02/09/2018 | Sociedad
Who Are We?: Examining the State of German Identity
Integration and immigration are extremely controversial issues in the Germany of today. What do they say about the state of German identity? A handful of new books add fuel to the already blazing fire.
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10/01/2017 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Tunisian Prime Minister Chahed - 'Terror No Longer Has a Nationality'
The suspect in the December terror attack in Berlin, which killed 12, came from Tunisia. SPIEGEL spoke to the country's prime minister, Youssef Chahed, 41, about terrorism in his country and the problems facing its fragile democracy.
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17/10/2016 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Foiled Islamist Attack in Germany -A Terrorist, Three Heroes and a Bumbling Judiciary
Jaber al-Bakr was allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Berlin. But then he was captured, tied up and turned into the police by three Syrian refugees. SPIEGEL spoke with the trio and with al-Bakr's brother to learn more about the case -- one which ended with al-Bakr's suicide and questions about the German judiciary.
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21/12/2015 | Frente Externo
Fear, Anger and Hatred: The Rise of Germany's New Right
For years, a sense of disillusionment has been growing on the right. Now, the refugee crisis has magnified that frustration. Increasingly, people from the very center of society are identifying with the movement -- even as political debate coarsens and violence increases.
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07/09/2015 | Frente Externo
Dark Germany, Bright Germany: Which Side Will Prevail Under Strain of Refugees?
Germany is experiencing an unprecedented influx of immigrants who will fundamentally change the country. They represent a burden, but also a chance to create a New Germany, one that is more cosmopolitan and generous.
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18/11/2014 | Frente Externo
Putin's Reach: Merkel Concerned about Russian Influence in the Balkans
Berlin has begun to see Moscow as an adversary rather than as a potential partner. The German government is concerned about efforts by Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase his influence in the Balkans. Stopping him, however, could prove difficult.
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16/09/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
'Follow the Money': NSA Spies on International Payments
The United States' NSA intelligence agency is interested in international payments processed by companies including Visa, SPIEGEL has learned. It has even set up its own financial database to track money flows through a "tailored access operations" division.
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12/08/2013 | High Tech
Snowden's Alleged Email Service Shuts Down
Has a US company been bullied for providing encryption to Edward Snowden? In a posting on the site of email service Lavabit, owner Ladar Levison alludes to government attempts to access users' data -- and denounces "crimes against the American people."
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09/07/2013 | Frente Externo
Snowden Odyssey: Venezuela Offers Refuge as Germany Dithers
President Nicolás Maduro has become the latest Latin American leader to offer safe haven to Edward Snowden. But shouldn't Germany also offer to take in the whistleblower on humanitarian grounds? Many believe it should, but politicians fear the consequences.
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31/05/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
'Passed from War to War': Germany's Small Arms Exports Double
German machine guns and other small arms are more popular than they have been for years, with exports spiking dramatically despite "strict" trading standards, a media report said on Monday.
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05/05/2012 | Frente Externo
Europe - Greece: The Aggressive Tactics of the Greek Right Wing
Greek far-right parties could end up with as much as 20 percent of the vote in Sunday's elections. The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party has intensified the xenophobic atmosphere in the country. Those who confront them are threatened with violence, journalist Xenia Kounalaki recounts.
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27/09/2011 | En Parrilla
Germany - Political Neophytes: Do the Berlin Pirates Have a Nationwide Future?
The Pirate Party was the sensation of the Berlin city-state elections after winning almost 9 percent of the vote. Now, they are looking ahead to the national German election in two years' time and wondering how to build on their success. But to do so they will need more members -- and more women.
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30/08/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Leak at WikiLeaks - Accidental Release of US Cables Endangers Sources
A WikiLeaks file containing the original leaked US State Department cables has inadvertently been released onto the Internet. The documents have not been edited to protect sources, meaning that the lives of informants could be at risk.
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30/08/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Leak at WikiLeaks - Accidental Release of US Cables Endangers Sources
A WikiLeaks file containing the original leaked US State Department cables has inadvertently been released onto the Internet. The documents have not been edited to protect sources, meaning that the lives of informants could be at risk.
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27/04/2011 | Frente Externo
Rise of Populist Parties Pushes Europe to the Right
The success of the True Finns in last week's Finnish elections has shocked Brussels. They are just one of a number of right-wing populist parties currently flourishing in Europe. Their rise could threaten the euro bailout.
