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History

Terrorism: the Munich Games massacre

written by Matthieu Levivier

On September 5, 1972, eleven Israeli athletes were murdered during the Munich Olympic Games, against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A look back at a tragedy that has become part of our collective memory.

Policy

Censorship does not protect against hatred

By Jacob Mchangama · May 27, 2024

More and more countries are taking steps to combat «hate speech». But these measures are counter-productive. Freedom of expression goes hand in hand with equal rights.

Economy

The creation of the euro as seen by Charles Gave

By Antoine Bernhard · January 28, 2024

In a recent book, *The Truth Will Set You Free*, the French financier devotes a chapter to the reasons that, in his view, led to the creation of a single European currency.

Policy

The advent of the left-wing Bünzli

By Ralph Pöhner · 19 June 2023

Once, they were the emancipating free spirits. Today, they want to rule everything. A short history of the left's descent into hell, particularly in Germany, but also to some extent in Switzerland.

Literature

Art and mystery in the GDR

By Aude Robert-Tissot · March 29, 2022

Les bouquins du mardi - Aude Robert-Tissot Sophie Pointurier presents her first novel, La femme périphérique. It's about a couple of artists...

World

Has Germany completed its revolution?

By Clément Guntern · June 28, 2021

LONG FORMAT ARTICLE, Clément Guntern | As September's general elections for the Bundestag draw nearer, there's an unexpected topic on which Germany's environmentalists could make the most profound changes since the end of the war. And it's not just the fight against climate change.