AUTHOR
Tarik Cyril Amar
80 ARTICLES
Tarik Cyril Amar, is an historian from Germany at Koç University in Istanbul working on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory.
Germany is doing to itself what even its defeat in WWII couldn’t
Once, the US wanted the country deindustrialized but ultimately decided against it – now, Berlin’s incompetent authorities are wrecking it themselves. Toward the end of...
Why the Putin-Trump summit cancellation is terrible news for Ukraine
The West and Kiev are once again stranding Ukrainians in the forever kill zone. There was – or seemed to be – hope for peace...
When Tomahawks become boomerangs
Zelensky’s latest Washington humiliation is about more than yet another Trump mood swing. Leave it to Mr. Unpredictable, aka Donald Trump, President of the United...
The EU isn’t at war with Russia – it’s at war with the minds of its own citizens
European leaders are trying to gaslight their populations into believing that it’s Moscow that wants a fight, not them. Among other things, this particular moment...
Germany has a new Berlin Wall
The establishment’s “firewall” against opposition parties creates a new East-West divide and a two-tier society. It’s been more than a third of a century since...
Macron is in a political death spiral
France is facing a crisis not seen in almost 70 years – is it time for a Sixth Republic? The France of President Emmanuel Macron,...
It’s not enough to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza
If nothing is done, we all deserve to live in a world where genocide is the norm. Those with eyes to see and ears to...
Wondering why the EU is so screwed? Just look at its top diplomat
Kaja Kallas’s “surprise” at the role of the Soviets and the Chinese in WWII reveals the ugly incompetence of Western elites. Kaja Kallas, the European...
The West has a big problem: it can’t stop lying. Even to itself
The desperate search for a “Russian footprint” in the murder of Ukrainian politician Andrey Parubiy is a symptom of terminal self-delusion. Power and truth are...
Cut welfare, give billions to Ukraine, suppress opposition: The German leader’s checklist to success
Friedrich Merz thinks he is the savior of the old German establishment. He is really more of a gravedigger. German chancellor Friedrich Merz has made...
