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)