German military: Big budget, little efficiency
- 18th March 2022,
The German military has just been given a massive defense budget boost — but it is..
CDU obstructs Germany’s whistleblower protection law
- 16th May 2021,
Ahead of the national elections, Germany’s ruling parties are at loggerheads on whistleblower protections. A December..
Berlin’s revolutionary rent cap — success or flop?
- 23rd February 2021,
Berlin’s controversial five-year rent freeze — worldwide a unique experimental measure — is now a year
Berlin gentrification debate flares over Norwegian billionaire’s investment
- 24th September 2020,
Berlin residents are worried that billionaire property developer Ivar Tollefsen is buying up thousands of apartments...
Leftist violence undermines Leipzig’s gentrification debate
- 11th September 2020,
Germany’s eastern city of Leipzig has long had a hardcore alternative left-wing scene, which staged street..
Berlin’s new rent freeze: How it compares globally
- 23rd October 2019,
Berlin’s brand-new rent freeze (and cap) is hardly unique among cities with pressured housing markets. But..
Assault rifles for civilians – the Heckler & Koch AGM
- 15th September 2019,
Here’s my account of the Annual General Meeting of Heckler & Koch, in Rottweil in 2019.
Renters in Berlin are appealing to the local council to stop the sale of their homes...
Heckler & Koch’s illegal arms deal with Mexico
- 20th February 2019,
Five H&K employees who conspired in a sale of G36 assault rifles to Mexico await their..
Angela Merkel’s rival Friedrich Merz and the vast, shadowy power of BlackRock
- 29th November 2018,
The sheer scale of BlackRock’s finances makes its influence on the world unlike that of any..