Category Archives: Global Insights

Global Insights. Why not find the truth in a respectful way? Nobel Prize Laureates Lev Landau and Albert Einstein: An anecdote about the search for truth.

Posted on July 2, 2025 by admin

Recently, someone sent me a link to the anecdote below about a supposed historical event involving two eminent scientists. The message is timeless and still very much worth considering in light of some of today’s media disputes between scientists. It … Continue reading →

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Is Germany Without Its Debt Brake on the Right Track?

Posted on June 15, 2025 by admin

The INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY magazine (The magazine of international economic policy) has just published a debate on Is Germany Without Its Debt Brake on the Right Track? What will be the end result of a huge European debt expansion led by … Continue reading →

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Global Insights: Tariff will not be panacea for US woes

Posted on June 15, 2025 by admin

Article by Klaus F. Zimmermann published in China Daily on April 30, 2025, p. 9. See Online and as PDF. The global economy has endured major turbulence due to the United States’ aggressive economic policy of imposing high punitive tariffs … Continue reading →

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Loyalty to US vs pursuit of strategic autonomy: Where will Europe head? Global Insights.

Posted on March 1, 2025 by admin

February 27, 2025. Loyalty to US vs pursuit of strategic autonomy: Where will Europe head? Published in Global Times, February 27, 2025, p. 6. LINK. With statement of Klaus F. Zimmermann. PDF of article. Editor’s Note: It is evident that … Continue reading →

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Leading migration policy out of the dead end. Global insights – an opinion.

Posted on February 24, 2025 by admin

The “immigration question” was a central topic in Germany’s 2025 federal election campaign. On February 23, 2025, the parliament was re-elected. The country is now confronted with many promises, some of which are based on misjudgments. Forming a government and … Continue reading →

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Migrationspolitik aus der Sackgasse führen. Global Insights – eine Meinung.

Posted on February 22, 2025 by admin

Die “Zuwanderungsfrage” war ein zentrales Thema des Bundestagswahlkampfes in Deutschland. Am 23. 2. 2025 wird das Parlament neu gewählt. Das Land wird mit vielen Versprechungen konfrontiert, die teilweise auf Fehleinschätzungen beruhen. Regierungsbildung und Programmatik werden etwas Zeit brauchen. Wie kommen … Continue reading →

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Global Insights: Another global trade war in 2025?

Posted on December 31, 2024 by admin

Another global trade war in 2025? By Klaus F. Zimmermann Flourishing trade relationships between countries are crucial to the international division of labor and welfare. With forthcoming political changes in the United State and Europe, the trade disputes between China, … Continue reading →

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Global Insights and EU Elections: Fiscal restraint and the political economy of Europe. The popularity of the European idea was instrumented to enforce fiscal discipline. What has happened?

Posted on June 7, 2024 by admin

Once upon a time, there was a European dream: Joining Europe and the European Monetary Union would bring prosperity, fiscal stability, and a strong European currency to master the challenges of the continent. The forthcoming elections this Sunday are held … Continue reading →

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Global Insights: EU free movement of people under threat: Is the mobility growth engine stuttering?

Posted on December 29, 2023 by admin

EU free movement of people under threat: Is the mobility growth engine stuttering? by Klaus F. Zimmermann Migration is one of the growth factors behind successful economies. Immigration helps to moderate the decline of shrinking populations. Fluctuating and flexible workers … Continue reading →

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Work, concert, party in Medellin – Colombia

Posted on December 15, 2023 by admin

Medellin, EAFIT December 11-15, 2023. World Congress of the International Economics Association (IEA) with over 1,000 participants from all parts of the world. Fantastic organization, up to the highest standards both form the local setting as well as from the … Continue reading →

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