Christoph Ernst

The Fascism of Higher Humanity

The Gaza war has stripped away the veneer of the Western Left to reveal a rotting core of cultural Marxism, civilizational self-hatred and an unholy alliance with the architects of...
War 
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The Lesser Evil in a Dangerous World

Europe’s selective outrage over Iran eludes the harder question of whether it can afford to ignore a nuclear-armed revolutionary regime. For 47 years the rulers of Iran have proclaimed America...
Global 
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The Open Society’s Suicide Pact

It is nearly ten years since former German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened Europe’s borders in September 2015 in a gesture of boundless openness that now marks the unravelling of liberal...
Global 
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The Open Society and the Gods That Return

It is nearly ten years since former German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened Europe’s borders in September 2015 in a gesture of boundless openness that now marks the unravelling of liberal...
Global 
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The German Decline in a Czech Mirror

In the contrast between Prague’s civility and Berlin’s malaise lies the tale of two post-totalitarian nations and the leaders who shaped them. It has been thirty-four years since I last...
History 
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Europe’s Sleepwalkers and America’s New Tune

With Friedrich Merz, Germany remains in the camp of Europe's sleepwalkers. Meanwhile, a thunderstorm is rolling in from Washington. Sheet lightning is flashing across the Atlantic, bathing the dilapidated facades...
Politics  Business  Security 
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The Truce Mirage: Why the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Cannot Guarantee Peace

The Western assumption that all conflicts are amenable to negotiation misunderstands the zero-sum logic that governs much of the Middle East’s political calculus. The Israel-Hamas truce, brokered with international mediation,...
History 
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National Rebellion or Threat? Populism and the EU’s Crisis of Democracy

The rise of right-wing populism in Europe, often characterized by figures like Viktor Orbán in Hungary and Jörg Haider in Austria, is not merely a reaction to domestic discontent but...
Foreign Affairs 
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The FPÖ: An Unlikely Voice Against EU Ambitions in Austria

Some victories are no real surprise. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) led the polls for years. Now it became the strongest force in the elections. Herbert Kickl, the incarnation...
Foreign Affairs 
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Kaleidoscope

Devotees take part in a religious procession during the Navratri festival and the ‘Langoor Mela’ celebrations at Durgiana temple in Amritsar on Tuesday, Veteran actress Shobana performs Bharathanatyam at the...
Kaleidoscope 
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The Migration Crisis: Germany’s Social and Political Reckoning

Whoever is surprised about the election results to the German states of Thuringia and Saxony which saw the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) make stunning gains, should consider what has...
Foreign Affairs 
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