The parties are making promises like there’s no tomorrow and policy like there’s no yesterday, writes Klaus Neumann
20 Aug 10 Comments (0)Strange days on Christmas Island
A visit to Australia’s most remote outpost highlights the failure of the federal government to lead a rational debate, writes Klaus Neumann
24 Jun 10 Comments (0)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)Obama’s soliloquy
The author of Dreams from my Father has the character, intellect and instincts for the job, writes Klaus Neumann
19 Jan 09 Comments (1)Encountering the real Jörg Haider
The life and death of Jörg Haider, the most influential and charismatic politician of Europe’s far right, raises uncomfortable questions, writes Klaus Neumann
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