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Embarrassment for Berlin: Iranian Airline Buys Chancellor Merkel's Retired Jet
A recent purchase by an Iranian airline could prove embarrassing for Berlin. The Theodor Heuss, once an official government jet and used to ferry several different chancellors on trips abroad, now...
View ArticleMaking a Killing: German Defense Exports Rise Sharply
A German government report has found that exports of defense goods made in Germany increased by around 50 percent in 2010. Most of the sales are going to EU and NATO countries, but it is impossible for...
View ArticleThe Return of the Ugly Germans: Merkel Is Leading the Country into Isolation
The German bogeyman has raised its head yet again in the euro crisis. Merkel's rigorism is ruining the work done by generations. Even if the chancellor is correct in her policies, it would be better...
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Dealing with the Debt Crisis: German Business Leaders Give Merkel Top Marks
In a new survey released this week, a panel of 500 German business and political leaders have come out in overwhelming support of Chancellor Angela Merkel's policies in dealing with the euro crisis....
View ArticleResentments Reawaken: Britain's Mounting Distrust of Germany
In Britain, distrust of Europe goes hand-in-hand with distrust of Germany. Relations between the two countries have cooled following the furore caused by the latest EU summit, and British euroskeptics...
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'Hunted, Persecuted and Intimidated': Syrian Opposition Politician Attacked...
Following an attack on a local politician of Syrian origin in Berlin, members of Germany's Green Party are accusing Syrian intelligence of perpetrating the beating. The victim, active in the local city...
View ArticleSPIEGEL Interview with Ex-German High Court Justice: 'It Is a Mistake To...
In an interview conducted as he heads into retirement, German Constitutional Court Judge Udo Di Fabio explains why he believes the high court's recent decisions on the European Union will not...
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The Hard Sell: Merkel Seeks Euro Zone Investments from Beijing
Many in Europe have been eyeing Beijing's trillions as a possible solution to the continent's debt crisis. During her trip to China, German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to promote investments in the...
View ArticleA Trio of Crises: Merkel Looking for Help During Visit to China
German Chancellor Angela Merkel needs help -- and in China this week, she has not been afraid to ask for it. She would like to see Beijing exert more pressure on Iran and Syria. Above all, however,...
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Unwanted Guests: German Foundations In Crosshairs Abroad
The foundations affiliated with Germany's major political parties are playing an important role in the upheavals in the Middle East, attracting the attention of the region's rulers -- and making them...
View ArticleSPIEGEL Interview with Foreign Minister Westerwelle: 'I Don't Want a German...
In a SPIEGEL interview, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, 50, discusses the "repulsive" violence in Syria, his concerns about Germany's standing in Europe as a result of the euro crisis and...
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'Better To Be a Dictator than Gay': Germany Slams Lukashenko Over Slur
Berlin has reacted with disgust to an insult by the Belarus president about Germany's homosexual foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle. In response to criticism of his country's human rights record,...
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The World from Berlin: 'We Can't Be Indifferent to What Happens in Ukraine'
Germany is putting increasing pressure on the Ukrainian government over its treatment of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, whose home city of Dnipropetrovsk was shaken by a series of...
View ArticleUkraine and Tymoshenko: Merkel Rediscovers a Soft Spot for Human Rights
After years of pragmatic foreign policy, Chancellor Angela Merkel is suddenly putting human rights on center stage in her dealings with Ukraine. The country's handling of former opposition leader Yulia...
View ArticleEurovision Discord: Azerbaijan Accuses Germany of Smear Campaign
German television stations and newspapers have been reporting extensively on human rights abuses in Azerbaijan ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest there. Now Baku has accused "certain circles" in...
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Ambassadors Ignored: German Foreign Ministry Fights to Stay Relevant
Germany's diplomats are rapidly losing influence amid the debt crisis as Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle's popularity dwindles and the Chancellery takes over European policy. But the Foreign...
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'Lost Nation': US Think Tank Slams Germany's NATO Role
Germany may be Europe's driving force in the euro crisis, but a prominent US think tank has accused the country of shirking its defense duties. In a report released ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago,...
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Walking a Fine Line: German President Gauck Impresses on Israel Visit
State visits to Israel provide plenty of opportunities to commit blunders for German heads of state. But this week President Gauck has artfully balanced between showing solidarity with Israel and...
View ArticleSecret Cooperation: Israel Deploys Nuclear Weapons on German-Built Submarines
A German shipyard has already built three submarines for Israel, and three more are planned. Now SPIEGEL has learned that Israel is arming the submarines with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. The German...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: 'Helping Israel Defend Itself Is Germany's Duty'
Opposition parties in Germany are demanding answers about the sale of nuclear-capable submarines to Israel, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the vessels are "very...
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