Paul Hockenos


Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based journalist. His recent book is Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall and the Birth of the New Berlin (The New Press).

Articles by Paul Hockenos
A protestor wears a sticker on his mouth reading "Climate Justice Now" in front of a demonstration against climate change in central Poznan during the UN Climate Change Conference on December 6, 2008.
A protestor wears a sticker on his mouth reading "Climate Justice Now" in front of a demonstration against climate change in central Poznan during the UN Climate Change Conference on December 6, 2008.
A view of the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on Unter den Linden avenue with its illumination turned off on July 27, 2022 in Berlin.
A view of the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on Unter den Linden avenue with its illumination turned off on July 27, 2022 in Berlin.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gives a speech marking Hungary's Revolution and Independence Day on March 15, 2022 in front of the parliament building of Budapest.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gives a speech marking Hungary's Revolution and Independence Day on March 15, 2022 in front of the parliament building of Budapest.
France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks in front of a screen with the sentence reading "Reinvent nuclear" during the presentation of "France 2030" investment plan at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, on October 12, 2021.
France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks in front of a screen with the sentence reading "Reinvent nuclear" during the presentation of "France 2030" investment plan at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, on October 12, 2021.
A snowman is pictured in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on January 16, 2018.
A snowman is pictured in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on January 16, 2018.
A copy of the Jan. 16 issue of German tabloid Bild Zeitung that features an exclusive interview with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
A copy of the Jan. 16 issue of German tabloid Bild Zeitung that features an exclusive interview with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban steps on the podium to give a speech during an economic forum attended by 15 central and eastern European leaders as well as the Chinese Premier as a guest on November 27, 2017 in Budapest.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban steps on the podium to give a speech during an economic forum attended by 15 central and eastern European leaders as well as the Chinese Premier as a guest on November 27, 2017 in Budapest.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz listen to their countries' respective national anthems upon Kurz's arrival at the Chancellery on Jan. 17, 2017 in Berlin.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz listen to their countries' respective national anthems upon Kurz's arrival at the Chancellery on Jan. 17, 2017 in Berlin.
Wind turbines are seen on a plain near Bremerhaven, Germany on Dec. 26, 2017.
Wind turbines are seen on a plain near Bremerhaven, Germany on Dec. 26, 2017.
This pictures shows the Yavuz drillship seen from the Karpaz coast of the northern part of Cyprus, the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) close to Apostolos Andreas monastery on July 21, 2019.
This pictures shows the Yavuz drillship seen from the Karpaz coast of the northern part of Cyprus, the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) close to Apostolos Andreas monastery on July 21, 2019.
Imogen Kogge as Angela Merkel in Die Getriebenen. Volker Roloff/​carte blanche/​rbb
Imogen Kogge as Angela Merkel in Die Getriebenen. Volker Roloff/​carte blanche/​rbb
German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses with a toy wind wheel during the opening of the Arkona wind park in Sassnitz, northern Germany, on April 16, 2019.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses with a toy wind wheel during the opening of the Arkona wind park in Sassnitz, northern Germany, on April 16, 2019.
Bavarian Premier Markus Söder
Bavarian Premier Markus Söder
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomes Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomes Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Riot police clashes with migrants outside of a refugee camp in Diavata, a west suburb of Thessaloniki on April 4, 2019.
Riot police clashes with migrants outside of a refugee camp in Diavata, a west suburb of Thessaloniki on April 4, 2019.