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  • Japan and China: Bitter Rivals and Close Partners

    The „Asia-Policy-Briefs“ analyze political and economic developments in Asia and reflect on their impact on Germany and Europe. The short briefing papers focus on current events as well as underlying trends in important large Asian countries. In addition, they seek to develop concepts and strategies to help governments and societies […]

  • Security at the Denver Airport, USA. Photo by Quinn Dombrowski, Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.

    Anticipating Catastrophe

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    This summer I was on a flight from Australia to Japan. I took my shoes off at security, just like I always do. But this time, my gesture drew little smirks from the others nearby. I looked around: no one else had their shoes off. Someone commented to me with […]