Interview with Osman Kavala: Arts Patron at Center of Turkish Diplomatic Dispute Speaks from Jail
The case of Osman Kavala is causing strife between Turkey and the West. In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, the imprisoned patron of the arts...
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Europe’s Brutal and Illegal Approach to Migration: “Our Orders Are Clear. Nobody Gets Through”
Months of reporting has revealed the violent – and illegal – brutality the EU is deploying at its external borders to ward off migrants. Those...
Mining the Planet to Death: The Dirty Truth About Clean Technologies
The poor South is being exploited so that the rich North can transition to environmental sustainability. Entire swaths of land are being destroyed to secure...
NATO, China and Nord Stream 2: Germany’s Likely Future Coalition Partners Bicker over Foreign Policy
Getting three political parties to agree on anything is tough. In Germany, with coalition negotiations dragging on, that is proving especially true. A look at...
Troubling Addiction: The World Is Failing To Phase Out Coal
It is the most CO2 intensive of all fuels and yet consumption of it is rising dramatically, regardless of the climate crisis. We’re burning coal...
Belarus: How Refugees Are Getting Trapped by Alexander Lukashenko
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko is luring refugees from the Middle East to his country with the promise they will be allowed to seek asylum in...
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune: “You Can’t Question a People’s History and You Can’t Insult the Algerians”
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune recently closed his country’s airspace to France out of anger at a comment from Emmanuel Macron. DER SPIEGEL spoke with Tebboune...
A Photographic Journey through South Sudan’s Burgeoning Music Scene
South Sudan declared independence 10 years ago – only to descend into civil war. Now, young rappers, bands and dance troupes are hoping that music...
COVID-19 in Romania: From Vaccine Champion to the World’s Highest Death Rate
In Romania, where conspiracy theories and warnings from the Orthodox Church are fueling uncertainties, 65 percent of the population hasn’t yet been vaccinated against COVID-19....
A New Controversy Erupts Around Ursula von der Leyen’s Text Messages
Each month, the European Commission deletes thousands of emails, and instant messages are not archived at all. Now, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is,...