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Student Essay Competition 2020
Students from 19 different countries wrote on German Politics as part of our Essay Competition! Read their work here.
German International Affairs
Escobar and Exits: US Troops in Germany
New York | Jared Holst questions the purpose of U.S. troops in Germany and discusses the effects of their withdrawal.
An Overdue Apology: German-Namibian Relations
Washington D.C. | Sam Selsky (Freedom House) calls for an apology for Germany’s mass killings from 1904-08 in modern-day Namibia.
Germany Can Play a Vital Role in Bringing Peace and Stability to Afghanistan
Afghanistan | Ehsanullah Zirak (ARG/Presidential Palace) discusses Germany’s contributions to Afghanistan that help to facilitate peace.
German Domestic Affairs
Beyond the Growth Compass: Aligning the German Economy to the Doughnut Model to Ensure a Sustainable, Healthy, and Livable Future for All
Munich | Prof. Edda Weimann (Uni of Cape Town & TU Munich) and Léa Weimann (St Andrews) call for an environmentally friendly economic system post-Corona.
The Patron Saint of Suffragettes: Edith Stein
U.S. | Carolyn Beard (Harvard) discovers previously unknown documents about the ‘Holocaust Martyr’ St. Edith Stein and her early work on women’s rights.
“It’s immigration, stupid”
Berlin | Constantin Weiss (German Parliament) discusses how immigration offers a solution to Germany’s existential issues.
