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Worldcrunch » Julie Allec O'Connell
Julie Allec O'Connell

Julie Allec O'Connell

Born and raised in Germany but am half French, half German, raised bilingually in English and German. Obtained a BA in archaeology, history, Italian, MA in Museum Studies (expertise in protection of museums and heritage sites in armed conflict). Lived in the U.S., Ireland as well as the UK and am married to an Irishman. In short, I am a bit of everything and love life, family, friends and encountering people from all over the world and debating current affairs, philosophy and science. 

The Isokon building back in 1934
Ideasunited kingdom

Bauhaus In Britain: History Of London’s ‘Modern Living’ Experiment

by Julie Allec O'Connell July 30, 2019May 24, 2025
Google stand at Munich's trade fair
Geopoliticstechnology

How Europe Can Counter American And Chinese Big Tech

by Julie Allec O'Connell July 4, 2019May 21, 2025
'Meat consumption is a case in point'
Futurescience

A Quest For ‘Personal Freedom’ Is No Excuse To Ignore Science

by Julie Allec O'Connell June 25, 2019May 21, 2025
Rice farming in Wushishi, Nigeria
In The Newsmigration

Nigerians Trade Europe’s Greener Pastures For Rice Farming At Home

by Julie Allec O'Connell November 9, 2017May 24, 2025
Spreading power
In The Newsgermany

A Nutella Recipe For Decoding The European Single Market

by Julie Allec O'Connell November 6, 2017May 24, 2025
Techno and electronic music do not have it easy in Minsk
In The Newsberlin

Drug-Free, Imported DJs, KGB Spies: A Singular Rave Scene In Minsk

by Julie Allec O'Connell October 28, 2017May 24, 2025
Poster for Merkel next to one for AfD in Stralsund, Germany
In The Newspolitics

Merkel And The Far Right, Why Both Are About To Make History

by Julie Allec O'Connell September 20, 2017May 24, 2025
Rosemarie Achenbach
In The Newsgermany

A Day In The Life Of Rosemarie, Getting A PhD On Death At Age 93

by Julie Allec O'Connell August 27, 2017May 23, 2025
Magdalena Grundl in Varanasi, India
In The Newsworld

One Young Woman’s Fight For Surgery Access For 143 Million

by Julie Allec O'Connell August 12, 2017May 22, 2025
MOCAA, the South African Art Museum opening on September 22, 2017
In The Newsarchitecture

MOCAA: This Cape Town Museum Is Africa’s Answer To The MoMA

by Julie Allec O'Connell August 7, 2017May 24, 2025
Birds flying by an abandoned Orthodox church in Pristina, Kosovo
In The Newsisis

Kosovo’s Path From Secular Nation To Europe’s Jihadist Stronghold

by Julie Allec O'Connell July 13, 2017May 24, 2025
Vlad, 21, avoids certain topics with his parents, who are pro-Russian.
In The Newsukraine

Torn Families And Tactical Silences In Ukraine

by Julie Allec O'Connell June 30, 2017May 24, 2025
Illegal migrants rescued by Libyan coast guards
Geopoliticsimmigration

Can A Libyan Warlord Help Europe Solve The Migrant Crisis?

by Julie Allec O'Connell June 27, 2017May 23, 2025
A Mercedes factory in Beijing
In The Newschina

New Slick Road: Europe Doesn’t Buy China’s Free-Trade Claims

by Julie Allec O'Connell June 2, 2017May 24, 2025
Counterfeit drugs seized in Germany in 2013
In The Newsgermany

The Worldwide Epidemic Of Counterfeit Drugs

by Julie Allec O'Connell May 23, 2017May 22, 2025
Macron meeting with Merkel in Berlin on March 16
In The Newsgermany

Macron And Merkel, A New Dynamic Duo To Save Europe

by Julie Allec O'Connell May 10, 2017May 24, 2025
On the beach at Westerland, Sylt
In The Newsgermany

The German Hamptons? Along The Wind-Swept Shores Of Sylt

by Julie Allec O'Connell May 5, 2017May 24, 2025
Women in Abu Dhabi
In The Newsunited arab emirates

