Basic Concepts Related to Migration – 1
The first step to understanding migration is mastering its concepts. Basic terms such as country of origin, transit and destination, brain drain and brain gain, and what they mean in everyday life.
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Why Do People Migrate?
The reasons that push people to migrate and make a country attractive: economic opportunity, education, political oppression, demography and climate. Emigration from Turkey has also risen markedly in recent years.
Why Is the Far Right Rising in Germany?
How does the far right rise in a modern, prosperous and democratic country? Economic anxiety, the resentment of the East, the migration debate, the pandemic and the energy shock are all intertwined.
From Bursa Girls’ High School to the Top of TU Berlin: Prof. Dr. Fatma Deniz
Fatma Deniz, who graduated top of her class from Bursa Girls’ High School, was elected president of TU Berlin after Caltech and Berkeley. The story of a scientist building a bridge between the brain and artificial intelligence.
From Istanbul to the Top of German Intelligence
Istanbul-born Sinan Selen has become the first person with a migrant background to head Germany’s domestic intelligence service, the BfV. The appointment drew different reactions in Germany, in Europe, in Turkey and in the diaspora.
From Ruins to the Top: Lessons from History for Turkey
Germany and Japan emerged from the war in ruins and within a few decades joined the world’s largest economies. Why has Turkey, which has not experienced a major war on its own soil for a hundred years, not made the same leap?
Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit (ACS): Coordination in Cybersecurity in Germany
Germany does not leave cybersecurity to state institutions alone. The Alliance for Cyber Security (ACS), led by the BSI, brings companies, associations and NGOs together in a common network.
Why Did Germany Approve the Sale of Eurofighters to Turkey?
For years Germany kept its distance from selling Eurofighters to Turkey; in the end it gave its approval. The decision points to a pragmatic turn in a European security balance changed by the Russia–Ukraine war.
The Bear Is Back: Russia’s Hybrid War and General Ingo Gerhartz
A call involving the Chief of the German Air Force was intercepted by the Russians and published by RT’s editor-in-chief. “The bear is back”: kompromat, disinformation and the West’s reflexes.
How Did Russian Intelligence Eavesdrop on German Officers?
How did the Russians intercept a WebEx call in which four German officers discussed Taurus missiles? A hotel in Singapore, fake Wi-Fi networks and long-range antennas: three possibilities.
A German Spy in Ankara
A gravestone in Munich bears the name “Cicero”. The novel-like life of İlyas Bazna, who, as the British ambassador’s valet during the Second World War, sold the Allies’ most secret documents to the Germans.
Software-Defined Defence: Platform42
Tesla can give its cars new headlight features with a software update. The German armed forces are moving to “software-defined defence” on the same logic, and Platform42 is the accelerator of this transformation.
The Butcher of Poland
Hitler’s lawyer, governor of occupied Poland, the “Butcher of Poland”. Through his son’s eyes, the story of Hans Frank shows how an educated jurist could turn into a monster within a regime.
Software in Weapon Systems
From the telegraph to radar, from GPS to AI: weapon systems are now defined more by software than by hardware. The lines of code in fighter jets multiply with every generation.
Software-Defined Defence for Modern Armed Forces
Armies plan new tanks and aircraft in decade-long cycles, while technology changes within months. The digital dilemma faced by the German car industry is now at the door of the defence industry.
