Ruth Kae 2/28/21 Ruth Kae 2/28/21

The End of an era: Angela Merkel - and then? Part III

More than two years have passed since Merkel’s announcement to resign after her current term, but it seems as if there is only slow progress in finding the right candidate(s) for her succession.

(Photo: Markus Schreiber | Pool | Reuters)

Ruth Kae 1/2/21 Ruth Kae 1/2/21

Human Rights Violations in China, again

After the 9/11 attacks, which were acts of the Islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda, general mistrust and dislike for Muslims rose in the whole world. The fear of being the next target of an Islamist terrorist attack prompted many governments to introduce new regulations and precautions in dealing with terrorism.

(Photo: Guang Niu | Getty Images)

Ruth Kae 12/15/20 Ruth Kae 12/15/20

The End of an Era: Angela Merkel - German Foreign Policy Part II

In 2018, Angela Merkel was named the fourth most powerful person in the world by Forbes magazine, following after Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, and in 2019 the most powerful woman in the world.

(Photo: Andrea Hanks | White House)

Ruth Kae 11/23/20 Ruth Kae 11/23/20

Kind Gestures

Since October, many countries in Europe and individual regions and cities around the world, e.g. New York, have been under lockdown due to rising numbers of COVID-19 infections. The fear that they will not survive the second lockdown economically is great among the owners of companies.

(Photo: Shadowgate)

Ruth Kae 11/14/20 Ruth Kae 11/14/20

The End of an Era: Angela Merkel - Legacy and Successor Part I

Since 2005 Angela Merkel has been one of the most powerful women in the world. But in 2018 she announced that in 2021 she will not run for reelection to be Germany’s chancellor for another four years.

(Photo: Steffen Kugler)

Ruth Kae 10/30/20 Ruth Kae 10/30/20

Confirmed But Not Unchallenged–Amy Coney Barrett

On the 18th of September 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died and left America and the rest of the world in a state of grief and disbelief. America is separated in two contradictory groups. Some had the opinion that Bader Ginsburg, a liberal justice, should have already retired from her job and are looking forward to a more conservative judge. But for many, she was a symbol of hope, change and progress.

Ruth Kae 10/24/20 Ruth Kae 10/24/20

Putin’s Poisonous Game

In movies, the villain poisons the hero to keep him/her from revealing the truth and fighting evil. What sounds like a scene from a James Bond movie became reality for Alexei Anatolievich Navalny on an inland flight on August 20th.