A Woman’s Perspective On Divorce In The Arab World

by Julie Allec O'Connell May 4, 2017May 22, 2025
Dr. Zee sets the record straight
In The Newsdrugs

Up Close With Dr. Zee, The Godfather Of Legal Highs

by Julie Allec O'Connell April 30, 2017May 22, 2025
Celebrating in Berlin on April 16
In The Newsgermany

Why So Many Turks In Germany Back Erdogan’s Quest For Power

by Julie Allec O'Connell April 21, 2017May 21, 2025
Sunset on the Syrian border
In The Newssyria

Syria And The Contagion Of Despotism Across The World

by Julie Allec O'Connell April 18, 2017May 21, 2025
In the '80s, the 'Superstar' became more of a lifestyle shoe
In The Newssales

Adidas Revisited, How A Pair Of Sneakers Made A Speedy Comeback

by Julie Allec O'Connell April 13, 2017May 22, 2025
Children: right now or later?
In The Newschildren

Female Fertility, Time To Get Blunt About Biological Clock

by Julie Allec O'Connell April 8, 2017May 21, 2025
In Dresden, Germany
In The Newshistory

Are German Schools Too Fixated On Nazi History?

by Julie Allec O'Connell March 28, 2017May 24, 2025
Police block left wing counter-protesters opposing a right wing demonstration in Berlin.
Geopoliticsgermany

Populists v. Elites: Lessons From Germany, Past And Present

by Julie Allec O'Connell March 23, 2017May 24, 2025
Just browsing
In The Newsparenting

Generation Porn, How The Internet Shapes Youth Sexuality

by Julie Allec O'Connell March 17, 2017May 22, 2025
A seawall in Gaza City on a cloudy day last month
In The Newsisrael

Alternative Path To Middle East Peace? Israel Should Join EU

by Julie Allec O'Connell March 15, 2017May 24, 2025
One of these Humboldt penguin was found dead at the Mannheim zoo
In The Newsgermany

Animal Traffickers Have German Zoos On High Alert

by Julie Allec O'Connell March 10, 2017May 21, 2025
Putin, Erdogan and other leaders last year in Istanbul.
In The Newsvladimir putin

Do Not Underestimate Putin’​s Thirst For Power

by Julie Allec O'Connell February 16, 2017May 24, 2025
The relics of Padre Pio at the Vatican in Feb. 2016
In The Newsgermany

Holy Bones, Why We’re Obsessed With Relics

by Julie Allec O'Connell February 13, 2017May 24, 2025
Modern education in Maharashtra
In The Newsscience

How Our ‘Education Genes’ Decline While Collective IQ Rises

by Julie Allec O'Connell February 7, 2017May 24, 2025
Rodin's The Thinker in Paris
Ideastrump

A Call To Philosophers: Join The Fray, Help Fix Our World

by Julie Allec O'Connell February 4, 2017May 22, 2025
Lesson number Einz
Eyes on the U.S.nato

How Merkel’s Lectures To Thin-Skinned Trump Can Backfire

by Julie Allec O'Connell January 31, 2017May 24, 2025
Inside a German car factory in Leipzig
In The Newsgermany

How Germany Can Profit From Trump’s Protectionism

by Julie Allec O'Connell January 26, 2017May 24, 2025
In a German supermarket
In The Newshealth

Study Finds Organic Food Isn’t Better Quality

by Julie Allec O'Connell January 19, 2017May 24, 2025
Diver checking a submarine cable
In The Newsunited kingdom

How Underwater Cables Power The Internet Across The Atlantic

by Julie Allec O'Connell January 12, 2017May 24, 2025
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in December 2015
In The Newsisrael

Netanyahu, The Real Master Of Populism

by Julie Allec O'Connell November 25, 2016May 24, 2025
Don't hold back, baby.
In The Newschildren

Cure For Crying Babies? Medical Help For Sleepless Parents In Munich

by Julie Allec O'Connell November 25, 2016May 22, 2025
On the go
In The Newsdonald trump

Not The First Time Elites Failed To See History Being Made

by Julie Allec O'Connell November 24, 2016May 24, 2025
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