Germany

The U.K.’s quick approval of the Pfizer vaccine means some Britons will get shots starting next week—but in the rest of the world, it’s going to take a while for regular people to get inoculated.

Major world leaders are reaching out to the U.S. president-elect as Pompeo claims there will be a “smooth transition to a second Trump administration.”

What Angela Merkel’s approach to a blustering incumbent can teach us about America’s political crisis today.

From the Czech Republic and Germany to the Indian state of Kerala, governments that dealt decisively with the first wave of the coronavirus are drowning in the second wave.

The U.N.’s diversity problem, why Americans are giving up on democracy, and Germany’s successful—yet broken—integration experiment.

Five years after the arrival of more than a million refugees, one city in western Germany is emblematic of all that’s gone right—and wrong.

Washington shouldn’t expect—and may not need—a coordinated policy with Berlin.

Thatcher and Mitterrand nearly stopped it from happening, but 30 years on, reunification remains the world’s most successful geopolitical experiment.

The Querdenker protests against coronavirus prevention measures sweeping the country’s cities show that free speech is alive and well.

The German chancellor has put future deals over moral values, but she’s not alone.

The German government beat back the coronavirus pandemic—but has largely given up against conspiracy theories.

The retired colonel called refugees fleeing Middle East violence “unwanted Muslim invaders.”

Left-wing groups say the troop presence has made Germany complicit in U.S. drone wars.

But it’s a race between slow construction and slower sanctions.

From economic woes to racial strife, America’s troop presence in Germany hasn’t always been easy. But it always made an impact.

Western countries need national service programs, and Germany is leading the way.

It’s hard enough to make a permanent change of station overseas. Military families are finding it agonizing in a pandemic-torn world.

Invoking crisis is a favorite tactic of dictators—and widespread misuse of the word robs it of its power.