“There is great disorder under the heavens – the situation is excellent” (天下大乱形势大好). Mao Zedong’s words in 1967, spoken during his inspections across various regions of China, were not merely an observation but an affirmation of his belief in the transformative power of upheaval. At the height of the Cultural Revolution, the widespread mobilisation of […]
Friedrich Merz has won. He has achieved his personal goal. In all likelihood, he will become Germany’s tenth Chancellor with the second-worst election result in the history of the CDU/CSU. Angela Merkel already acknowledged his qualifications for this path during the launch of her memoir, “Freedom,” in December 2024 (zas-freiburg.de), when she attributed to him […]
Who to vote for? – Ask your children, grandchildren! ‘Everyone says they don’t know what to vote for,’ I just read this morning with the German elections just one more day ahead. I don’t believe that. The majority of German voters will once again vote for those they have always voted for out of tradition […]
A philosophical approach to a sustainable human existence. The purpose of this brief contribution is to clarify our current position, examine the long-term stakes, and suggest a philosophical approach to climate change within the broader context of human activity. To begin, we shall consider the deeply entrenched perspectives surrounding climate change specifically, and more generally, […]
1 Name, Headquarters, and Scope of Activity Name: The party is named Europeans for the Planet, with the abbreviated designation A Party for Europe’s Place in the World. Headquarters: The party’s headquarters are located in Hamburg. Scope of Activity: The scope of the party’s activity encompasses the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany. §2 Purpose of […]
1. We are the Europeans for the Planet We have committed ourselves to three mandates: To ensure the survival of humanity in a sustainable and intact environment. To preserve our distinctly European liberal civil liberties. To establish a constitutionally anchored Europe as a state with unified foreign, defence, financial, and economic policies. 2. We Are […]
Do we need a different kind of politics? Yes – but we’ll only achieve it if we approach politics differently than we have in the past. A sense of discomfort is spreading—dissatisfaction with “politics“, the government, the state, and those in power. This sentiment is not mine alone. “The current way of doing politics no […]
The European Union has yet to be created. The following article is already 6 years old, but has lost none of its relevance. Only the external circumstances have changed. “Why Trump Can Safely Ignore Europe, Its Leaders readily condemn but never act” Jeremy Shapiro, Director of Research at the European Council on Foreign […]
These days, Germany gives the impression of being driven, rather than being in the driver seat. Deliveries of heavy weapons to Ukraine remain the number one topic of discussion – especially since Kiev is demanding a second helping. First tanks, followed by fighter jets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been much criticised by NATO allies, […]
1. What Europe means (to us) „Ach Europa!“ (Europe, Europe: Forays into a Continent) is the title of a book by Hans Magnus Enzensberger, which he wrote about half a century after the end of the last huge catastrophe of European civilisation. His diagnosis of the “paradox Europe” reads: “It is the irregularity, the confusion […]