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27/04/2011 | Frente Externo
Rise of Populist Parties Pushes Europe to the Right
The success of the True Finns in last week's Finnish elections has shocked Brussels. They are just one of a number of right-wing populist parties currently flourishing in Europe. Their rise could threaten the euro bailout.
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03/02/2011 | Frente Externo
The Next Domino?: Yemeni President Promises to Quit in 2013
Protests in Tunisia and Egypt have inspired the opposition movement in Yemen, which has now scored a significant success. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced that he would not try to extend his presidency past 2013. But the opposition plans to go ahead with a "day of rage" on Thursday.
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19/01/2011 | Sociedad
Germany Launches Campaign to Keep Nazis from Infiltrating Sports Clubs
The German government launched a campaign on Tuesday to stop neo-Nazis from infiltrating sports clubs. Researchers say it is a growing problem, and that right-wing extremists are volunteering as coaches and club officials to foment racism and recruit new members.
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07/01/2011 | En Profundidad
Egyptian Ambassador on Anti-Christian Violence: 'Muslims Are Standing Side by Side with the Copts'
Coptic Christians are celebrating Christmas in Germany under police protection this year amid fears of attacks by Muslim extremists. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, Egypt's ambassador in Berlin criticizes the German reaction to the New Year's Day terror attack in Alexandria and insists there is no discrimination against Christians in his country.
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29/12/2010 | High Tech
Germany Plans a New Cyber Defense Agency
The number of cyber attacks in Germany and abroad has skyrocketed in recent years, costing the economy upwards of 10 billion euros annually. In response, the government in Berlin is planning to create an agency dedicated to documenting and stopping such high-tech assaults.
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25/11/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Somali Piracy Is a Problem for the World
Ten Somalis are facing a Hamburg court as Germany holds its first piracy trial in centuries. They are almost certain to be convicted, but any legal victory for the German authorities will be purely symbolic. Off the coast of Somalia, piracy is becoming ever more sophisticated, with ransoms growing and ambushes getting more audacious.
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02/06/2010 | Economia y Finanzas
Iron Ore Speculators 'Serious Threat' to Global Economy
Changes in the pricing system for iron ore have opened up possibilities for speculators, warns the CEO of steel producer ThyssenKrupp CEO in a SPIEGEL interview.
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27/05/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Africa - Somali Warlord Hires German Mercenaries to Provide Security Services
Politicians have reacted angrily to reports that a German firm has signed a deal with a Somali warlord to provide security services. Former members of German special forces and an elite police unit could soon be working as bodyguards and trainers in the lawless country.
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17/02/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Ex-NATO Head Robertson Skeptical of Removing Nukes from Germany
The German government would like to see the withdrawal of all remaining American nuclear weapons stationed in Germany. But former NATO head George Robertson told SPIEGEL that it's not quite so easy. He says the demand 'is dangerous.'
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07/01/2010 | Sociedad
Life and Death in the Middle Belt - A Clash of Civilizations in Nigeria
Muslims and Christians are both growing more radical in Nigeria, home of the would-be underwear bomber. Almost nowhere else in the world does the rivalry between religions lead to bloody conflict quite so often.
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04/12/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Brandenburg Government Under Fire - Stasi Spy Revelations Rock German State
For years, centrist politicians in Germany shunned the far-left Left Party for its rumored connections to East Germany's communist past. Now, just months after the SPD began rethinking that position, numerous Left Party parliamentarians in Brandenburg have been exposed as former Stasi informants.
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04/12/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Brandenburg Government Under Fire - Stasi Spy Revelations Rock German State
For years, centrist politicians in Germany shunned the far-left Left Party for its rumored connections to East Germany's communist past. Now, just months after the SPD began rethinking that position, numerous Left Party parliamentarians in Brandenburg have been exposed as former Stasi informants.
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28/11/2009 | Frente Externo
US - Obama's 2008 Campaign Manager: The President 'Does Not Overreact to Political Fury'
David Plouffe was the man behind the scenes of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE he explained why governing is more difficult than campaigning -- and dubbed Obama's rousing campaign speech in Berlin an "audacious gamble."
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28/11/2009 | Frente Externo
US - Obama's 2008 Campaign Manager: The President 'Does Not Overreact to Political Fury'
David Plouffe was the man behind the scenes of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE he explained why governing is more difficult than campaigning -- and dubbed Obama's rousing campaign speech in Berlin an "audacious gamble."
