Borders and Identities

When the waves hit the Curonian Lagoon shore

The sun rises in the East: A plea for identity, nations and international understanding

My grandparents would never have seen themselves as part of the Western community. They were Prussians and their gaze was always directed...

Die deutsche Seele ist eng mit dem Osten verbunden

Was auch geschehen ist - gemeinsame Geschichte verbindet Völker, Deutsche und Russen bleiben daher immer miteinander verbunden. Nicht...

Der bestirnte Himmel über mir..*

Ein Plädoyer für Bewusstsein und Frieden (deutsche Fassung) *Immanuel Kant: „Zwei Dinge erfüllen das Gemüt mit immer neuer und...

"The starry heavens above me....*

A plea for awareness and peace *Immanuel Kant: " Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often...

“The starry heavens above me..”*

A plea for awareness and peace *Immanuel Kant: "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often...

"The starry heavens above me..."* - a plea for awareness and peace

*Immanuel Kant: "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon...

Im Rausch des Bernsteins

Der weinende Soldat mit dem Baby im Arm Danke @Königsberger Express, Ausgabe 8/2022

Im Rausch des Bernsteins – der historische Osten Deutschlands – ein Plädoyer für die Menschlichkeit

Ein Essay von Dr. Katja Banik Flucht aus Königsberg, i. Preußen im Januar 1945 Mein liebstes Vaterchen, … Wir wollten rausgehen und auf...

The Thrill of Amber - Germany's Historical East - a Plea for Humanity

The Weeping Soldier and the Baby – On board the freighter Göttingen, January 1945 My maternal relatives – my grandma with her three...

Sapere aude

Arbitrary borders and borders of civilisation Jacques Ancel mainly differentiates between two types of border. On the one hand, there are...

Borders and identities - Let us change our way of thinking

The real problem does not stem from the issue of borders. Borders will always exist, even in the globalised world. “There are no problems...

Assessing Securitization: China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Napoleon warned: “Let China sleep; when she awakes, she will shake the world”. As China awakens, the world around it is rumbling with the...

Borders and identities

“We intend to be kind to everyone. We have many friends. But just as importantly, we aspire to remain ourselves.”– Lee Kuan Yen...