08/10/2022 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Is Putin Serious? : Berlin and Washington Play Out Nuclear Scenarios
The bleaker things look on the battlefield in Ukraine, the more often Russia talks about nuclear bombs. Western governments still think it’s a bluff, but they are nonetheless examining possible scenarios.
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07/10/2019 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Murder in Berlin- Evidence Mounts of Russian State Involvement
The murder of a Georgian man in Berlin is attracting international attention. DER SPIEGEL and its reporting partners have new information indicating that the crime could in fact have been commissioned by the Russian state.
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01/09/2018 | Sociedad
Return of the Ugly German?: The Riots in Chemnitz and Their Aftermath
In Chemnitz, refugees find themselves under threat by neo-Nazis and hooligans. Politicians have pledged to take a hard line against right-wing extremist violence, but they look helpless nonetheless. Meanwhile, the right wing seems to have the upper hand in Saxony.
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26/05/2018 | En Profundidad
Will Populists Stall Europe?: Italy's New Goverment Is Bad News for the Euro
Two populist parties are set to take over the government reins in Italy and about the only thing they seem to agree on is their desire to spend huge amounts of money. That's bad news for Italian finances and terrible news for the eurozone.
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18/02/2018 | Frente Externo
Chaos in Berlin - Schulz, Merkel and How Not to Negotiate a Coalition
It looked like Martin Schulz of the Social Democrats had finally one-upped Chancellor Merkel. But then, just as his party secured key cabinet positions in Germany's potential new government, he messed everything up. And Merkel's position isn't much better.
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17/02/2018 | Frente Externo
German Politics Enters Era of Instability
Germany's big-tent parties have ensured political stability for decades. But they are rapidly losing power and influence. The Social Democrats are witnessing an open rebellion against party leadership while many conservatives are beginning to doubt Merkel's abilities.
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24/04/2017 | Frente Externo
Interview with Alexei Navalny - 'The Kremlin Blocks Every Alternative to Putin'
Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition figure, was just released from jail after widespread protests against government corruption. In an interview, he speaks about Putin's future plans for the country, the new generation of activists and why previous protests failed.
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16/01/2017 | En Profundidad
War and Peace - Disunity and Impotence at the United Nations
The mandate of the United Nations is to preserve peace in the world, but when it comes to the Syrian crisis, the global body has failed badly. Will the UN's new secretary-general be able to finally introduce necessary reforms?
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07/11/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Governments and NGOs: Germany Spied on Friends and Vatican
Efforts to spy on friends and allies by Germany's foreign intelligence agency, the BND, were more extensive than previously reported. SPIEGEL has learned the agency monitored European and American government ministries and the Vatican.
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18/06/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Prying Eyes: Inside the NSA's War on Internet Security
US and British intelligence agencies undertake every effort imaginable to crack all types of encrypted Internet communication. The cloud, it seems, is full of holes. The good news: New Snowden documents show that some forms of encryption still cause problems for the NSA.
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17/02/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The War Next Door: Can Merkel's Diplomacy Save Europe?
Chancellor Angela Merkel has often been accused of hesitancy. But in Minsk this week, she committed herself to helping find a way to quiet the weapons in Ukraine. The result was a cease-fire. But it is fragile and may ultimately be disadvantageous for Ukraine.
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01/02/2015 | Frente Externo
Merkel's Unintended Creation: Could Tsipras' Win Upset Balance of Power in Europe?
Greek election victor Alexis Tsipras wants an entirely different Europe from the one envisioned by Angela Merkel. His success is likely to stoke anger over Germany's EU dominance. Leaders in France and Italy are also hoping for an end to austerity.
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11/01/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Assaulting Democracy: The Deep Repercussions of the Charlie Hebdo Attack
The terrorists in Wednesday's attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris had a much broader target in mind: Western values. Will the attacks bring people together in this time of crisis or will fear of Islam prevail?
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29/07/2014 | En Parrilla
Stopping Putin: The Time Has Come for Europe to Act
Vladimir Putin has ignored Western demands that he cease arming and supporting pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. As such, he shares responsibility for the shooting down of MH17. It is now time for Europe to take tough action.
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24/07/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The Tragedy of MH17: Attack Could Mark Turning Point in Ukraine Conflict
The shooting down of a jet carrying 298 people on Thursday could mark the turning point in the conflict between Russia, Ukraine and the West. With evidence suggesting pro-Russian separatists fired the missile, pressure is mounting on Vladimir Putin.
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22/06/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Spying Together: Germany's Deep Cooperation with the NSA
Cooperation between Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, and America's NSA is deeper than previously believed. German agents appear to have crossed into constitutionally questionable territory.
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22/06/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The NSA in Germany: Snowden's Documents Available for Download
In Edward Snowden's archive on NSA spying activities around the world, there are numerous documents pertaining to the agency's operations in Germany and its cooperation with German agencies. SPIEGEL is publishing 53 of them, available as PDF files.
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19/06/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
New NSA Revelations: Inside Snowden's Germany File
An analysis of secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden demonstrates that the NSA is more active in Germany than anywhere else in Europe -- and that data collected here may have helped kill suspected terrorists.
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27/05/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Interview with Alex Pentland: Can We Use Big Data to Make Society Better?
In a SPIEGEL interview, American data scientist Alex Pentland discusses how data streams can be used to determine the laws of human interaction. He argues the information can be used to help forge better societies.
