugees had to leave their homes after the Second World War, losing everything, all their belongings. About 2 million died in transit, and Germany lost a quarter of its territory. As Simone Weil (1909–1943) once put it: “Rootedness is probably the human soul’s most important and most misunderstood need.” Crises, conflicts and silver lining If you look at today’s world, you see crises everywhere, wars and deep divisions in our societies. Fears are being fueled and images of “the enemy” that were actually long forgotten are being revived. The war that has ...

26.01.2023

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)