Nice that my Estonian book on fake news (“Valeuudised”), published via Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung and Pro Patria Institute made its way to the national library of Estonia (“Rahvusraamatukogu”) in Tallinn – a good place, straight between “Violence” and the “War of Drugs” – Thanks to Maarika Kaus for discovery
Fake news. Why the topic is highly relevant, not only for Netflix users? Great event on 12 September in Kino Artis in Tallinn with the film maker Ilmar Raag and the journalist Erkki Bahovski. Thank you very much, also to Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Pro Patria Institute and Enriko Lill for the Photos
Business Insider, 30/8/2019 Germany’s far-right populist party is poised to surge in the former Communist East 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall Eliza Relman Supporters of the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany at a rally in Brandenburg an der Havel. Eliza Relman/Insider On Sunday, the far-right populist Alternative for Germany […]
Financial Times, 12nd August 2019 The Big Read Alternative für Deutschland AfD surge threatened by party disunity The hard-right party is well placed to gain regional seats but faces a power struggle between moderates and extremists Germany, says Andreas Kalbitz, is a sleeping beauty that is about to be kissed awake. The handsome prince entering […]
Deutsche Welle GERMANY, 27/May 2019, Author: Austin Davis EU election: AfD surge in eastern Germany sets up clash of cultures The far-right AfD has emerged as the strongest political party in Germany’s formerly communist East. With the Greens winning big among young, urban voters though, the East-West divide looks set to deepen further. In Sunday’s European […]
In May 2019 I have published a brochure in Estonian on fake news. Partners have been the Estonian Pro Patria Institute and the Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung. Fake news can be created by anybody. You just have to create “news” and need the money to spread it via social media channels. This new method of social interaction […]
On 10th May I participated on an Expert Workshop in the German Federal Foreign Office on “European Parliament Elections 2019. Drivers and Impacts of the Transformation in the European Party System”. The organizer was the Berlin-based Institut für Europäische Politik together with the Planning of the German Federal Foreign Office. “The Institut für Europäische Politik […]
Voices The far right in power in Estonia: A crisis of values or democracy? April 22, 2019 Florian Hartleb The story of Estonia since gaining independence is with no doubt one of success. The small country, with a population less than the German city of Munich and the area of the Netherlands, has […]
GERMANY Calls for AfD lawmaker accused of Russia ties to resign German lawmakers have condemned Markus Frohnmaier amid reports that he was under the influence of the Kremlin. However, the scandal may not be enough to stop the nationalist party from making gains in state elections. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) called […]
Debate on fake news in European Parliament on the 6th March In political terms, lying is so easy compared to other ways of gaining power. There is a dramatic political change for political engagement. It opens the floor for two interpretations. First, the optimistic one: Events such as the Brexit shock and the migration challenge […]