Entries from November 2009

November 9, 2009

The Fall of the Berlin Wall, Saudi Arabian Oil and the Role of November 9th in German History

Today is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Do you want to know what roles the U.S. and Saudi Arabian oil played in the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Learn more about this highly interesting story and the the important events that happened on November 9th in Germany during the 20th century.
11/9: turning [...]

November 1, 2009

Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York City

This video features photos from my trip to the U.S. in summer 2009:
In mid-July I spent one week in Barcelona, Spain, before I headed to Washington D.C. and New York City for a two-week conference. During the conference I visited several international institutions such as the Worldbank in D.C. and the United Nations headquarters in [...]