Russia and the Germans
A Com­pli­cated Affair

The anti-lib­eral revolt ist not limited to the US and Europe. Ten­den­cies towards an ‘illib­eral democ­racy’ and ethnic nation­al­ism can be observed in Israel as well.

Pop­ulist nativism of the East, West and Israel

Karen Horn high­lights the nec­es­sary con­tra­dic­tion within which a modern lib­er­al­ism exists: the tension between lim­it­ing the state and rec­og­niz­ing it as a pre­req­ui­site for the liberty.

Freedom in Modern Times

What’s driving the anti-liberal revolt?
And what should we do about it?

Secu­rity in Transition

The Ukraine is in the midst of a far-reach­ing trans­for­ma­tion. With a click you’ll reach the website “ukraineverstehen.de” with reports, analy­sis and assess­ments of the current devel­op­ments within the country (in German only).

Under­stand­ing Ukraine

The Center for Liberal Moder­nity (LibMod) is a think tank devoted to democ­racy, indi­vid­ual liberty and cos­mopoli­tanism, in short: to the defense and renewal of open society.

Liberal moder­nity is under pres­sure all over the world. In a time of fun­da­men­tal changes, we promote cross-par­ti­san reflec­tion about the future of our common society and the inter­na­tional order. We serve as a ral­ly­ing point for free thinkers of all polit­i­cal per­sua­sions and search for answers to the great chal­lenges of our time.

LibMod was founded by Marieluise Beck and Ralf Fücks in 2017.

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2021 winter protests in Russia: the view of a Ukrain­ian human rights activist

Comment 

 

19. Feb 2021

Only tem­porar­ily, says Michael Zürn, Direc­tor at the Berlin Social Science Center. 

Rethink­ing Lib­er­al­ism: Glob­al­i­sa­tion and Demo­c­ra­tic Regression

Essay 

 

18. Feb 2021

Only tem­porar­ily, says Michael Zürn, Direc­tor at the Berlin Social Science Center. 

Foto: Shutterstock, qwret

The Birth of a new civil society in Belarus vs. a “Euro­pean North Korea”

Analy­sis 

 

6. Feb 2021

While vio­lence thrives in silence, it has no chance to persist if brought to public atten­tion. Inter­na­tional atten­tion and support to the people in Belarus are now more crucial than...

Fliegen kann klimaneutral werden

Roadmap Towards Climate Neutral Aviation

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2. Feb 2021

The Roadmap „Towards Climate-Neutral Avi­a­tion“ by Ralf Fücks (Zentrum Libe­rale Moderne), Mat­thias von Randow (Chief Exe­cu­tive of the BDL) and Volker Thum (Chief Exe­cu­tive of the BDLI) sum­ma­ri­zes the results...

Can the EU resolve Belarus conundrum?

Analy­sis 

 

15. Dec 2020

A four-month stand-off between Belaru­sian strong­man Alexan­der Lukashenko and the pro-demo­c­ra­tic pro­test­ers posed a serious chal­lenge for the EU. The block that had announced its ambi­tion to become a geopo­lit­i­cal actor, has...

Dossier: Rethink­ing Liberalism

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8. Dec 2020

Liberal democ­racy has come under pres­sure from various quar­ters: from the outside by author­i­tar­ian regimes, from within by pop­ulist move­ments and parties. In this dossier, we want to combine ideas of a new liberalism.

Status and Per­spec­tives of the Eastern Partnership

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25. Sep 2020

Online-Panel Dis­cus­sion on October 6, 2020, with Gunther Krich­baum, Johannes Schraps, Renata Alt, Manuel Sar­razin und others.

Online-Dis­­­cus­­sion: Secu­rity in Times of Change

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22. Sep 2020

Lessons learned from Covid-19: Ralf Fuecks dis­cusses with Anthony Giddens

Russia and the Germans – a com­pli­cated affair

Analy­sis 

 

8. Sep 2020

In Germany, a major­ity favour closer ties with Russia despite new autho­ri­an­ism under Putin, mil­i­tary aggres­sion against Ukraine and bombing in Syria. Where does the desire for a special rela­tion­ship with Russia...

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