In all regions of the world, conflicts of transition concerning political power have either been taking place or were taking place, from ancient times up until now. The following points…

This week, we launched SahelCenter.org – our latest initiative under the umbrella of Policyinstitute.net. You will find studies and news about the greater Sahara-Sahelian region on the new site, which…

by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip The CSU Group Leader in the German Bundestag, Alexander Dobrindt, has called for a “firewall” to be put up with regard to the Green Party….

by Thorsten Koch MA, PgDip In a recent edition of the Cato Daily Podcast, one of the think tank’s policy analysts, Will Duffield, talked about ongoing proposals towards election reforms…

In a recent podcast, Kevin Vallier spoke about the development of social trust and the performance of trustworthy institutions. The degree of trust is generally high in well-governed societies, he…

Western media are relatively free, not least due to the codified values of freedom of opinion and of expression. However, classical media need to face a paradox: on the one…

by Thorsten Koch The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea is intended to transport natural gas from Russia to Europe, mainly to Germany. There are only 150…