Osterreich Stillstand im Dreivierteltakt: Mit Karikaturen von Michael Pammesberger

Text in German. Long-time NZZ correspondent Charles E. Ritterband offers astute and pointed analyzes of Austrian politics alongside delicious voyages of discovery in search of Austrian bizarre facts. The texts are meticulously complemented by the loving, bitterly angry drawings by star caricaturist Michael Pammesberger. Charles E. Ritterband pointedly analyzes the political paralysis in the republic from a variety of perspectives, picks up hollow political phrases and targets operetta federalism. His reflections on Austria’s dilemma as a transit and asylum country for tens of thousands of refugees between EU politics, humanity, the raison d'etat and the survival instinct of the ruling politicians are highly topical. The long-time Vienna reporter for the NZZ attentively describes the rise of right-wing populists under the leadership of H.C. Strache. The caricatures from the pointed pen by Michael Pammesberger perfectly illustrate the range of topics of the humorous and critical Swiss observer.