The former foreign minister, who brought the Greens into government, points out that Europe must prepare for the end of American protection: ‘We’ll see if NATO survives’
Veteran historians such as Winkler, Aly, and Longerich address in their new books ‘the question of all questions, about the avoidability of the National Socialist dictatorship’
‘Les Irresponsibles’, the new book by Nazism expert Johann Chapoutot, brilliantly recounts the end of the Weimar Republic, highlighting the parallels with the present day
The European reaction ranges from relief that defense is being taken seriously to fear that increased spending will destabilize the EU
The most pro-American corner of Germany faces a potential rupture following Trump’s threats against Europe and Greenland: ‘He has caused a lot of damage’
In ‘The Winter Warriors,’ French writer Olivier Norek narrates the 1939-40 confrontation between the two countries
Madrid will host the league’s first regular season game in Spain, the latest country to join after two decades of expansion in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Brazil, and Germany
Two years after the raids, Kibbutz Nir Oz solemnly remembers the dead. The wound will only heal with the return of the remaining hostages
The Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid is hosting the largest retrospective in Spain of the photographer’s work, with 250 pieces, including images, publications, and objects on war and life
The annual report criticizes Germany for its laws against far-right speech and refrains from censuring Israel’s actions in Gaza
The weariness of European capitals with Washington’s posturing is strengthening Brussels’ search for answers during the final stages of negotiations
A study conducted in Germany indicates that a 20-minute nap can help us reach the so-called aha moment
The renowned professor warns that ‘when wages stagnate, jobs are precarious, housing is unaffordable, and public services deteriorate, it’s normal for people to rebel’
Hans Gräser, a 79-year-old German, discovered documents revealing the family’s ties to Hitler’s regime while clearing out his parents’ house. He’s not the only one to whom this has happened
Wünsdorf, a town nicknamed ‘Little Moscow’ during the Cold War because of its gigantic Soviet base, reflects the strong opposition in the former GDR to rearmament policies and support for Ukraine
The former GDR, a stronghold of the AfD, and Vienna, where the extremists won in September, avoided taking responsibility for Nazi crimes as West Germany did
The AfD leader maintains a discourse that contradicts her personal life but is allowing her to gain ground among a German electorate concerned about immigration
German filmmaker Andres Veiel reexamines the figure of the director of ‘Triumph of the Will’ and ‘Olympia’ through her extensive and valuable private archives
The inauguration speech of the new U.S. president has already provided a colossal shock, a stress test for American democracy and the international liberal order
Vienna-based Muschicraft has set out to create the world’s first feminist beer
EL PAÍS visits Berlin’s Lovehoney, a leading company in an industry whose pandemic-era surge shows no signs of letting up
Thirty-five years after the fall of the German Democratic Republic, a ‘mental wall’ continues to divide the country, including in its literature. EL PAÍS took a trip through Berlin, Jena and Leipzig in search of the great German novel, written today by authors like Jenny Erpenbeck and Clemens Meyer
Perhaps we’re more sensitive to the suffering of others, but that’s hardly due to us being better people — and doesn’t give us the right to arrogantly judge the past
German consumers will pay almost €400 per megawatt hour on Thursday, the highest figure since the end of 2022
Around 4,700 people are waiting an average of 285 days in the Tegel shelters for a place to stay. ‘I came here to work. I didn’t think I would be stuck here,’ says a Ukrainian
In a new book, Chilean researcher Cristóbal Marín describes the exploitation and colonization suffered by the Fuegian ethnic groups, both inside and outside their territory
In his new book, the British historian profiles 24 of the Third Reich’s criminals, bursting the cliché of pathological monstrosity
