On "pacifism"
What does it mean in Germany, for Germans, right now?
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…



