Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

Spiegel: Es sind Augenblicke, in denen deutlich wird: Hier stehen sich zwei Konzepte, zwei politische Ansätze gegenüber.

Guardian: If no conclusive evidence is found by either of the remaining investigations, the mystery behind one of the most audacious acts of infrastructure sabotage in modern history could remain unsolved. Interestingly within 12 hours of the article’s initial publication … Weiterlesen →

Between Gulf Wars I and II I clearly remember hearing Harris read from his book Our War on calling Vietnam “a mistake”: While it may be an accurate conclusion, calling the war a mistake is the functional equivalent of calling … Weiterlesen →

I think I’m still living with the remnants of the assumption of global respect for the UN that I was raised with. 2024 feels post-international law, post-UN.

Wolfgang Streeck, Frankfurter Rundschau: Mit Ausnahme der Ära Brandt galt es in der bundesdeutschen Nachkriegs­geschichte als unbestreitbar, dass es außerhalb der von den USA formulierten Gesamtinteressen eines geeinten „Westens“ ein speziell deutsches Interesse nicht geben könne und dürfe, und schon … Weiterlesen →

Thomas Friedman, New York Times:

Seymour Hersh: Zelensky’s desire to fire his commanding general is the result, some Americans believe, of his knowledge that Zaluzhny had continued to participate—whether directly or through aides is not known—in secret talks since last fall with American and other … Weiterlesen →

You know, there’s „I could not have made this up“ and then there’s „Nancy Pelosi (slurring words) says demonstrations against Israel murdering large numbers of Palestinian civilians are ‚Mr. Putin’s message. Mr. Putin’s message‘ (twice for emphasis)“.