Code Name Caesar: The Man Who Photographed Assad's Torture Victims
For more than two years, a junior officer in the Syrian military, his sister and a friend risked their lives to collect evidence of the atrocities being committed by the regime. Their work changed the ...
The Shifting World Order: "Trump and Vance Have Contempt for the Europeans"
Political scientist John Mearsheimer is convinced that the U.S. government under Trump wants to leave Europe to concentrate ...
Trump vs. Europe: America Is Now an Adversary
Donald Trump has jettisoned the existing world order and the U.S. is backing away from decades-old alliances. Europe has no ...
Exploiting the Arctic?: "What Trump Wants to Do with Greenland Is a Mystery to Me"
U.S. President Donald Trump has cast a covetous gaze at Greenland. But why? In an interview, Greenland expert Paul Bierman explains why the exploitation of natural resources on the island is difficult ...
Military Funding: Iran Seeks to Access Billions in Frozen Hard Currency
Iran needs hard currency for its military and to re-arm Hezbollah. Tehran is now apparently seeking to access billions of ...
Europe: Donald Trump Steers America Away from Allies and Towards Autocracies
For 80 years, the United States was the undisputed leader of Western democracies. But Donald Trump is discarding allies and values in favor of power and money as he steers America into the camp of the ...
Bye Bye U.S.: Europe Scrambles to Find Strategy in Trump's World
With U.S. President Donald Trump having made it clear that he has little use for the trans-Atlantic alliance, Europe is rapidly trying to design a strategy for Ukraine - and for its own future.
Three Years after the Invasion: The Churchill of Ukraine Seeks a New Role
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been playing the role of a Ukrainian Winston Churchill, confidently defending his country with Western support. Now, Donald Trump has flipped the script.
Angela Merkel findet Vorwurf »Putin-Versteher« nicht in Ordnung
Es sei ein »Totschlagargument«: Angela Merkel verwahrt sich in einem Interview gegen den Begriff »Putin-Versteher«. Für ...
Einigung von Union, SPD und Grünen: Gesetzentwurf zum Finanzpaket ist fertiggestellt
Lange haben Union, SPD und Grüne um Details gerungen. Nun liegt der Gesetzentwurf für ihr Milliardenpaket vor. Eine wichtige Rolle spielt darin der Begriff »Zusätzlichkeit« – wie von den Grünen gewüns ...
Prozess in Frankfurt am Main gegen »Folterarzt« aus Syrien: Assad ist weg, die Angst bleibt
Deutsche Gerichte arbeiten Verbrechen in Syrien auf, in Frankfurt am Main ist ein mutmaßlicher »Folterarzt« angeklagt. Wie wirkt sich der Sturz des Regimes von Baschar al-Assad auf das Verfahren aus?
Mütterrente: Präsidentin der Rentenversicherung kritisiert Pläne zur Ausweitung
Union und SPD planen eine Ausweitung der Mütterrente. Die Rentenkasse will das allerdings nicht zahlen. Stattdessen solle der Betrag aus Steuermitteln finanziert werden, fordert Rentenversicherungs-Ch ...