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15/10/2009 | Medio Ambiente
Recycling Atomic Waste: Nuclear Materials Stored In Siberian Parking Lots
A French documentary has revealed that radioactive materials from nuclear power plants are being being stored in containers in a Siberian parking lot. Meanwhile the largest power company in Europe, France's EDF, which sent the materials there, says it is not responsible.
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18/09/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Germany - Police Arrest Student in School Attack
Police in the German state of Bavaria stopped a student armed with an ax and Molotov cocktails from killing others at a school in Ansbach on Thursday. Two youths were seriously injured in the incident.
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30/03/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
US Used by Afghan Drug Clan to Take Out Rival
A "high-ranking" member of al-Qaida was seized during a recent US mission in Afghanistan which left five people dead. But the Americans were set up: The tip-off as to his location came from a drug clan who wanted to get rid of a rival.
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26/03/2009 | Economia y Finanzas
EU President Says America is on "Road to Hell"
Gordon Brown had wanted to host to a G-20 summit that would highlight trans-Atlantic cooperation. Those plans were complicated on Wednesday after the prime minister of the Czech Republic, which holds the EU presidency, warned against Obama's response to the economic crisis.
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07/03/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Somalia - German Navy Detains 9 Pirate Suspects
In a dramatic deployment at the Horn of Africa, a German navy frigate has stopped a pirate attack and taken nine suspects into custody. The success marks the first time Germany has made arrests during pirate patrols off the coast of Somalia.
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07/03/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Somalia - German Navy Detains 9 Pirate Suspects
In a dramatic deployment at the Horn of Africa, a German navy frigate has stopped a pirate attack and taken nine suspects into custody. The success marks the first time Germany has made arrests during pirate patrols off the coast of Somalia.
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28/02/2009 | En Parrilla
We're Not Paying For Your Crisis!
GERMAN ANTI-GLOBALIZATION CAMPAIGNER:Anger rises in Germany as the economy falls. Trade unions and globalization-critical protesters are planning demonstrations in Berlin and Frankfurt under the banner: "We're not paying for your crisis." Alexis Passadakis, 31, an activist from the group Attac, tells SPIEGEL what's wrong with the system.
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10/08/2008 | Economia y Finanzas
Weak German Numbers Worry Economists
The German economy -- still the engine of Europe -- may have shrunk in the second quarter, according to early reports, and the outlook for industrial production isn't lively. After a good start to 2008, Germany could slide into recession.
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10/08/2008 | Economia y Finanzas
Weak German Numbers Worry Economists
The German economy -- still the engine of Europe -- may have shrunk in the second quarter, according to early reports, and the outlook for industrial production isn't lively. After a good start to 2008, Germany could slide into recession.
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15/07/2008 | Economia y Finanzas
'We Must Invent a Future without Nuclear Energy'
Former UN Environment Program chief Klaus Töpfer discusses the new nuclear energy consensus, the global hunger for energy and the leading role played by Germany in creating a world without atomic power.
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15/07/2008 | Economia y Finanzas
'We Must Invent a Future without Nuclear Energy'
Former UN Environment Program chief Klaus Töpfer discusses the new nuclear energy consensus, the global hunger for energy and the leading role played by Germany in creating a world without atomic power.
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20/04/2008 | Transparencia
Corruption Charges Deepen at Siemens
As the scope of the corruption scandal at Siemens grows, new information suggests that company executives may have known a lot more about the Bavarian engineering giant's bribe troubles than they previously admitted. Reports suggest the company may sue former managers.
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20/04/2008 | Transparencia
Argentina: Siemens Scandal- Witness Links Pierer to Illicit Payments
As the scope of the corruption scandal grows at Siemens, there are new accusations that former Chairman Heinrich von Pierer knew more about the bribes the engineering giant was paying than he has so far admitted. A witness says Pierer knew about a $10 millon payment in connection with a government project in Argentina.
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14/06/2007 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
US Plans New Travel Restrictions for Europeans
Michael Chertoff, 53, discusses the dispute between US terror investigators and EU privacy regulators about the use of passenger data and an extremely controversial proposal that would require Europeans to register online two days before traveling to America.
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14/06/2007 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The CIA'S Tentacles. Taking the 'War on Terror' to Africa
Last week, European investigators slammed the US for its handling of terror suspects. But little seems to have changed. Now, the CIA has set up shop on the Horn of Africa.
