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Correspondents Klaus Neumann 16 April 2019 A decade ago, that distinctive national mood seemed to have died out. And then came the rise of far-right populism
Correspondents Tom Bamforth 14 November 2018 A visit to a refugee camp in a conservative district of Berlin reveals successful efforts to understand and accommodate Correspondents Klaus Neumann 12 August 2018 Why did Mesut Özil, one of the most talented footballers of his generation, decide to quit playing for his home country? Books & Arts Glenn Nicholls 7 April 2018 Books | A remarkable novel by a one-time internee in Australia has attracted critical acclaim in Germany International Paul ’t Hart 12 March 2018 Even in modern Germany, government maladministration can have tragic effects
International Klaus Neumann 22 December 2017 As the shape of the new government becomes clearer, Germany’s longest-running police show illuminates the political challenge ahead
Essays & Reportage Mathew Turner 14 November 2017 Controversy has erupted in Germany over the attitudes of key researchers at the Institute for Contemporary History in the 1950s. But does the evidence support the critics’ case? Correspondents Klaus Neumann 12 September 2017 A sedate contest between the major parties contrasts with the passion evoked on the far right International Klaus Neumann 25 July 2017 The debate of 2015 is being revived by a candidate for chancellor in September’s election Books & Arts Jane Goodall 1 March 2017 Television | Two very different political cultures, and some intriguing similarities, are the backdrops to Deutschland 83 and Billions
International Klaus Neumann 12 September 2016 The events of late summer 2015 revealed faultlines in German society that won’t quickly resolve themselves, writes Klaus Neumann. Meanwhile, Angela Merkel’s…
National Affairs Klaus Neumann 29 July 2016 The leaders of Australia and Germany responded differently to recent terrorist attacks. Klaus Neumann looks at why Books & Arts Andrew Ford 5 July 2016 Music | How do we reconcile an artist’s views with her work, asks Andrew Ford International Klaus Neumann 21 March 2016 The agreement hammered out in Brussels on Friday creates fresh uncertainty and renewed danger for refugees, writes Klaus Neumann International Klaus Neumann 9 March 2016 Despite state elections this weekend, the German chancellor is sticking to her pledge to run a “rational” refugee policy, writes Klaus Neumann. Meanwhile,…
Correspondents Klaus Neumann 29 October 2015 In the third of a series of articles about Germany’s response to the refugee crisis, Klaus Neumann reports from the German–Austrian border
Correspondents Klaus Neumann 27 October 2015 Twenty-five years after reunification, the mass arrival of refugees in recent weeks has exposed old and new fault lines, writes Klaus Neumann Correspondents Klaus Neumann 19 October 2015 German chancellor Angela Merkel has shaken off a reputation for indecisiveness, writes Klaus Neumann. But can she hold the line on asylum seekers as circumstances change? Correspondents David Hayes 8 September 2015 An influx of neighbours is testing Europe’s unity and values, and Britain’s instinct for semi-detachment, writes David Hayes in London International Klaus Neumann 7 September 2015 A line by Angela Merkel helps us understand the extraordinary welcome being given to displaced people in Germany, writes Klaus Neumann
Books & Arts Susan Lever 31 August 2015 Books | Susan Lever reviews Gail Jones’s A Guide to Berlin
International Klaus Neumann 16 July 2015 Although this week’s agreement has kept Greece in the eurozone, its impact will be dire, writes Klaus Neumann. But alternatives still remain Essays & Reportage Klaus Neumann 20 April 2015 Greece wants war reparations and loan repayments from Germany, writes Klaus Neumann. The idea isn’t as far-fetched as it might sound International Klaus Neumann 30 January 2015 Anti-immigration demonstrations in the old East Germany have been dwarfed by crowds across Germany supporting the country’s new openness, writes Klaus Neumann International Daniel Nethery 5 November 2014 Exhibitions across Europe show that national histories continue to shape the telling of the first world war, writes Daniel Nethery
Books & Arts Andreas Wirsching 5 August 2014 An Australian historian’s reappraisal of the origins of the first world war has provoked enormous interest in Germany, writes Andreas Wirsching. But the debate…
Books & Arts Sara Dowse 31 July 2014 None of us can be certain how we will act in extreme circumstances, writes Sara Dowse. Two new books show imperfect humans at their best Essays & Reportage Klaus Neumann 24 July 2014 Germany and its football team have evolved in tandem over the past six-and-a-half decades. Klaus Neumann traces the story from the 1954 “Miracle of Bern” to… International Klaus Neumann 5 November 2013 Africans living under the shadow of removal in Hamburg have been able to articulate their own agenda, writes Klaus Neumann, and football fans and residents are backing them Books & Arts John Besemeres 3 October 2013 John Besemeres reviews a remarkable book and recounts the career of its equally remarkable author