Germany

The German spent a lifetime seeking a creative place as far as possible from the vivid horrors of his past

The World Cup has begun. How can we tell? Snow has fallen in Berlin and pro-Alternative für Deutschland groups have been filling up with racist comments

Quiet, a bit boring and he rose without trace – but is the German chancellor turning out to be quite good?

After two world wars, a genocide and two dictatorships, there is no shortage of reasons for commemoration in Germany. And yet there is

Some notable experts, however, question the overall need for reform. It’s a mass experiment

The strange allure of the old communist states remains strong today

Germany and France have spent decades falling out and making up. But new isolationism in Berlin and decline in Paris make their latest feud serious

Germany needs a more diverse group of politicians leading the country. Perhaps, we can learn from you

Is Union Berlin a German Leicester City in the making? Unlikely. But, this won't stop them trying

For the moment, Scholz's plan appears to have worked. But, Germany's energy problem isn't solved yet

Wim Wenders's classic film premiered in West Berlin 35 years ago. Today it stands apart from both his and everyone else’s work

Mathias Döpfner is Europe’s leading media mogul; the most influential man you’ve never heard of

Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso are on a mission to manage at the top

A wave of Anti-Americanism has returned to Germany. Or, to be more accurate, it never really vanished

After last year's election disaster in the capital, trust in Germany's democracy needs to be restored

A new historical drama brings to life the story of a German duchess turned Austrian empress

The country's nudist clubs are running out of members. Soon, Germans au naturel may become extinct

All eyes are on Robert Habeck. Unfortunately, his energy crisis polices are only snatching the surface of Germany's problems

Chef Karl-Heinz Drews presents his chilli con carne pralines

It's time to raise a glass, the famous beer festival has returned

Germany isn't a country of royalists, but we turned into a republic of Elizabethans

There are few things Germans have a closer bond to than the woods and now they're under threat. However, there is hope...

In the north of Berlin, on the site of a little-visited former garden, lies one of the city’s best-kept historical secrets

Why video games may well be the first truly globalised medium

Karl May's Winnetou and the German soul are inseparable. I'm optimistic the country's icon will evade cancellation

It’s hard to put in words how much my country owes him. Danke, Gorbi

Robert Habeck is the country’s most popular politician. But a hard autumn and winter are coming...

German public broadcasting has gone beyond a public service and has become excessive and expensive

Scholz's convenient “memory loss” about his involvement in the Cum-Ex scandal not only tarnishes his own image, but harms trust in Germany's political system

If he'd only made Das Boot, a place in the movie pantheon would still be his. But there was so much more to the man who became the ideal studio director

The country has a lack of digital infrastructure. Germany is a fax republic

Are decisions about firing nuclear weapons best left to error-prone humans? Scientists want reform of the launch protocols, which are 70 years old