Expelled or unwanted, when a nation's brightest minds leave, they set history in motion—and history favors those who welcome these exiles, not those who drive them away.
When I write about the past, I always keep an eye on the present and the future. While we Europeans often dismiss Brussels-led initiatives as mere "talk", the relaunch of the "Choose Europe for Science" plan announced in early May carries real weight - it is much more than a list of principles. The €500 million package for 2025-2027, complemented by super-grants and relocation bonuses to attract global talent, deserves serious attention. It creates healthy and promising mechanisms that France and Germany, in particular, will use effectively. If it were up to me, we should extend this approach by offering a "relocation package" to Wikipedia (see: https://www.thefp.com/p/trump-prosecutor-threatens-wikipedia).
Fascinating history and biographies. I visited the Carl Legien Wohnstadt area during my last visit to Berlin. A lovely location. I’m in Magdeburg soon and will no doubt encounter more of his work. As for Turkey today, one can only hope it moves away from its current trajectory.
Also worth reading as a follow-up to this story: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/opinion/yale-canada-fascism.html?smid=bsky-nytimes
When I write about the past, I always keep an eye on the present and the future. While we Europeans often dismiss Brussels-led initiatives as mere "talk", the relaunch of the "Choose Europe for Science" plan announced in early May carries real weight - it is much more than a list of principles. The €500 million package for 2025-2027, complemented by super-grants and relocation bonuses to attract global talent, deserves serious attention. It creates healthy and promising mechanisms that France and Germany, in particular, will use effectively. If it were up to me, we should extend this approach by offering a "relocation package" to Wikipedia (see: https://www.thefp.com/p/trump-prosecutor-threatens-wikipedia).
Fascinating history and biographies. I visited the Carl Legien Wohnstadt area during my last visit to Berlin. A lovely location. I’m in Magdeburg soon and will no doubt encounter more of his work. As for Turkey today, one can only hope it moves away from its current trajectory.