13 August 1961 – 65 years 65 years after the Berlin Wall was built, memories of the reality of the GDR – with its border defences turned inwards – seem to have reached retirement age. – In any case, forgetfulness seems to be spreading, not only amongst residents of...
Putin's Recipes for treaties One has often questioned the binding character of the Budapest memorandum. It was comfortable to pretend a lesser obligation, given it had not been ratified. – The Memorandum enshrined in the framework of the Helsinki Agreements, was...
Mr. Merz's missed opportunity On August 13, 2025, the German Chancellor organized, conferred, and met, which was necessary and hopefully positive for Ukraine. Unfortunately, the one image that would have impressed the whole world was missing. No Moscow trolls could...
The Bible is not an à la carte restaurant In memory of Father Alfred Delp SJ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Delp Born September 15, 1907 – Beheaded February 2, 1945 Father Delp was a member of the Kreisau Circle, a resistance group against the Nazi regime in...
Caring for migrants and refugees is not optional for Catholics by Father James Martin, S.J.; January 27, 2025 It’s amazing that this is even a question these days, since it was for so long assumed as a given, but why should Catholics care for refugees and migrants?...
Is the invasion of Ukraine worth it for Putin and his oligarchs? For most observers of the invasion of Ukraine by its Russian neighbour, the question is, what the Russian president is trying to achieve. – His reasons, pretexts of a threatening NATO expansion to the...
Of Ground troops and maps Much has been written about the broken relationship between Macron and Scholz. DIE ZEIT, the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) are not exempt from this. – More than some people in France would like in his former...
On 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice retained, in its proceedings initiated by South Africa, point no. 85, which had been ‘neglected’, with great rhetorical flourish, by all those who, out of self-interest, campaigned for an immediate ceasefire: ICJ...
Paper is alive - The Budapest Memorandum of 1994 "Paper is patient" says the popular saying, "Paper is alive" says the historian. Historians have the task of recalling what happened, who acted or who did not act while others...