In plain language: the interviews

Red lines and civil courage – Felix Klein explains why Germany needs an anti-Semitism commissioner in the year 2018.

How the First World War continues to this day: the political scientist Herfried Münkler discusses lessons learned from the mistakes of the past.

Simon Anholt, founder of the Nation Brands Index, talks about Germany’s image – and the responsibility that it creates.

The peace researcher Simone Wisotzki explains why equal rights make the world safer.

Can the Agenda 2030 goals be reached? Here are the views of Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.

What North Korea really wants and how Germany might contribute to positive change. The Korea expert Bernhard Seliger explains.

The economist Gabriel Felbermayr talks about European integration, the trade dispute with the USA and Chinese investments in Germany.

Surprising parallels: political scientist Herfried Münkler compares the Thirty Years’ War of 400 years ago with the current conflicts in the Middle East.

Will Germany and France give new impetus to the renewal of the EU? That's what expert Henrik Enderlein thinks.

Three questions for the renowned economics professor Clemens Fuest, President of the ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich.

US author Nell Zink has lived in Germany for almost 20 years. She finds it good that the gap between different lifeworlds here is not so great.

Who benefits most from the free-trade agreement between the EU and Japan? Marcus Schürmann, Managing Director of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, believes there is immense potential.

Africa does not require development aid, but self-confidence, says Veye Tatah. The journalist puts her finger on sore points in the relationship between Europe and Africa.

Everybody wants Europe, says political scientist Ulrike Guérot. The question is, though: Which? She personally advocates the “European Republic”.

Europa is now better prepared against financial crises, says Italian economist Ester Faia, professor at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. But what about Brexit?

As cabaret artist Steffen Möller lives part of the year in Germany and part in Poland he is familiar with relations between the two countries and the influence the weather has on them.

Hope returns with the peacekeepers: how the German lawyer Cornelia Schneider helps people in crisis areas to find justice.

What is next with regard to transatlantic relations? The political expert Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook on new foreign policy possibilities.

Shada Islam at the “Friends of Europe” think tank is championing the future of Europe. She knows how the European idea may be promoted more successfully.