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11/03/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Beyond Ukraine: Russia's Imperial Mess
Russia's occupation of Crimea has violated international law and created a new crisis among world leaders. Now the EU and the US are fighting over the best means to address Russia's reawakened expansionary ambitions.
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06/02/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Iraq War Critic: NSA Targeted Gerhard Schröder's Mobile Phone
It wasn't only Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone that was on the NSA's target list. New German media reports claim the US spy agency also tapped Gerhard Schröder's phone calls in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war.
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07/10/2013 | Frente Externo
Interview with Bashar Assad: 'In the End, a Lie Is a Lie'
In a SPIEGEL interview, Syrian President Bashar Assad discusses his fight for power, his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and the special expectations he has for Germany.
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25/08/2013 | Frente Externo
German - Merkel and the NSA: A Scandal That Just Won't Die
As the election approaches, Chancellor Angela Merkel is working hard to dissipate anger over controversial surveillance by German and US intelligence agencies. But every time Berlin assures voters that all is well, its claims are discredited.
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16/03/2013 | En Parrilla
Harvard Economist: Legalizing Drugs Suits Ideal of American Freedom
Harvard University professor Jeffrey Miron has advocated the legalization of drugs for decades. In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, he explains why prohibition is more dangerous than selling drugs in supermarkets.
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13/12/2012 | Frente Externo
Germany - Battling the Right: German Extremist Party Hit Hard by Court Fine
A federal German court has fined the far-right National Democratic Party more than 1 million euros for irregularities in bookkeeping that benefitted its finances. The ruling comes just as the NPD is facing a federal effort to ban the extremist party.
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29/08/2012 | En Parrilla
On a sticky wicket in Tehran
India should not be pushed into making avoidable choices at the NAM meet.
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15/05/2012 | Frente Externo
Germany - National Democratic Party: European Court Could Thwart Bid to Ban Far-Right Party
Germany is currently preparing an attempt to ban the far-right NPD party. But a German legal expert has warned that the bid may be blocked by the European Court of Human Rights, which has even higher hurdles to outlawing parties than Germany does.
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25/09/2011 | Economia y Finanzas
Rescuing the Euro- The Fatal Mistakes of Berlin's Bailout Strategy
The German parliament is set to approve the expansion of the enormous euro rescue package next week. But this will be a fatal mistake. There is only one reasonable solution to Europe's debt crisis -- and it also happens to be much cheaper.
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30/08/2011 | Frente Externo
Ex-Foreign Minister Fischer - Berlin has 'Lost Touch with Reality'
In an interview with SPIEGEL, former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer discusses the mistakes the ministry's current leader Guido Westerwelle has made with Libya and Chancellor Angela Merkel's clumsy handling of the euro crisis.
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30/08/2011 | Frente Externo
Ex-Foreign Minister Fischer - Berlin has 'Lost Touch with Reality'
In an interview with SPIEGEL, former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer discusses the mistakes the ministry's current leader Guido Westerwelle has made with Libya and Chancellor Angela Merkel's clumsy handling of the euro crisis.
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25/05/2011 | High Tech
Cyber attack - NATO vs. Cyber Attackers: Internal Memo Reveals 'Robust' Efforts to Counter Threats
An internal NATO memo obtained by SPIEGEL shows just how worried the alliance is about cyber threats and how it plans to confront them "head-on." It also warns members that, if their shared defenses are to be robust and secure, each one needs to bolster their national defenses.
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30/04/2011 | Frente Externo
A New Wave of Anti-Roma Violence in Hungary
The Hungarian village of Gyöngyöspata has once again become home to violence between right-wing radicals and its Roma populace. Dozens of extremists marched into the town on Wednesday, one day after provoking brawls with the Roma who live there. It is the continuation of a trend.
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30/04/2011 | Frente Externo
A New Wave of Anti-Roma Violence in Hungary
The Hungarian village of Gyöngyöspata has once again become home to violence between right-wing radicals and its Roma populace. Dozens of extremists marched into the town on Wednesday, one day after provoking brawls with the Roma who live there. It is the continuation of a trend.
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15/03/2011 | Frente Externo
''Los hechos demuestran que la energía nuclear es ingobernable''
La amenaza de un desastre nuclear en la planta de Fukushima I tras el terremoto y el posterior tsunami en Japón ha movilizado el pasado sábado a 60.000 alemanes contra la política nuclear del Gobierno de Angela Merkel. Si la canciller alemana aprobó en 2010 una prolongación de 12 años de la vida útil de las centrales nucleares, tras la situación en la que se encuentra el país nipón y las protestas en su país Merkel anunció ayer que "revisará" todas las centrales del país. Algo que para Claudia Roth, líder del Partido Verde alemán, es claramente insuficiente.
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31/01/2011 | Frente Externo
The Arab Revolution: Nile Insurgency Creates Uncertain Future for Egypt
In the wake of the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, the Egyptians are now revolting against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. The country feels as if it were waking up from a bad dream, but the West stands to lose a reliable partner -- and Israel one of its few Arab friends.
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30/09/2010 | En Profundidad
The Rise of Europe's Right-Wing Populists
All across Europe, right-wing populist parties are enjoying significant popular support. Led by charismatic politicians like Geert Wilders, they are exploiting fear of Muslim immigration and frustration with the political establishment -- and are forcing mainstream parties to shift to the right.
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