Gabor Steingart

THE NEW YORK TIMES
It Takes a Crisis to Make a Continent
21.05.2010
 
BIRTHDAYS are fun; a birth itself is not. There’s a lot of screaming and groaning, and even in the easiest deliveries, there’s always the fear that something will go wrong.
The birth of a state is no less difficult. Indeed, what pessimists — including many here in Germany — see as an existential crisis for the continent is really just the latest stage in the birth pangs of a new country. >> weiterlesen
 
 
 
 
LOU DOBBS
Obama’s Nice Guy Act Gets Us Nowhere
23.11.2009
 
Obama’s Nice Guy Act Gets Him Nowhere on the World Stage. When he entered office, US President Barack Obama promised to inject US foreign policy with a new tone of respect and diplomacy. His recent trip to Asia, however, showed that it’s not working. A shift to Bush-style bluntness may be coming. >> weiterlesen
 
 
 
 
 
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Obama Promises Germany-Plus
vom 10.05.2008
 
When I begin to feel homesick for Germany, I have discovered a cheap and easy way out. I simply turn on the TV and listen to a Barack Obama stump speech. The promised land of universal health care, secure pensions, a lot of green-collar jobs and stable bridges brings me back to my home country.
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THE ATLANTIC TIMES
We Need A ‘NATO’ for The Western Economy
November 2006
 
Who in Germany betrayed Europe? The Liberal Democrats. In 1957, together with industrial associations, the Free Democratic Party rejected the Treaties of Rome, the foundations of today’s European Union. Therefore, Europe’s roof-raising celebrations took place without the Liberals, something that, even today, must be regarded as a political disgrace.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
Say it Slowly – Zukunftsangst
15.09.2005
 
Germany is haunted. My countrymen see ghosts everywhere as they go to the polls this Sunday. Berlin – When neo-Nazis are elected to a regional parliament, many fear a resurgence of Hitler. When a left-wing splinter party gains strength, scores believe they see the ghost of communism. Because Angela Merkel, leader of the opposition Christian Democratic Union, has proposed a larger dose of reform >> read more