Peter Kuras

Peter Kuras is a writer, translator, and editor living in Berlin.

Articles by Peter Kuras
A movie billboard poster advertises the German film "All Quiet on The Western Front" (Im Westen nichts Neues) at the Kino International movie theatre in Berlin on September 27, 2022.
A movie billboard poster advertises the German film "All Quiet on The Western Front" (Im Westen nichts Neues) at the Kino International movie theatre in Berlin on September 27, 2022.

Germany’s Oscar Nominee Isn’t Nearly German Enough

Review
Peter Kuras
Christian Lindner addresses a press conference.
Christian Lindner addresses a press conference.

Are Germany’s Capitalists Cool Now?

Analysis
Peter Kuras
German chancellor candidates wait for start of an election debate.
German chancellor candidates wait for start of an election debate.

Germany Has Three Chancellor Candidates but No Answers

Analysis
Peter Kuras
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen takes off her face mask.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen takes off her face mask.

The Aristocratic Ineptitude of Ursula Von Der Leyen

Profile
Peter Kuras
A crack cuts through one of the thousands of stellae at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also called the Holocaust Memorial, on Jan. 29, 2019 in Berlin.
A crack cuts through one of the thousands of stellae at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also called the Holocaust Memorial, on Jan. 29, 2019 in Berlin.

Germany’s Holocaust Remembrance Is Turning Upside Down

Argument
Peter Kuras
Angela Merkel and Friedrich Merz
Angela Merkel and Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz Is Ready to Bury Angela Merkel

Argument
Peter Kuras
Björn Höcke and Thomas Kemmerich
Björn Höcke and Thomas Kemmerich

Behold Germany’s Post-Merkel Future and Despair

Argument
Peter Kuras
The Austrian writer Peter Handke poses in Chaville, in the suburbs of Paris, on Oct. 10, after he was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in literature.
The Austrian writer Peter Handke poses in Chaville, in the suburbs of Paris, on Oct. 10, after he was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in literature.

Why Trolling Can Win You a Nobel Prize for Literature

Argument
Peter Kuras
IG-flugscham-flying-shame-decoder-germany-climate-martina-flor
IG-flugscham-flying-shame-decoder-germany-climate-martina-flor

Repent for Your Frequent Flyer Miles!

Decoder
Peter Kuras
Head of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer poses with party member and German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a party board meeting in Berlin on June 24, 2019.
Head of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer poses with party member and German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a party board meeting in Berlin on June 24, 2019.

Merkel’s Final Mistake Is Her Chosen Successor

Argument
Peter Kuras
Police escort Stephan Ernst, suspected of killing Walter Lübcke, the administrative chief of the western city of Kassel, back to a helicopter after a hearing in Karlsruhe, southern Germany, on July 2.
Police escort Stephan Ernst, suspected of killing Walter Lübcke, the administrative chief of the western city of Kassel, back to a helicopter after a hearing in Karlsruhe, southern Germany, on July 2.

Germany Has a Neo-Nazi Terrorism Epidemic

Argument
Peter Kuras
A young man looks at a recent video by German YouTube star Rezo that heavily criticizes the German Christian Democrats (CDU) political party on May 28, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
A young man looks at a recent video by German YouTube star Rezo that heavily criticizes the German Christian Democrats (CDU) political party on May 28, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.

German Politics Discovers YouTube

Argument
Peter Kuras
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