Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum

Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum

On "pacifism"

What does it mean in Germany, for Germans, right now?

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Anne Applebaum
Jun 08, 2024
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Every couple of years, the town of Oldenburg in northern Germany - home to an excellent university and a charming city center - gives an award to someone who works in contemporary history and politics. The prize is named after Carl von Ossietzky, a German journalist who emerged from the First World War as a dedicated pacifist. Von Ossietzky was a fierc…

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