Comintern came into existence because of, on the one hand, the treachery of most of the social democratic parties and, on the other hand, the inspiration provided by the Bolsheviks and the October Revolution. However, as Jack Conrad explains, the main problem encountered in the early years was leftism - not least when it came to electoral strategy and tactics
Bue Rübner Hansen explains the historical background for the idea that Germany’s atonement for the Holocaust is essentially connected to support for the state of Israel.
Bue Rübner Hansen explore Germany's embrace of racist policing, the anti-Muslim alliance between the German and Israeli right, and the cancellation of Palestinian voices and Jews who object to mass murder.