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Abstract[ENG]: The text analyzes current developments in the USA, Europe and Germany with regard to the rise of authoritarian and fascist tendencies. It describes how Donald Trump and other right-wing extremist actors are undermining democratic principles, dividing societies and building authoritarian structures. It becomes clear that fascism is not an exclusively historical phenomenon, but a continuous danger that can manifest...
Abstract (ENG): Both Trump and Putin share a deep aversion to the universal liberal order. Internally and externally, they have a preference for arbitrary and disruptive action. Could that lead to an alliance between Washington and Moscow against a liberal Europe that is vitally dependent on the rule-based international order? There are still obstacles to this, and even for Trump,...
Abstract[en]: In his book How Fascism Works, Jason Stanley analyzes the dynamics, patterns and mechanisms of the emergence of fascist ideologies, with reference to the United States of America, India and Europe. »Are we facing a return of fascism? Are liberal democracies today on the way to a new authoritarian form of society? « (9) This is the question addressed...
Erstveröffentlicht – Zeitenwende über den Kaukasus hinaus (1989/1990)- Ein fast normaler Tag in Eriwan [ENG] On March 26, 2025, the Armenian parliament decided to begin the process of joining the EU. Traditionally, Russia was Armenia’s „protecting power,“ but during the Russian war in Ukraine, the Armenians felt abandoned by Russia in their dispute with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. After several decades,...
