Norbert F. Tofall

Leviathan Wobbles and Wavers—But the Citizens are Ultimately Responsible for It

In Germany, there is a growing gap between the inflation of the state apparatus and its ability to fulfill its tasks. Politics suffers from political fantasies of omnipotence and constitutional ignorance. Who is to blame?

Norbert F. Tofall

20. February 2023

What Are Russia’s Foreign-Policy Goals? How Should the West React?

Russian foreign policy is an attempt to bring former Soviet republics home to the Russian Empire and regain hegemonic influence over former Warsaw Pact states. This analysis from 2016 is particularly relevant today.

Norbert F. Tofall

4. March 2022

Currency Competition: The Renewed Interest in Cryptocurrencies

Only the sovereign of a liberal democratic community, the citizen, can set limits to state action. Challenging the state’s monetary monopoly through monetary competition would be one means of doing so.

Norbert F. Tofall

11. March 2021

China, the US, and Europe: Who Will Lead after the Coronavirus Crisis?

Will China soon be the world’s number one power? Not if the West returns to its basic values of liberty, and if the Western governments dare to destroy their self-inflicted debt traps.

Norbert F. Tofall

7. October 2020

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Norbert F. Tofall

Leviathan Wobbles and Wavers—But the Citizens are Ultimately Responsible for It

What Are Russia’s Foreign-Policy Goals? How Should the West React?

Currency Competition: The Renewed Interest in Cryptocurrencies

China, the US, and Europe: Who Will Lead after the Coronavirus Crisis?

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