Author Archives: Andreas Moser

About Andreas Moser

I am a lawyer in Germany, with a focus on international family law, migration and citizenship law, as well as constitutional law. My other interests include long walks, train rides, hitchhiking, history, and writing stories.

Why is there such a mess in Iraq?

Posted on 2014-06-14 by Andreas Moser

A country rich in oil, one of the cradles of human civilization, bestowed with a democracy and rule of law which it received from the benevolent world community. That is Iraq. Why is this country deteriorating? Why is there a … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (39) Fashion Police

Posted on 2014-06-14 by Andreas Moser

Fashion police (Iran): Fashionable police (Italy):

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Two Comedians in Parliament

Posted on 2014-06-14 by Andreas Moser

No surprise that the Five-Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) from Italy and the UK Independence Party are getting together for an alliance in the newly elected European Parliament. After all, they are both led by comedians: Although Beppe Grillo is … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Donald Duck!

Posted on 2014-06-09 by Andreas Moser

It’s Donald Duck’s 80th birthday. Enjoy this short film which won an Oscar in 1943:

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Easily Confused (38) Petro Poroshenko

Posted on 2014-06-08 by Andreas Moser

Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine: Valentin Zukovsky, character in the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World is not enough:

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An idea for Kaliningrad

Posted on 2014-06-07 by Andreas Moser

From the letters to the editor in The Economist: SIR – I suggest taking another page from Mr Putin’s playbook to resolve the lingering issue of Kaliningrad. This Russian-governed territory sits squarely isolated in the midst of the European Union and … Continue reading →

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Carnival Cemetery

Posted on 2014-06-07 by Andreas Moser

It was a hot afternoon, the time when everything is closed and nothing moves in Italy. It was dead silent, as I was cycling around the island of La Maddalena, when I saw the road sign to a place called Panoramico. It was … Continue reading →

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Photography before Photoshop

Posted on 2014-06-06 by Andreas Moser

While cycling on La Maddalena, an island off the coast of Sardinia, I came across this beautiful bay: This ugly plant in the center of the picture did however disturb my aesthetic feelings. “No problem, I’ll remove that with Photoshop,” … Continue reading →

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Air Travel

Posted on 2014-06-04 by Andreas Moser

The following are some disjointed observations and thoughts I scribbled down while on a Ryanair flight from Bari to Cagliari (both in Italy) on 24 May 2014: Bari Airport. Where you pay more for a piece of cake than you paid for … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (37) Aleppo

Posted on 2014-06-04 by Andreas Moser

Old Aleppo: New Aleppo:

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