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Im Namen der Sicherheit sammeln die NSA und andere Dienste alle Daten, die sie bekommen können. Nur...
A bomb-and-run attack against Assad would salve the West's guilty conscience but leave the country...
Josef Joffe, spécialiste allemand des relations internationales, pointe les faiblesses de...
Rebalancing U.S. forces is inevitable ? and a threat to world stability
President Obama, one year on
Why Europeans Lose Faith and Americans Keep Praying
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In a new world, Europe's social democratic parties are struggling to stay relevant
The false prophecy of America's decline has returned with a vengeance
As others see us
The E.U. must recognize its strengths (and Russias's weeknesses) as it pushes Moscow to be more...
America went it alone, according to this comprehensive history of foreign policy
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Bad Coffe equals expansionism, imperialism and war; good coffe drips with civility, pcifism and lassitude.
Sipping a latte, awaiting the end of the U.S. empire
Euroe still needs its dear old NATO- for lots or reasons
If Europe cannot agree on the small issues of defence and foreign policy, how can it do so on the big ones, such as the use of miltary force?
After years of playing the whipping boy, the U.S. can do little wrong. The Ugly American still exists but now he's what the rest of the World wants to be
After years of playing the whipping boy, the U.S. can do little wrong. The Ugly American still exists-but now he`s what the rest of the world wants to be.
The Marshall Plan
Die Amerikaner forcieren den Wandel, die Europäer versuchen ihn zu verhindern
Plotting Hitler`s Death: The Story of the German Resistance by Joachim Fest
Scientology's defenders got it wrong. So did the Bavarian goverment
Josef Joffe looks back on the latest twist in the middle east process and wonders whether Israelis and Palestinians can learn the lessons of the past 50 years.
Bill Clinton uses both sides of the road, and that's why he'll win a second term
Beef is not a war.
Die deutsche Wiedervereinigung ist vor allem dem diplomatischen Geschick eines Mannes zu verdanken: des US-Präsidenten Georg Bush. ...
The fabulous Bush and Baker Boys
Entry into the hallowed hall of EMU requires atoning for all our sins.
What NATO Can and Cannot Do
Britain celebrates VE Day in an uncertain mood. But German writer Josef Joffe urges us to fight more vigorously in the peaceful struggle fot Europe`s future