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14/06/2007 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
US Plans New Travel Restrictions for Europeans
Michael Chertoff, 53, discusses the dispute between US terror investigators and EU privacy regulators about the use of passenger data and an extremely controversial proposal that would require Europeans to register online two days before traveling to America.
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14/06/2007 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The CIA'S Tentacles. Taking the 'War on Terror' to Africa
Last week, European investigators slammed the US for its handling of terror suspects. But little seems to have changed. Now, the CIA has set up shop on the Horn of Africa.
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27/07/2006 | En Profundidad
Spiegel Interview With Lebanese President Emile Lahoud - 'Hezbollah Freed Our Country'
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, 70, tells DER SPIEGEL about how the current conflict is affecting his country, the role of the Lebanese army and his relationship with Shiite militia Hezbollah.
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25/07/2006 | En Parrilla
Al Gore: ''I'm Already Involved in a Campaign''
Former US vice president Al Gore talks about his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," his battle against global warming, and rumors of his return to politics in the 2008 race for the White House.
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20/06/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Pyongyang Poised - North Korea Readies Missile Test
North Korean is thought to be preparing a new missile test -- perhaps as early as Monday -- in violation of international treaties and Pyongyang's own promises. The new missile has a range of 3,700 miles, which means it could reach Alaska.
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20/06/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Pyongyang Poised - North Korea Readies Missile Test
North Korean is thought to be preparing a new missile test -- perhaps as early as Monday -- in violation of international treaties and Pyongyang's own promises. The new missile has a range of 3,700 miles, which means it could reach Alaska.
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05/06/2006 | En Parrilla
Solana Heads to Iran with Nuclear Offer
Javier Solana, the EU's top foreign policy official, will travel to Tehran on Monday to present Iran with a package of incentives for the country to abandon its uranium enrichment program. But the Iranian leadership is giving mixed signals about the six-nation initiative.
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30/05/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Spiegel Interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:
In an interview with SPIEGEL, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad discusses the Holocaust, the future of the state of Israel, mistakes made by the United States in Iraq and Tehran's nuclear conflict with the West.
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18/05/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Is Eastern Germany Safe for Foreigners? Racism Warning Has German Hackles Raised
On Wednesday, a former government spokesman said black visitors to Germany should be careful where they go in the country. His remarks have drawn criticism -- and support.
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02/05/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Terror in North Africa - "They're Already Planning the Next Attack"
The slow drumbeat of bombs in beach resorts around the world shows just how soft "vacation" targets can be. Experts also see a new breed of terrorists on the rise -- freelancers who don't bomb for an organized group, or even a religion.
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02/05/2006 | Frente Externo
Bolivia Nationalizes Gas Industry- '' The Looting By The Foreign Companies Has Ended''
Honoring an election promise to his impoverished nation, Bolivian President Evo Morales has nationalized his country's natural gas and oil industry. While popular at home, the decision has led to criticism from abroad.
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30/04/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Iran: ''The Russian Option Is the Only One''
The United Nations Security Council ultimatum demanding that Iran terminate its efforts to enrich uranium expires on Friday. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, Ulrich Ladurner, author of the book "The Iranian Bomb," discusses Tehran's path toward becoming a nuclear power and possible scenarios and possibilities for solving the crisis.
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30/04/2006 | Sociedad
Accident or Catastrophe?
Journalists and politicians have resorted to different terms for describing the reactor meltdown in Chernobyl. What was a "catastrophe" for German media was an "accident" to Soviet officials.
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17/04/2006 | Economia y Finanzas
''Unbridled Capitalism Will Lead to Very Real Problems''
Spiegel Interview With Economist Kenneth Rogoff- Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff discusses the dangers of unbridled capitalism, the greed of corporate CEOs and a fundamental problem with the United States economy.
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12/04/2006 | Frente Externo
Chavez Says Holland Plans to Help US Invade Venezuela
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has called Dutch Defense Minister a "Washington stooge" for allowing US navy vessels to be deployed to the Antilles. The remarks triggered a minor spat between Venezuela and the Netherlands, as well as highlighting the strained relationship between Caracas and Washington.
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11/04/2006 | Frente Externo
Italy Faces Instability Amid Split Poll
Italy appeared headed for a change in leadership after opposition leader Romano Prodi Tuesday claimed his center-left coalition had ousted Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives in both houses of parliament. But the close result could leave the new government with little mandate to reform the troubled country.
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