Germany struggles to face its own police racism
- 5th June 2020,
The killing of George Floyd in the US has put extra scrutiny on structural racism in..
Is Germany liable in US drone killing of Iran’s Soleimani?
- 22nd April 2020,
Prosecutors won’t look into Angela Merkel as an accessory to the Iranian general’s killing, which the..
Dresden marks WWII bombing in far-right stronghold
- 13th February 2020,
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier did his best to balance German aggression and victimhood at the 75th anniversary..
Erfurt reels after far-right parliament vote
- 9th February 2020,
The eastern German city of Erfurt has just gone through one of its most traumatic weeks..
Berlin confronts Germany’s colonial past with new initiative
- 19th January 2020,
The German capital has launched a five-year project to mark its part in European colonialism. Streets..
German tax offices target charities deemed ‘too political’
- 26th November 2019,
After a group for Holocaust victims lost its nonprofit status, charities in Germany fear that authorities..
Nazi guard testifies about Stutthof concentration camp
- 26th October 2019,
A former SS guard has described the gassings and crematoria he saw at the Stutthof concentration..
Berlin’s new rent freeze: How it compares globally
- 23rd October 2019,
Berlin’s brand-new rent freeze (and cap) is hardly unique among cities with pressured housing markets. But..
Assault rifles for civilians – the Heckler & Koch AGM
- 15th September 2019,
Here’s my account of the Annual General Meeting of Heckler & Koch, in Rottweil in 2019.
Germany’s populist AfD appeals to Saxony’s ‘bourgeois’ small-town voters
- 26th August 2019,
The town of Bautzen is picturesque, prosperous and hasn’t had trouble with refugees for years. Nevertheless,..