Wolfgang Bittner's book “Geopolitics at a Glance”: Knowledge in a compact format

The publisher Hintergrund not only publishes the bimonthly news magazine of the same name, but also operates the Sprechsaal (Speaking Room) in Berlin, a meeting and event venue that has become very dear to me and important to me. It also runs a book series, "Wissen kompakt" (Compact Knowledge). "The War on Cash" by the very young Hakon von Holst, born in 1999, was recently even on the Spiegel bestseller list. Other books in the series include "Krieg in Nahost" (War in the Middle East) by Karin Leukefeld and "Der trained Nachwuchs" (The Trained Youngsters) by Munich-based communications scholar Michael Meyen.

Wolfgang Bittner, a doctor of law and long-time writer, has just published "Geopolitics at a Glance," a 144-page book that examines the tensions between Germany, the USA, the EU, and Russia identified in the subtitle. Bittner begins his introductory remarks with observations and questions. His starting point, that many people who read newspapers and watch television actually consider themselves well-informed and wouldn't even consider being denied important information, is a repeatedly observed fact.