5/8/2012.
The European Football Championship is controversial. What impact do boycotts of large-scale sports events have at a political level? Martin Müller about sports as a political platform in Eastern Europe.
4/23/2012. For now, the spectacle is over. The French are disappointed with President Nicolas Sarkozy. A commentary by Prof. Dr. Vincent Kaufmann on the first round of the French presidential elections.
4/22/2012. Our lives in emotional capitalism are as ambivalent as the knowledge about emotions we have assembled in the modern era. Jörg Metelmann on the boom of sensitivity and the effect of emotions as “products”.
3/21/2012. One year after Fukushima is the energy policy in Europe in transition? Have the changes interrupted the energy supply? A comment by Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen.
3/8/2012. When decisions are increasingly made at a global level, there is a danger that democratic structures become less important. Political scientist Daniele Caramani on democracy in times of globalisation.
2/13/2012. Ever since the UN resolution on Syria failed, Russia has been criticised on account of its “nyet”. Putin thinks that Syria needs a “steered democracy” based on the Russian model. A commentary by Ulrich Schmid.
2/2/2012. With the conclusion of the World Economic Forum in Davos, what are we to make of the outcome if anything? One HSG Professor says that the Emperor has no cloths. A comment by Professor Simon J. Evenett
1/19/2012. As the World Economic Forum begins next week, and leaders search for a way to move the global economy forward, the questions arises, where do we find sustainable growth? An opinion piece by Prof Dr Reto Föllmi.
12/14/2011. How can countries come to the understanding that climate protection and economic vitality are not contradictory? An op-ed article by Rolf Wüstenhagen on the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban 2011.
12/9/2011. On 14 December, Switzerland will be watching Berne spellbound: the highlight of the country’s political life is on the agenda – the election of the Swiss Federal Council. A comment by Professor Silvano Moeckli.
12/2/2011. The Russians will elect a new parliament on 4 December 2011. Ulrich Schmid, HSG Professor of Russian Culture and Society, on the state of democracy in the world’s largest country.
11/24/2011. Have the eurozone hawks effectively won the argument to make the European Central Bank the "Lender of Last Resort"? An assessment by Professor Simon Evenett.