Party patriotism

The World Cup is over, but it left a tentatively flag-waving Germany divided and unsettled, writes Daniel Nethery in Berlin

18 Jul 10 | Comments (1)

Dreaming of the Deutschmark

Germans aren’t really opposed to the Greek bail-out, they’re just nostalgic for a half-imagined past, writes Klaus Neumann

14 May 10 | Comments (1)

Jamaica for Germany?

More than ever before, the real business of forming government in Germany will happen after this month’s election, writes Klaus Neumann

10 Sep 09 | Comments (1)

Rights versus compassion

Government policy should confer rights rather than privileges, writes Klaus Neumann

03 Jun 09 | Comments (0)

The past as it wasn’t

Lauded overseas, The Baader Meinhof Complex is a flawed account of an important part of modern German history, writes Klaus Neumann

15 Apr 09 | Comments (0)

Close to home

Part of the international success of Bernard Schlink’s novel, The Reader, reflects a mistaken view of contemporary Germany, writes Klaus Neumann

17 Mar 09 | Comments (0)