You are here: Homepage Tag culture Articles Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, born in Bogotá in 1969, teaches international law at Birkbeck College, University of London. Foto: Finley Smee Apocalyptic thinking The West is obsessed with the end of things By Oscar Guardiola-Rivera 09/01/2025 Four artists in Syria and in exile discuss the future of art in the country Illustrations: Julia Neller Illustrationen: Julia Neller Culture | Syria What's going on? Four cultural figures in Syria and in exile discuss the future of art in the country By Mohamed Magdy 08/14/2025 Anthropologist Arjun Appadurai Foto: Lars Hübner Democracy | US “People want faster solutions” In Europe and the USA, right-wing parties are increasingly gaining influence, while resistance to them is waning. Anthropologist Arjun Appadurai diagnoses a collective democratic fatigue Interview with Arjun Appadurai 04/08/2025 Aline Abboud has been hosting Tagesthemen on ARD since 2021 Photo: Kirsten Nijhof / zb /picture alliance Flashback | Lebanon In the shade of the cedar tree The cedar tree is Lebanon’s national symbol. Unfortunately, the ancient trees can be seen only sporadically By Aline Abboud 04/14/2022
Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, born in Bogotá in 1969, teaches international law at Birkbeck College, University of London. Foto: Finley Smee Apocalyptic thinking The West is obsessed with the end of things By Oscar Guardiola-Rivera 09/01/2025
Four artists in Syria and in exile discuss the future of art in the country Illustrations: Julia Neller Illustrationen: Julia Neller Culture | Syria What's going on? Four cultural figures in Syria and in exile discuss the future of art in the country By Mohamed Magdy 08/14/2025
Anthropologist Arjun Appadurai Foto: Lars Hübner Democracy | US “People want faster solutions” In Europe and the USA, right-wing parties are increasingly gaining influence, while resistance to them is waning. Anthropologist Arjun Appadurai diagnoses a collective democratic fatigue Interview with Arjun Appadurai 04/08/2025
Aline Abboud has been hosting Tagesthemen on ARD since 2021 Photo: Kirsten Nijhof / zb /picture alliance Flashback | Lebanon In the shade of the cedar tree The cedar tree is Lebanon’s national symbol. Unfortunately, the ancient trees can be seen only sporadically By Aline Abboud 04/14/2022
