Yes, we are in a crisis, yes we have to stay at home, most of us. The economy is going to zero, the fear of the virus is present, but also the fear of the collapse of the economy. This is the state of reality on March 30, 2020. To compare the state of reality [...]
Corona Crisis put politicians worldwide in a campaign modus. The catastrophe started a campaign, the stage is the fears of the others. The capital of trust is themost important to a politician, it can be enlarged or reduced. That does not only count for politicians in Democratic systems. Its a stresstest for compentence and firmness [...]
What does an interdisciplinary and internationally connecting strategy ultimately look like? Beatrice Bischof provides answers in her contribution. What is it? An attempt to reconcile and synchronize the current trends. This interdisciplinary approach in combination with the micro-multilateralism approach (Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook and Daniele Haarhuis) could be a new model of international cooperation. The [...]
This was a question Freddy Mercury once asked in his famous song. This summer Mrs. Christine Lagarde gave a spectacular answer for the International Monetary Fond. She caused upset as she said: Older People live for too long and that´s a risk for the world economy, something has to be done. So it´s about Longevity. [...]
Topic of a hot discussion these days: Marc Zuckerbergs plans to enlarge his social media empire with a currency. Is Facebook now becoming a state of its own? Asks Simon Hurtz of the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. Realized together with two other innovations in “his empire” as the plans for an expert group for disputed questions, [...]
At his visit at the Arab peninsula, in UAE, Pope Francis called up for the engagement of religions for peace, tolerance and the observance of the freedom of religions. Dialogue and tolerance are the keywords. But what does this imply? .... See full article: The European/Debate Magazine/Article Dr. rer. pol. Beatrice Bischof [...]
According to Fred Charles Iklé, it has been proven so far that foreign policy negotiations are only one phase of a never-ending “super game”. But how can you end the super game about North Korea's nuclear weapons? What are the basics of the conflict? What are the constants and what are the variables beyond 24 [...]
