All posts by: Claudia Koestler

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I, Claudia: A Fishy Question – Why is Iceland Rethinking Europe?

 A country with no standing army, a €7.3 billion fishing industry and a complicated relationship with Europe is about to ask a surprisingly big question: should Iceland restart EU...
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Is the US Funding Far-Right Groups in Germany? With Your Tax Money?

 The US State Department just launched a $5 million grant scheme to fund organisations in Europe — pushing “Western civilizational heritage,” anti-migration narratives, and attacks on the free press....
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Free Speech Under Pressure: Jacob Mchangama on Germany & the US

 Is free speech under threat in the world’s leading democracies — including Germany and the United States? In this episode of Over Here, Over There — the podcast across...
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250 Years USA: The Constitution America needs right now

 What if the most important democratic document of the last 250 years wasn’t written in Philadelphia — but in post-war Germany? In this episode of Over Here, Over There,...
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Whose Side Is the King On? Charles, Trump & the Crumbling Special Relationship

 King Charles III and Queen Camilla are heading to Washington — but is this the most politically charged royal state visit in modern history? With the UK-US “Special Relationship”...
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Bavaria Elections and The AfD – The Firewall Starts to Crack

 Bavaria’s recent local elections have sent a clear signal: Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is consolidating power at the grassroots level — and the implications reach far beyond...
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This German Election Will Indicate Europe´s Fate – and Your Country´s

 Bavaria holds one of the most consequential elections — and if you think it doesn’t affect you, think again. In this quick update, Claudia from Over Here, Over There...
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The BIG Grift – Why Trump Wants Greenland

 Dan Harris and Claudia Koestler, hosts of the Over Here, Over There Podcast, dive deep into the Greenland controversy that’s sending shockwaves through the European capitals and the world....
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ICE in the US versus Krampus in Germany: Two Very Different Scare Tactics

 While America debates immigration raids, a Town in the Federal State of Bavaria in Germany literally imported demons to chase families through Christmas markets. Sounds crazy? Wait until you...
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Life in Kathmandu After Nepal’s Two-Day War

 Kathmandu is slowly coming back to life after what locals now call Nepal’s “two-day war.” In this episode of Over Here, Over There, Claudia brings you on-the-ground impressions of...