A few weeks ago, his latest book „Wir und die Flüchtlinge“ (We and the Refugees) was published. A few hours before this interview, he was sitting in a conference at the Federal Ministry of the Interior to win over German politicians to his ideas. And two days later, he was scheduled to leave for a trip to Sweden, the country that took over the EU presidency on Jan. 1. Gerald Knaus’ life currently revolves around the question of how world political events affect migration processes. As co-founder and chair of the think tank European Stability Initiative (ESI), he tries to convince governments of solutions, including migration and flight.