Despite a “Never Again” after Auschwitz for the last 71 Years, the Current Climate in Europe is turn
71 years ago today, the Red Army liberated the concentration camp Auschwitz. Since 1996, January 27th is legally consolidated in Germany...
20 Years after Dayton – How the Peace Accords thwarted the Genesis of a Common Bosnian Identity
December 14, 2015 symbolises a remarkable anniversary: Twenty years ago, the signatures of Slobodan Milošević, Franjo Tuđjman and Alija...
How Paris should teach us at last that all human lives matter
Every life lost is one too many. It seems like our world is on pause after the tragic events in Paris last Friday night. But that is not...
The Many Faces of “We can do it!“ - Taking a look at the dark version in Poland
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is currently risking her popularity among members of her own party (and potential voters) by assuring...
Connecting Two Worlds – Refugees and Volunteers Part 2
Two days at the LaGeSo in Berlin. Day 1 Just like I was told the day before (read here), I arrive early at the LaGeSo (‘Landesamt für...
Connecting Two Worlds - Refugees and Volunteers
During silly season, newspapers are usually filled with gossip, the latest break-ups and newly discovered scandals. However, this is not...
Britain’s crisis of conscience? Refugee policy still not enough
It may have taken the image of a drowned three-year-old boy washing up on shore, having attempted the perilous journey across the...
Burma's Displaced, Dispossessed and Divided communities - But room for hope?
The town of Mae Sot in northwest Thailand is increasingly benefiting from its strategic position on the border with Burma. Since the...
70 years later - It’s time to finally ban nuclear weapons! – An Opinion Piece
70 years ago today an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. Three days later, Nagasaki met the same fate. The horror stories...
Commemorating Srebrenica
Today the world has come together in Srebrenica to remember. “Srebrenica”, the name of the eastern Bosnian town, stands as equivalent of...
