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Europa und der Tanz auf dem Vulkan
von Dr. Katja Banik zum Tanz die passende Musik Bei aller Kriegsrhetorik heutzutage, die nicht nur aus Russland, sondern auch aus der...
Jun 178 min read
Playing with fire in Europe
With all the war rhetoric coming not only from Russia but also from the so-called Western community of values, one might easily get the...
Jun 171 min read
The Great Chance of Multipolarity
Many people do not realize how lucky we all are to be living in these times of change and upheaval – so, let’s make something of it!...
May 51 min read
Let’s reach out to Russia – for the sake of peace overcoming a “bloc mentality” and ideological firewalls
Immanuel Kant: “Out of wood so crooked as that of which man is made, nothing absolutely straight can be wrought” East Challenging times...
Dec 6, 20242 min read
Listening to peace
Memel - the peaceful border flow, summer 2023
Nov 22, 20241 min read
Always remain attentive and curious. Russia, China and the new world order
Wouldn’t neutrality be the right answer and attitude in these troubled times True effects of sanctions Non-Russian tourists no longer...
Jun 16, 20241 min read
The Peaceful Memel: Meandering through the old and new world order
Are appearances deceptive? The hegemony of the United States seems to be dissolving in favor of the new spheres of power and influence of...
Nov 26, 20231 min read
The Peaceful Memel: Meandering through the old and new world order
“Is your family German or Prussian?” our host, R., asked me abruptly in Lumpėnai, once Lompönen in the old Memel Territory, or Memelland...
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Aug 12, 20230 min read
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...
Aug 2, 202212 min read
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...
Jun 19, 20221 min read
Listening to the Curonian Spit
The thrill of amber, or nature answers in German .....In particular, I felt this on the Curonian Spit, on the brisk Baltic Sea shore with...
Jun 4, 20221 min read
Rebalancing Asia
A chapter with Jan Lüdert, Ph.D. "Spatial Conquest by Other Means: Assessing the Belt and Road Initiative’s Geopolitical Impact" is out...
Jun 7, 20211 min read
Sapere aude
Arbitrary borders and borders of civilisation Jacques Ancel mainly differentiates between two types of border. On the one hand, there are...
Mar 29, 20211 min read
A Clear View Eastwards: Russia and Germany
Oblast Kaliningrad-Königsberg: at the heart of German-Russian cooperation ...Roots, earth and homeland – these are difficult topics for...
Feb 8, 20211 min read
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...
Dec 8, 20201 min read
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...
Oct 5, 20201 min read
Changeons notre façon de penser
Identités et frontières : Comment peut-on respecter et assurer le droit à l’autodétermination des êtres humains sans autant diviser ?...
Aug 25, 20201 min read
China, Europe and the G-zero world
What does it mean to live in a world without global leadership? Where is the European Union heading? What impact will Trump’s “America...
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Les relations Chine-Europe
Notre monde globalisé traverse un moment décisif de son histoire. Non seulement l'internationalisation de la Chine bouleverse les enjeux...
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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