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Comment Tzipi Diskind 21. February 2025

My personal history gives reason for hope

It is her own personal story that gives hope: Israeli Tzipi Diskind was born in Jerusalem and is a member of the ultra-religious Haredim. According to the mother of four, her religious community could play a special mediating role in the conflict with the Pales­tinians. After all, they have a lot in common with religious Muslims, she says. Empathy and trust, above all, are needed so that dialog between Israelis and Pales­tinians can succeed, as Tzipi Diskind writes. She believes in a peaceful solution to the conflict — despite the extremely difficult political situation. 

Comment Samer Abdelrazzak Sinijlawi 

My vision: How to Salvage the Pales­tinians and the Israelis

Samer Abdel­razzak Sinijlawi grew up during the first intifada. He was imprisoned as a teenager. It was in prison that he got to know the other, the Israeli view of the conflict. Despite the current political situation, he believes in a peaceful solution between Israelis and Pales­tinians — with the help of a dialog based on trust and mutual empathy. The West can also contribute, he says.

‌Ralf Fücks, Marieluise Beck 05. September 2023

“This is Our War Too”

In an Op-Ed for spiegel.de, Ralf Fücks and Marieluise Beck present 10 propo­si­tions about what is at stake in Russia’s war against Ukraine and what needs to be done.

Comment Vladimir Milov 31. August 2023

Is Russia’s Disin­te­gration a Realistic Prospect?

In the light of Vladimir Putin’s military failures in Ukraine and discus­sions about Russia’s possible future after Putin, there has been much discussion recently about Russia “disin­te­grating” or “falling apart”...

Comment Witalij Sytsch 23. August 2023

“For Us this War is a Civiliza­tional Breaking Point”

On the 24th of August Ukraine celebrates its Indepen­dence Day. An indepen­dence for which the country pays a high price. In his commentary, Vitaly Sych, editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian media house NV, explains why it will still be a day of hope.

Comment Oleksii Mykhailenko 31. July 2023

Ukraine can win the war. But can Ukraine reboot its economy?

Ukraine must rely on its partners for funding to win the war and rebuild the country. This year’s Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) was an oppor­tunity for Ukraine to build trust and trans­parency regarding its plans and goals for the funding. Now Ukraine should address its long-term challenges and its commitment to build a stable business environment, while preparing for the URC 2024. Despite or even because of the ongoing war Ukraine should make reforms its priority next to fighting Russia and liber­ating its territories.

Comment Ralf Fücks 07. June 2023

Four Takeaways From the Conference “Russia after Putin”

Another Russia is possible: On 5/​6 June, repre­sen­ta­tives of the Russian opposition and the EU discussed the perspec­tives of a post-imperial and democ­ratic Russia. LibMod Director Ralf Fücks summa­rizes the four key takeaways.

Comment Ralf Fücks 19. October 2022

Whither Russia? A defeat in Ukraine is a chance for renewal

It is time to think about a Russia after Putin. If defeated in Ukraine, condi­tions in the country will also change. Whether for the better or the worse is an open question. Without a departure from the imperial delusion, Russia will remain in the eternal vicious circle of war politics and author­i­tarian rule.

Comment Alexander Görlach 25. July 2022

Secularism in retreat – Trump’s poisoned legacy

In the once secular US, religious funda­men­talists are increas­ingly gaining influence, as most recently shown by the abortion ruling. Trump has appointed 120 conser­v­ative judges during his term in office...

Comment Ralf Fücks 18. July 2022

Irrita­tions about Germany

Chancellor Scholz supports Ukraine only so much that it can defend itself with diffi­culty, but cannot launch a counter­attack. But if Putin is not defeated in Ukraine, there will be no...

Comment ​ 16. June 2022

Why Germany should support Ukraine’s EU candidacy

The granting of candidate status does not mean accession: it is above all a recog­nition of the progress Ukraine has made in reforms and a great symbolic gesture to a people who are...

Comment Christina zur Nedden 12. May 2022

Hong Kong’s free spirit is being extinguished!

Hong Kong’s free society is being destroyed by China’s National Security Laws. With the election of John Lee as Chief Executive, a nightmare has come true for Hong Kong’s democracy movement....

Comment Marieluise Beck 29. March 2022

Ukraine and us: Never again war?

So far, the people of Ukraine have borne the burden of the war all alone. For the German precept of “never again”, this is a reality shock, comments Marieluise Beck.

Comment ​ 16. March 2022

Law professor Luchter­handt in Tagesspiegel: “Russia commits genocide in Mariupol”

Based on six criteria of the United Nations Convention against Genocide, Russia is committing genocide in Mariupol, says Inter­na­tional law expert Otto Luchterhandt.

Comment ​ 04. March 2022

World, it’s time to act in self-defence against Russian aggression. Radiation knows no borders

Political scientist Oleksandra Keudel warns of European and global conse­quences in the case of Russian attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plants.

Analysis Ralf Fücks 21. December 2021

Dialogue yes, appeasement no

How should the West counter Russian threats of war? We document Ralf Fücks’ OP ED at DIE WELT, 21.12.2021.

Comment Veronika Movchan 18. October 2021

EU-Ukraine Summit 2021: What does it say about the state of EU-Ukraine relations after 7 years of the association?

The consid­erable break­throughs in the EU-Ukraine economic agenda have been harmed by sluggish political devel­opment, partic­u­larly concerning the rule of law. The judicial reform, anti-corruption efforts, independent and efficient law-enforcement...

Analysis Ralf Fücks 22. July 2021

NS2-Deal: Toad with Sugar Coating

The impact of the Biden-Merkel-Agreement on Nord Stream 2 in Ukraine is simply disas­trous. Especially among western oriented, reform-minded people trust in Germany and the US fell at a record low. China...

Comment ​ 14. July 2021

Russia, Ukraine and the EU: A Comment on Putin’s history doctrine

A commentary by Ralf Fücks on Putin’s latest historical policy manifesto, published by the Kremlin.

© Sergei Bobylev / Imago Images

Comment Oleksandra Matviichuk 19. February 2021

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

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

Zwischenruf

Comment Ralf Fücks 08. February 2018

Coalition agreement: The prolon­gation of the present into the future

In the coalition agreement, the CDU and the SPD dodge important reforms and take a scattershot approach to the distri­b­ution of a great deal of money. The big challenges, like climate, demographic...

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