SPIEGEL ONLINE – International
- Germany and Immigration: The Changing Face of the Country April 19, 2018Many Germans feel foreign in their own country and are afraid that immigration is changing their homeland rapidly. Every fifth person in Germany comes from an immigration background and that number will continue to climb. What does that mean for the country? By DER SPIEGEL Staff
- German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas: 'Syria Is Not Auschwitz' April 16, 2018In a DER SPIEGEL interview, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas discusses Germany's position on Syria, criticizes U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter diplomacy and calls for a tougher approach to Russia.
- Priced Out: Rising Rents Are Putting the Squeeze on Germans April 13, 2018Housing shortages have become a serious issue in many German cities, where there is a shortfall around 2 million affordable apartments. A new study shows that the problem is hitting low-earners hard.
- A Death in Berlin: Deafening Silence After Overdose at Berghain April 3, 2018During an around-the-world trip last summer, a couple from California visited Berlin's legendary Berghain techno club. A few hours later, one of them was dead. Even today, no one seems willing to accept responsibility for the tragedy.
- Envy and Prejudice in Germany: An Author's Quest to Explain Muslim Anti-Semitism March 28, 2018Israeli author David Ranan spent a year speaking to Muslims in Germany about anti-Semitism, with the goal of understanding prejudices and their root causes. He has transformed his findings into a book that draws surprising conclusions about the extent of the problem.
- The Schism: Merkel's Conservatives Divided and Discordant March 23, 2018Chancellor Angela Merkel's contentious relationship with her new interior minister, Horst Seehofer, threatens to overshadow her fourth term in office. The two conservative leaders fundamentally disagree about who their constituents should be.
- The Two Women at the Top: Inside the Relationship Between Berlin's Uncertain New Allies March 15, 2018Never before in German history have two governing parties been led by women. The country's political stability will now hinge on the relationship between Andrea Nahles and Angela Merkel. By DER SPIEGEL Staff
- Cyber-Espionage Hits Berlin: The Breach from the East March 5, 2018German intelligence officials issued warnings back in 2016 of a cyber-espionage group known as Snake. But the apparently Russian hackers behind the group were able to breach the German government nonetheless. By DER SPIEGEL Staff
- Where's the Enthusiasm?: Germany's New Milquetoast Government March 5, 2018With the Social Democrats having approved a new coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany finally has a government. Despite the breakthrough, however, enthusiasm is in short supply in Berlin.
- Hope for a New Beginning: Two Years in a German Teen Refugee Home March 5, 2018In recent years, thousands of unaccompanied minors have arrived in Germany hoping to be recognized as refugees. DER SPIEGEL followed eight Afghan teenagers in a group home as they inched their way through the asylum process.