Habeck’s Meltdown: Nuclear Energy Standby Proposal Has Germany’s Greens Seeing Red
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck was on the verge of becoming a political superstar. But now, the Green Party heavyweight may be experiencing a meltdown...
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Poland’s Prime Minister on Ukraine War and Energy Crisis
In an interview, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki argues that Berlin has been too tentative in Ukraine and misguided with its energy policies. He also...
Russian Meddling in the Balkans: “Over and Over, Putin Says Kosovo, Kosovo, Kosovo!”
The war in Ukraine threatens to upset the delicate peace in the Balkans. In a conversation with DER SPIEGEL, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama warns...
Nuclear Power for the Winter: Germany’s Green Party Confronts Its Last Taboo
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck wants to keep two nuclear power plants on standby to prevent electricity shortages this winter now that Putin has cut...
What the Natural Gas Shortage Means for Germany: A Winter of Privation?
Gazprom is no longer delivering natural gas to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. What does that mean for the coming winter? We have...
Wielding the Pen: Fighting on the Twitter Front in Ukraine
Internationally, war reporter Illia Ponomarenko is likely the best-known Ukrainian after President Volodymyr Zelenkskyy. The secret to his success is providing as much opinion as...
The Germans’ Dramatic Escape from Afghanistan in 2021
In August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul. The capital city became a trap for thousands of Afghans and Germans. Berlin sent in Germany’s armed forces...
Accusations of Child Exploitation Haunt Austrian Filmmaker Ulrich Seidl
Ulrich Seidl is a star director in German-language cinema, and his latest film addresses pedophilia. Shortly before the film’s premier, accusations have surfaced that children...
Border Lawlessness: Greece’s Slide Toward Authoritarianism
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis poses as a reformer. But his leadership methods are more reminiscent of an autocracy. It is time for the EU...
How Putin’s War Changed My Moscow
DER SPIEGEL Moscow Correspondent Christian Esch has lived in the Russian capital for the past 14 years. But now even those familiar to him have...