SPIEGEL ONLINE – International

• Babylon Berlin: The German Capital at a Crossroads December 17, 2018
  Berlin is changing. That's nothing new, of course, but even as integration challenges have resulted in crime in some neighborhoods, others are trying to find ways to avoid the stasis that comes with gentrification. Success is uncertain.
• Kramp-Karrenbauer's Win: Rough Road Ahead for the Merkel Dynasty December 10, 2018
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel wanted to hand over the leadership of the Christian Democratic Union to Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and on Friday she got her wish. But the party is deeply divided and keeping the CDU together is task No. 1.
• 'A Favor': Dirty Alliance between Player Agents and a Team Executive December 7, 2018
  As an executive at Bayer Leverkusen, Jonas Boldt played the role of accomplice to a trio of player agents. The case shines a spotlight on the greed pervasive in professional football. By DER SPIEGEL Staff
• Golden Age: A Billionaire Backer and the Murky Finances of the AfD November 30, 2018
  All eyes are on the AfD's finances following reports of large donations from Switzerland and Holland. Now, reporting has revealed that the right-wing party has enjoyed big-money support from the very beginning.
• Alternative Funding: Donation Scandal Hits German Right-Wing Populists November 19, 2018
  The right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany has long crowed that it is different than the "cartel parties." Now, though, it has been rocked by a far-reaching donation scandal. Party leadership may soon see a shake-up.
• A New Start for Germany: Time for Merkel to Say Goodbye November 8, 2018
  Angela Merkel recently announced she would step down as chair of the Christian Democratic Union but would remain chancellor. The decision doesn't go far enough. It is time to let Germany make a new start.
• After Angela: The Beginning of the Post-Merkel Era November 8, 2018
  Angela Merkel's recent announcement that she would step down as the chair of the Christian Democratic Union has opened up a race for power that could define the future of the conservative party and the country. New elections could be next.
• Three Female Veterans of German Politics: 'There Was an Assumption I Would Be Docile' October 18, 2018
  What's life like for women in the top echelons of German politics? DER SPIEGEL spoke with three former cabinet ministers about their experiences as women in government. Things have improved, they say, but there is still much to be done.
• Anti-Democratic Tendencies: Germany Considers Monitoring Right-Wing AfD October 16, 2018
  Germany's domestic intelligence agency is wary of officially monitoring the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany party. But there is plenty of cause for concern. Extremist ideas are present at all levels within the AfD. By DER SPIEGEL Staff
• Merkel's Bavaria Headache: Berlin Coalition Emerges Even Weaker October 15, 2018
  It was an historic defeat for both the center-right Christian Social Union and the center-left Social Democrats. The aftershocks of the state election in Bavaria are likely to reach all the way to Berlin, with Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition even more wobbly that it was.