Austria: Integration Law Goes into Effect
“Integration through performance”
The Secret to a Happy Year
Jonah’s story tells us that when we avoid our task, prefer separation to connection, and spread discord throughout the world, there always comes a storm.
German Election: Merkel’s Pyrrhic Victory
“Ms. Merkel is in effect a lame duck.”
Germany Election Results Ushering in Far-Right Party “Great Warning Sign” for Jews
The unprecedented success of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has raised major fears and anxieties among Jewish groups and Germans alike.
What’s on the Mind of a Muslim ‘Refugee’?
The autumn of 2015 was unusual in almost every way on the north Aegean Greek island of Lesbos from which I am writing.
Coping with Germany
Varda has described what there is to appreciate in this country: its order, performance, and owning up to responsibilities.
Germany Heading for Four More Years of Pro-EU, Open-Door Migration Policies
Merkel and Schulz both agree that there should be no upper limit on the number of migrants entering Germany.
European Court Orders EU Countries to Take Migrants
“Politics has raped European law and values.”
Second Rogue Nuclear Power in the Offing
There is a tendency in international diplomacy to allow “bad actors” to flourish without impediment.
Europe: Jihadists Exploit Welfare Benefits
A Libyan imam who called on Allah to “destroy” all non-Muslims received more than $600,000 in welfare payments from the Swiss government, according to the Swiss broadcaster SRF.
