The world has become so complex that the idea of a power in which everything comes together and can be controlled in a centralized way is now erroneous.

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We do not yet have the solutions to these questions, but the awareness that we...

We do not yet have the solutions to these questions, but the awareness that we...

You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do...

You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do...

The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No,...

The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No,...

Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the...

Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the...

Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity.

Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity.

All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less...

All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less...

You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are...

You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are...

This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop...

This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop...

But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism,...

But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism,...

Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they...

Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they...

In the final analysis, terror is also another proof of the fact that the superpower...

In the final analysis, terror is also another proof of the fact that the superpower...

And the terror itself is an example of the world's uncontrollability.

And the terror itself is an example of the world's uncontrollability.

When they come to Europe, they are confronted by still closed borders. Thus, the concept...

When they come to Europe, they are confronted by still closed borders. Thus, the concept...

And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given...

And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given...

Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as...

Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as...

Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever...

Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever...

Europe itself is an embodiment of this diversity.

Europe itself is an embodiment of this diversity.

I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to...

I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to...

And therefore we must seek dialogue in this networked world. We must ask which voice...

And therefore we must seek dialogue in this networked world. We must ask which voice...

You could say that we are living in an internally globalized country.

You could say that we are living in an internally globalized country.