In April 2015, Nepal was hit by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The ensuing flood of international humanitarian organisations, armed with tents, blankets and hygiene kits, sought to provide all victims with equal access to… [Read more]
140 Million Indians May Control Future Global Growth
With Indian elections are approaching, MPP student and economics editor Dhruva Mathur considers how the result in one particular state, Uttar Pradesh, could not only affect the country’s growth in coming years, but also that of… [Read more]
Notes from the 2017 Munich Security Conference
“Post-Truth, Post-West, Post-Order?” Hertie School student Nathalie Herberger (MPP Class of 2017) attended the 53rd Munich Security Conference as part of a CDU delegation. She was in attendance at conferences, side-events, as well as bilateral… [Read more]
Sexualised Violence Requires Smarter Policy-Making
With a man who once bragged about sexually assaulting women now sitting in the White House, it’s easy to despair over the lack of justice for victims of sexual assault across the world. However, this should only serve… [Read more]
Hertie Recommends: Paul Mason’s ‘Post Capitalism- A Guide to our Future’
Paul Mason’s PostCapitalism: A Guide to our Future (2015) is a multi-disciplinary work with a highly ambitious aim. Drawing together strands of economics, politics, history, climatology and technology, the author explains not only the economic… [Read more]
The Future of a Divided Nation
What are the explanations and implications of the Trump presidency? Global Politics, Security and Governance Editor Sean Donovan interviews Oxford University’s Andrew W. Mellon Professor of American Government Desmond King on the election, the role of identity in the US electorate,… [Read more]
Post-Action Report: the Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge 2016
“Dear Mr President, We are a team of cyber security professionals from the National Cyber Security Directorate who are asked to brief you on the current unfolding situation of a major cyber-attack on the United… [Read more]
Hertie Recommends: A Listening Tour
Because culture and politics are inextricably tied together and because (most) Hertie students are not exclusively obsessed over politics and statistics, we reveal our new ‘Hertie Recommends’ series. With this series, we aim to showcase the… [Read more]
Patience, Perseverance and Pressure: Christine Lüders on Equal Treatment Reform in Germany
The German General Equal Treatment Act (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz), which was enacted in 2006 and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief and disability, transposes four pieces of EU equality… [Read more]
Hertie Recommends: Fred Kaplan’s ‘Dark Territory- The Secret History of Cyber War’
“The world is run by ones and zeros…There’s a war out there…It’s about who controls the information.” This line from the 1992 movie Sneakers inspired Mike McConnell, director of the National Security Agency (NSA)… [Read more]