Would Europe be able to recover from the great bloodshed and terrible destruction? Or had the end of World War Two brought about the end of Europe? With these questions Walter Laqueur opens our…

Dusting off speeches or diaries written by leading European statesmen in May 1945, one should be prepared for a surprise. There was tremendous relief about the end of the war. On the other hand,…

The once-heralded Arab Spring has given way almost everywhere to new strongmen, brutal conflict, and threats by Islamist extremists. Forgetting the lessons of World War II, many Western governments…

Paul Strassmann calls his impressive home built in the classic modern style in New Canaan, Connecticut, “just a little cabin in the woods”.  When me meets aufbau for an interview in this wealthy…

Few events have transformed American life as broadly and deeply as World War II. From the development of the Sun Belt to the modern struggle for black equality, the economic trends and social…

Sie setzen Yachtwerften in Lohn und Brot, treiben Immobilienpreise in London und New York in die Stratosphäre und legen sich Fussballclubs zu wie andere Leute einen Schal mit Vereinslogo. Doch…

Über ein Drittel des russischen Nationalvermögens liegt in den Händen von nur 110 Männern. Mit diesem Befund hat die Grossbank Credit Suisse für Aufsehen gesorgt. Demnach liegt Russland weltweit an…