Christian Wirth

Britain's Opposition to German Reunification, 1989–1990: The Fine Line between Strategic, Political, and Personal Factors Great Britain had no interest in a reunified Germany, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), in a sec...

Why did Margaret Thatcher oppose German reunification 35 years ago? Yes, she disliked the Germans - but her deeper fear was socialism creeping into Britain through the Brussels backdoor, driven by an increasingly dominant Germany. Probably my best research. Let me know if you’d like a copy.

Praktika im Forschungsbereich Praktika im Forschungsbereich - Politikwissenschaftliche Forschung und unabhängige Beratung in internationalen Beziehungen, Außenpolitik und Sicherheitspolitik für Bundestag und Bundesregierung

Praktikumsplätze bei der Forschungsgruppe Asien der SWP zu vergeben! Wir freuens uns über Bewerbungen!
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US ohne AID? Der schnelle und umfassende Rückzug der USA aus der internationalen Zusammenarbeit hat weltweit bestürzte Reaktionen ausgelöst. Welche...

Der Regierungsentwurf des Bundeshaushalts 2025 enthält eine Kürzung der Mittel für humanitäre Hilfe um rund 53%, von 2,2 Mrd. auf rund 1 Mrd.

Das ist angesichts der massiven Auswirkungen der USAID-Kürzungen fatal. Zu letzterem unser @swp-berlin.org 360 Grad: www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

Praktika im Forschungsbereich Praktika im Forschungsbereich - Politikwissenschaftliche Forschung und unabhängige Beratung in internationalen Beziehungen, Außenpolitik und Sicherheitspolitik für Bundestag und Bundesregierung

@swp-asia.bsky.social sucht wieder aktuell Praktikant:innen mit dem Startdatum 01. Oktober 2025 www.swp-berlin.org/karriere/pra...

If aid doesn’t enter Gaza now, 14,000 babies may die. UN peacekeepers must step in | Michael Fakhri As a UN special rapporteur on the right to food, I have watched for 19 months as Israel starves children. The world must act now

The general assembly can pass a resolution calling for UN peacekeepers to accompany humanitarian convoys and deliver the necessary aid into Gaza, regardless of Israel’s plans and permissions. The UN general assembly must break the illegal blockade. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Reading the tree leaves: Why a no-show by China’s No.2 general has speculation running wild | CNN Gen. He Weidong’s absence from a high-profile tree-planting event has fueled ongoing speculation that the vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission may have become the latest – and mos...

CNN: Reading the tree leaves: Why a no-show by #China’s No.2 general, He Weidong, has speculation running wild
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There Are No Adults in the Room A brief note on the inherent media problem with covering galactically stupid policies.

I get the desire to explain what the Trump administration is doing through rational political science, I really do. But such an approach misses a fundamental truth. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/there-are-...

All Or Nothing - Australia And Its AUKUS Submarine Dilemma Naval News looks at suggestions for a "Plan B" for Australia and its uncertain submarine quest through the AUKUS-agreement.

'Should AUKUS falter, “like butter spread too thin over too much bread”, the ADF could well feel too thin and stretched to meet its operational obligations.'
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Top Chinese military official close to Xi rumored to have been arrested If his arrest is confirmed, He Weidong would be the second member of the powerful Central Military Commission to be ousted in four months.

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1 million Koreans march through Seoul to demand that Yoon be deposed Yoon’s release from jail and the continued uncertainty about the Constitutional Court’s verdict on his impeachment spurred Koreans into the streets in numbers not seen since December

The rally this weekend looked pretty huge.

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs: Sage Journals

The Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, co-edited by @chusinan.bsky.social and Prof Kerry Brown, is actively looking for new submissions!

The journal is completely open access, financed by the Giga Institute in Hamburg. Guaranteed, no article processing charges.

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Nadine Godehardt: "Es braucht mehr strategische Kommunikation gegenüber China" China hat es gerade leicht, sich als vernünftige Alternative zu den USA zu präsentieren. Europa muss darauf nun ausgewogen reagieren, sagt die Sinologin Nadine Godehardt.

Chinas globale Aktivitäten sind subtiler, aber nicht weniger erfolgreich als die von Russland. Peking setzt mit ganz unterschiedlichen Mitteln größere Autonomie gegenüber den USA und der EU durch, meint @godehardt.bsky.social im Interview mit @zeit.de: www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...

Die Welt ist verrückt. Trump AFD und andere Faschisten Lügen, und haben irre Ideen. Ich will dass meine Medien das auch angemessen so bezeichnen. Hört auf zu versuchen, das alles irgendwie rational und normal darzustellen! Ihr versagt gerade massiv dabei, diesen Wahnsinn akkurat zu berichten!

Trump setzt US-Militärhilfen für Ukraine aus Erst kanzelte US-Präsident Trump den ukrainischen Präsidenten öffentlich im Oval Office ab, nun geht er einen Schritt weiter: Die US-Militärhilfe wird ab sofort pausiert - bis Selenskyj "den Fokus auf...

Trump betreibt Regimewechselpolitik in der Ukraine. Wenn er damit durchkommt, wird er es auch anderswo versuchen.

Wie wäre es damit: Trump versucht, in Deutschland die AfD an die Macht zu bringen? Wer möchte das nach der Vance-Rede in München noch ausschließen?

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In den USA kann man übrigens gerade sehen, was passiert wäre, wenn James Bond nicht 25 Filme lang alle superbösen Milliardäre aufgehalten hätte.

This looks very interesting!

Today is the day! Delighted that this is out! Co-authored with Amitav Acharya @yalepress.bsky.social 1/n
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Barry Naughton on the State of the Xi Jinping Economy - The Wire China Economist Barry Naughton discusses Beijing’s recent stimulus efforts, and the long-term problems building up as China’s leader implements his model for the country.

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Barry Naughton: "Japan spent almost a decade trying to painlessly restructure a financial system that had suffered a huge reduction in the value of its assets. And now China seems to be repeating some parts of that."
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Yoon is destroying the principle of rule of law in Korea. Not even the butcher of Gwangju Chun Doo Hwan refused to be questioned by police. Korea looks more like democracy teetering on the brink as Yoon refuses to be held accountable for his actions. Truly another disappointing day for Korea. End

South Korean authorities have left on their way to make a Yoon arrest attempt, reports Yonhap. I'm outside Yoon's residence now. Over 50 police buses. And maybe 200-300 protesters, at least in the area where I am at, though we are all being kept far away from the main entrance.

any good osint PLA analysts doing their thing on here? back when Old Twitter didn't suck could pretty reliably expect a stream of analysis on things like the huge drill the PLAN is running near Taiwan right now, would love to plug back in to that.

[속보] 국방부 비상소집 해제…출근했던 직원들 퇴청 [헤럴드경제=최은지 기자] 국방부 비상소집 해제…출근했던 직원들 퇴청

#BreakingNews #SouthKorea Ministry of National Defense Lifts Emergency Recall… Employees Sent Home

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