Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in 1935. Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938, Poland a year later to gain “Lebensraum in the East“. Two years later he invaded the Soviet Union with the aim of annexing Ukraine for a German “Ingermanland” and “Gotenland.” This tradition of violent land grabbing has been revived with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It […]
The Indo-Pacific is the world’s most consequential region, home to half the world’s population and the world’s most dynamic economies and busiest shipping lanes. By 2030, the region is expected to contribute up to 60 per cent of global growth. The rise of China of course explains a large part of this trend, but very […]
“We worked closely with the German foreign ministry (AA) on the ground, but now they ran away and left us behind… it is unbelievable…” This recount was expressed in a desperate call to this author by a member of the German civilian-led effort that aimed to get people out of Kabul in the days after […]