Category: Germany
Smoking Weed By the Book: Germany's Awkward Path T...
The German government originally had ambitious plans for lifting its prohibition on the consumption of cannabis. But concerns abou...
Germany: The AfD's Constant Drift Toward Extremism
The right-wing extremist Alternative for Germany party is increasingly open about its rejection of democratic principles. But publ...
Germany: Secret Messages Document Moscow Contacts ...
A pro-Russian activist who works for a politician from the far-right AfD party, sought support from Moscow for a lawsuit against t...
Mounir al-Motassadeq: Hamburg 9/11 Conspirator Fig...
The September 11 kamikaze pilots killed thousands of people in the United States. According to information obtained by DER SPIEGEL...
Dangerous Liaisons: The True Proximity of Germany'...
Officially, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party wants nothing to do with organized right-wing extremists and neo-Nazis. But re...
A Giant Cesspool: Can the Baltic Sea Still Be Save...
Tons of World War II munitions, a huge dead zone and global warming are putting the squeeze on the already highly vulnerable Balti...
Outrage over Pro-Russian AfD Worker: Moscow's Man ...
A pro-Russian activist with close ties to Moscow works for an AfD member of the federal parliament, giving him access to the seat ...
Were Vladimir Putin's Years in Germany Less Thrill...
Wild stories have circulated for years about Vladimir Putin's time with the KGB in Dresden. There are even rumors he helped orches...
Suspicious Activity: What Are German Fighter Pilot...
A handful of former German pilots are apparently now in China to provide military training – and are earning huge salaries for the...
Normalization on the Extreme Right: Alternative fo...
The far-right Alternative for Germany party is polling better than it has in several years. With elections approaching next year i...
Horror Scenario: Germans Prepare for Possible Re-E...
Berlin is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could beat Joe Biden in the next election. That outcome would likely be ...
Nipped in the Bud: Germany To Push Ahead With Limi...
The coalition government in Berlin had big plans to legalize the possession and sale of cannabis in Germany. But the government wa...
Dubious Alliance: How Present Is the Far Right in ...
Putin’s war in Ukraine is unsettling many in Germany. A new peace movement is forming in the country, but it is stirring up the gh...
A Life in Exile: Ukrainian Refugees in Germany, On...
Just over a year ago, Vladimir Putin sent his army into Ukraine, forcing millions of Ukrainians into flight. Hundreds of thousands...
The Bad News Bundeswehr: An Examination of the Tru...
Last February, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that the country was going to invest substantially in its military. But not...
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck: "We Have Ga...
Last year, it looked like Russia's war in Ukraine was going to plunge Germany and Europe into a deep recession and a winter of gas...
Forty Marders for Kyiv: Germany Moves Forward with...
For months, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz resisted sending German infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. Now the country is to get...
The Weapons Dilemma: Germany Takes a Critical Look...
One of the main policy goals of Germany's current coalition government had been imposing stricter controls on arms imports. But no...
The Motley Crew that Wanted To Topple the German G...
An obscure German blue blood is reportedly at the center of a strange plan to topple the German government foiled this week by the...
A Year with Angela Merkel: "You're Done with Power...
After 16 years as Germany's political leader, she realized that it was time for someone new. But one year after leaving office, An...
