Globally, war is an everyday reality. Long-term peace can only be achieved when the structural causes of conflict are overcome. After all, peace is more than just the absence of war. Conflicts often have structural causes such as inequality, or competition and power relations between states. Discover more about conflicts, their causes, and current debates on peace here.
In public debates about war and militarization, the same claims keep coming up to justify the current push for rearmament. This guide takes a closer look at the most common arguments and provides facts and counterarguments.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is more affected by geopolitical tensions than ever before. At the same time, previous tournaments have played a major role in shaping the path the competition has taken today. Using a timeline, this article explores the political and economic background of past World Cups. Controversies surrounding FIFA and the tournament are no longer exceptions. They have become almost as much a part of World Cup history as its greatest sporting moments.
Germany is set to become a war-ready nation. What is being sold as a historic turning point is, in reality, the culmination of a rearmament process that has been ongoing for years. Since the end of the Cold War, the Federal Republic has increasingly resorted to military force to assert its own interests abroad. This article examines the history and political background of Germany’s foreign policy.
When we open the news, get on the tram, scroll through TikTok: everywhere in our everyday lives, we are currently confronted with the topic of war. Just recently, a "initially voluntary" military service was decided upon. Huge sums of money are being poured into the German armed forces, some factories are now producing tanks instead of cars, and the armed forces regularly visit schools to inspire children to pursue a career in the military. In this article, we ask ourselves what it means to militarise society and look at some current examples of this in Germany.
At first glance, wars are not good or desirable for anyone. But at second glance, they are. Keywords such as "arms industry", "power" and "oil" may come to mind for some. They are related to the economy. This article examines who profits from war, who loses, and sheds light on the often overlooked entanglement of economics and war.
In this article, you will learn what has been decided with the new military service law in Germany and how the right to conscientious objection can be exercised. We take a look at international perspectives on military service and conscientious objection and examine solidarity movements of the past as a counter-perspective to the German government's rearmament plans.
Many people believe that nuclear power is the solution to the world's energy needs. This is often due to misinformation and half-knowledge. Because there is a lot to be said against it: For example, reactor disasters, the globally unresolved question of where to store highly radioactive nuclear waste, and the problematic extraction of uranium as the basis for nuclear power. The fact is that uranium has been radioactive for thousands of years and is therefore harmful to humans and the environment. So what is there to the idea that nuclear power is helpful and good for the future?
The conflict in Colombia has established itself as the longest and one of the most complex armed conflicts in the world. Since colonial times, the country's history has been marked by violence, a racist violence that has led to extreme inequality in the distribution of wealth. This inequality in Colombia persists to this day and is a central point in the numerous violent clashes.
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