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What's Wrong with Saxony? A Search for the Roots of Fear and Racism

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For a time after reunification, Saxony was widely considered an eastern German success story. Lately, however, the state's image has darkened. Weekly Pegida marches combined with an ongoing rash of anti-immigrant attacks are raising uncomfortable questions. By Maximilian Popp, Andreas Wassermann and Steffen Winter more... [ Comment ]

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Lying Press? Germans Lose Faith in the Fourth Estate

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Lying Press?Germans Lose Faith in the Fourth Estate

Germans are losing faith in their media. Nowhere is this more apparent than in mistrust of refugee crisis media coverage. Where did journalists go wrong? And how much of this skepticism reflects a preference for rumors over facts? By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

Yesterday at 04:49 PM from Kim6: For many years it has been a well-known fact that many mainstream media in Germany are... more...

OpinionStanding Up To Putin's Aggression

Russia is only as strong as the West is weak. Europe and the United States have no answer to Putin's aggressive approach in Syria and elsewhere because they themselves lack a clear strategy. By Mathieu von Rohr more... [ Comment ]

Putin vs. Erdogan: NATO Concerned over Possible Russia-Turkey Hostilities

Yesterday at 11:44 AM from exomike: And you wonder why Germans are losing faith in the forth estate. Mirror, Mirror on my... more...

Lift the Ban!Kofi Annan on Why It's Time To Legalize Drugs

Drugs are dangerous, but current narcotics policies are an even bigger threat because punishment is given a greater priority than health and human rights. It's time for regulations that put lives and safety first, argues former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Essay by Kofi Annanmore... [ Comment ]

02/24/2016 from terencema: I love what I am reading and how it can help the future of Human Beings. In South Africa we could... more...

Saudi Foreign Minister'I Don't Think World War III Is Going To Happen in Syria'

In an interview, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir expresses his continued support for regime change in Syria and his desire for rebels to be supplied with anti-aircraft missiles that could shift the balance of power in the war. Interview Conducted By Samiha Shafy and Bernhard Zand more... [ Comment ]

02/24/2016 from asimpleguest: what a pity that Pinocchio story is not happening in real life! more...

The Integration PuzzleWhat a Million Refugees Mean for Everyday Life

More than a million refugees are now living in Germany. The next task is to integrate them. SPIEGEL spoke with dozens of experts and people working in the field about the everyday challenges the influx means for the country. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

02/24/2016 from spiegelerin: Yes, one integration course and they will learn European values of not grabbing women, of not... more...

Putin vs. ErdoganNATO Concerned over Possible Russia-Turkey Hostilities

In Syria, the danger of a war between Turkey and Russia is on the rise. Officials in Berlin are worried that the situation could become an uncomfortable test case for NATO while Moscow seems intent on sowing divisions within the alliance. more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: Turkey and Russia Ratchet Up Tensions

Yesterday at 02:32 AM from mibrooks27: If the US (which, face it, is NATO) was concerned about a confrontation between Turkey and Russia,... more...

The War of Western FailuresHopes for Syria Fall with Aleppo

The siege of Aleppo is a humanitarian catastrophe on a dramatic scale -- and a victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has seized on the Syrian civil war to expose an impotent West and show his own geopolitical muscle. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

02/24/2016 from asimpleguest: the worst is yet to come... for Europe... not because of the Russian intervention in Syria but... more...

Paris SurvivorsHealing the Scars of Bataclan

Three months ago, a trio of Islamist terrorists stormed the Bataclan theater in Paris and slaughtered 90 people. Those who survived are still struggling to come to terms with what happened that night. By Julia Amalia Heyer and Petra Truckendanner more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: Coming to Terms with Terror

02/16/2016 from robertbudtxu: When a country, even one as beautiful and stable as France, invites in large numbers of foreign... more...

Turkish-German PactEU Split by Merkel's Refugee Plan

Angela Merkel has held six meetings with the Turkish government in the hopes of forging a solution to the refugee crisis. But with most of the leverage in Ankara, progress has been slow. Worse yet, Berlin's plan has split the EU into two rival camps. By Horand Knaup, Peter Müller, René Pfister and Christoph Schult more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: Merkel's Crucible

02/24/2016 from Alexander Hellberg: Europe has been recreated in Merkels image. We are only now starting to see the results. more...

Italian Foreign Minister Gentiloni'The Toughest Crisis in EU History'

Italy is adament that the rest of the European Union must do its part to solve the refugee crisis. In an interview with SPIEGEL, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni discusses his hopes for a redistribution scheme and his concern Schengen may be doomed. Interview Conducted by Walter Mayrmore... [ Comment ]

02/23/2016 from david_owen: Britain has already had 3 million new comers call them what you will economic migrants or... more...