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Commentary 01 Feb 2015
Digitale Souveränität: Blinde Wut auf Amerika reicht nicht
Die „technologische Souveränität“ sei dabei, „zu den wichtigsten und umstrittensten Doktrinen des Jahres 2015 aufzusteigen“, schreibt Evgeny Morozov in der F.A.Z. vom 15. Januar. In der Tat: Die digitale Hegemonie der Vereinigten Staaten in Gestalt von Geheimdiensten, Militär und den übermächtigen… -
Commentary 01 Feb 2015
Technological Sovereignty: Blind Rage Against the US is Not Enough
“The concept of technological sovereignty is poised to emerge as one of the most important and contentious doctrines of 2015”, predicts Evgeny Morozov in a recent op-ed. Indeed, the digital hegemony of the US in the form of the NSA, the military and the Silicon Valley behemoths has triggered… -
Commentary 05 Jan 2015
Blinded By Rage Against US Digital Hegemony: What Morozov Gets Wrong About “Technological Sovereignty”
“US tech hegemony is making ‘technological sovereignty’ one of the top geopolitical issues of 2015.” So goes Evgeny Morozov’s prediction for the new year. And true to form, the serial provocateur serves up an op-ed to trigger a debate on the topic. Unfortunately, Morozov is so in love with his own… -
Commentary 02 Dec 2014
Beware the Siren Song from IT Nationalists
We can use national technology to protect the data of citizens, companies and governments from foreign surveillance and espionage and at the same time build up a strong and competitive IT industry in Germany and Europe. This is the promise of the advocates of proposals to regain “technological… -
Commentary 18 Nov 2014
Den Dschihadisten nicht auf den Leim gehen
Am Sonntag veröffentliche die Terrorgruppe, die sich "Islamischer Staat" (IS) nennt, ein weiteres Enthauptungsvideo einer Geisel: dieses Mal eines US-amerikanischen Entwicklungshelfers. Binnen Minuten dominierte dies die westlichen Medien: Eilmeldung auf Sendern wie CNN und N24, Hauptmeldung von… -
Commentary 17 Nov 2014
How Not to Lose the Media War Against IS
On Sunday, the group that calls itself the "Islamic State" (IS) released another video of the beheading of a hostage, this time an American aid worker. Within minutes, Western media was all over the story. From CNN to N24, It was breaking news on all channels. From Deutsche Welle to the New York… -
Commentary 05 Sep 2014
Wehrhafte Demokratie
„Aus dem Wahlerfolg Ihrer Partei erwächst eine besondere Verantwortung, Ihre erneut große Mehrheit mit Augenmaß und Sensibilität zu nutzen.“ Mit diesen Worten gratulierte Bundeskanzlerin Merkel Anfang April dem ungarischen Ministerpräsidenten Viktor Orbán zur klaren Wiederwahl. Seitdem hat der… -
Commentary 01 Sep 2014
Európa Orbán-problémájának megoldása
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Commentary 24 Aug 2014
T’ia Rregullosh Evropës Problemin Orban
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Commentary 06 Jun 2014
Para globalizar o marco da internet
"A internet que queremos só é possível num cenário de respeito aos direitos humanos, em particular à privacidade e à liberdade de expressão". Foi com essas palavras que a presidente Dilma Rousseff abriu o encontro global NETMundial sobre o futuro da governança da internet, em São Paulo, no final de… -
Commentary 05 Jun 2014
Tickende Zeitbombe BND
Vor einem Jahr begannen die Enthüllungen Edward Snowdens über das bis zu diesem Moment kaum vorstellbare Ausmaß der weltweiten Überwachung durch den US-Geheimdienst NSA. Deutschland steht seitdem an vorderster Front im Kampf gegen die Verletzung der Privatsphäre der Bürger. Im November brachte die… -
Commentary 04 Jun 2014
Berlin Must Practice What it Preaches
A year ago this week, Edward Snowden started his leaks revealing that the NSA conducted mass surveillance of citizens across the globe on a scale and with a technological sophistication few had dared to imagine. Germany has been at the forefront of pushing back against the violation of privacy… -
Commentary 28 Apr 2014
Brazil and Germany Must Lead on Free Internet
When President Dilma Rousseff signed Brazil's landmark 'Marco Civil Da Internet', a comprehensive new law that safeguards citizens' digital rights on key fronts and the result of a broad participatory process, it marked the decisive coming out of Brazil as a progressive player on digital rights on… -
Commentary 14 Mar 2014
The Normative War Around Crimea
The Group of 7 leaders did not mince words in a joint statement on Wednesday. They called the referendum in Crimea a "direct violation of the Constitution of Ukraine" and labeled Moscow's support for Crimea's bid to join the Russia Federation a "violation of international law" not covered by the… -
Commentary 19 Dec 2013
Common European Defense Policy Needs New Impetus
European security and defense policy "needs to become more efficient, more visible and more effective," German Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded Wednesday in her first speech as a head of the new coalition government. But when the EU summit on Thursday and Friday discusses the future of the common… -
Commentary 31 Oct 2013
United Kingdom of Surveillance
On the face of it, at their summit last week in Brussels, EU leaders presented a united front of controlled outrage against the revelations that the NSA had not just collected the data of millions of ordinary citizens but also spied on German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Francois… -
Commentary 21 Oct 2013
Pilloried Peacekeepers
In October 2010, a cholera outbreak started in Haiti. Until now, it has claimed almost 9000 lives in a country where no cases of the disease had been recorded for 150 years. Despite efforts to contain it, the epidemic still kills about 1000 people per year. Three years later, earlier this month, a… -
Commentary 28 Aug 2013
Germany’s Response to the Syria Conundrum
Berlin didn't mince words: A "taboo" has been broken and "a crime against civilization" has been committed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle used the strongest possible terms to denounce the large-scale use of chemical weapons in Syria. Merkel's spokesperson… -
Commentary 22 Aug 2013
Frei, offen und sicher: Deutschland sollte sich für mehr Datenschutz im Internet einsetzen
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Commentary 19 Aug 2013
Vieira de Mello’s Lessons
Exactly ten years ago, on August 19 2003, a terrorist attack in Baghdad killed Sergio Vieira de Mello, then chief of the UN mission in Iraq. 21 UN colleagues and local staff from 11 countries died in the rubble of the Canal Hotel where the UN had set up shop after the US invasion. The attack sent…