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A mother’s life and passion: Anna Politkovskaya
RUSSIA: Anna Politkovskaya's daughter: "My greatest wish is to experience Russia as a thriving, free and developed country, not desolate, poor and militarised."
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Russia’s race to the bottom
RUSSIA: In this book, Alexander Etkind states that Russia is the least equal, the most militarised, and the most carbonised of all the world's major countries.
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In the desert landscape of speculation media
MEDIA: Surveys show that more than half of Germany's population believe they receive fake news. In France, 80 percent believe the same.
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Nuclear war?
NUCLEAR: Are nuclear weapons suitable for coercing other countries - a coercive diplomacy? No, according to these authors.
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Private game reserves – a business concept for species conservation
SOUTH AFRICA: Around 500 South African game reserves represent a spectacular marketplace. But after thirty years, Shamwari Private Game Reserve, for example, now has seven luxury lodges, an explorer camp, a learning centre, a rehabilitation station for young, abandoned or injured animals - and not least a police unit to combat poaching.
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The end – and beginning – of history
ALBANIA: The country's transformation was fraught with difficulties. On the altar of freedom, factories went bankrupt, jobs disappeared, and thousands fled to Italy on overcrowded ships.
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Green electricity from Africa
NAMINIA: Dependence on Russian gas, Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine, and provoked supply crises have put energy at the center of European politics. But in Namibia, the plan is now to focus on 'green' electricity where seawater is desalinated and produces hydrogen through electrolysis.
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He was blown up – no one was held accountable
MAFIA: A collection of anecdotal testimonies about a self-destructive societal machinery with the mafia as its cornerstone.
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The Chinese dream: «Our time has come»
GEOPOLITICS: Is the current systemic divide between the US and China insurmountable?