Essays & News

  The United States is intensifying its security efforts in the Caribbean and the Pacific. While the main claim is the war on drugs and organized crime, the political situation of Venezuela is very concerning for the U.S. and the primary target is the regime of President Nicolas Maduro. There is a new “Monroe Doctrine” […]

  It is late autumn 2025, and lest we forget that Christian Watrin, one of Germany’s most profound scholars, died in Cologne 5 years ago. Watrin belonged to that irreplaceable generation of European academics whose work arose and developed from a comprehensive approach to various disciplines that condition and influence one another. As the author […]

  Europe faces a growing challenge that cannot be solved easily: the loss of human capital. As global competition for skilled labor intensifies, the European Union is struggling to retain its best minds and attract new ones. This “brain drain” is not a new phenomenon, but it is becoming increasingly acute, structural and geopolitically relevant. […]

Introduction The new UK government elected in July 2024 has promised a ‘decade of national renewal’, realised through its Industrial Strategy, its Infrastructure Strategy, and the transition to Clean Power. The state’s footprint on what is meant to be a free market economy will be substantially expanded. The costs of this ‘renewal’ will test the […]

  On November 21, armed gunmen stormed St. Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State in north-central Nigeria, abducting more than 300 children and 12 teachers. Only days earlier, attackers had targeted a Christian church in a separate incident, killing two people and abducting 38 worshippers. United States President Donald Trump has previously accused the Nigerian […]