Rearmament
About the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) is one of the six major political foundations in the Federal Republic of Germany, tasked primarily with conducting political education both at home and abroad. The foundation is affiliated to Die Linke, a democratic socialist party in the German parliament.
Since its founding in 1990, the foundation’s work has adhered to the legacy of its namesake, German socialist leader Rosa Luxemburg, and stands for democratic socialism with an unwavering ...
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IMAGO/Stefano Montesi
Within the space of a few weeks, sensational announcements for rearming Europe have multiplied and fine proclamations in favour of peace and international law were made. Behind the scenes, however, the picture is less glorious: between the exacerbation of the global arms race and the defence of our contested hegemony, the militarisation of the EU is also a threat to peace and human security.
On 4 March Ursula von der Leyen presented the REARM Europe plan, on the eve of an emergency European summit conveyed to discuss defence and ...
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