As a young lawyer and a Communist revolutionary, he helped start the violent Red Army Faction. Later, he went to prison as a Nazi apologist and Holocaust denier.
Author: Clay Risen
Germany Wants Recruits. But ‘No One Wants Their Children in the Army.’
Given the country’s past, cultural resistance to becoming a soldier is high. Can leaders change minds to meet a changing world?
Trump Era Tests Ties in German City Long Home to American Troops
While the German government frets over the sudden chill in relations with the United States, residents around American bases hope that ties are too tight to cut easily.
At an Uncertain Moment for Germany, Suddenly Boring Doesn’t Look So Bad
The small city of Bielefeld was once the butt of jokes for its blandness. Now it embodies the kind of stability Germans long for.
At an Uncertain Moment for Germany, Suddenly Boring Doesn’t Look So Bad
The small city of Bielefeld was once the butt of jokes for its blandness. Now it embodies the kind of stability Germans long for.
Merz and Germany’s New Government Face a Tricky Challenge: an AfD-Led Opposition
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in the polls.
Merz and Germany’s New Government Face a Tricky Challenge: an AfD-Led Opposition
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in the polls.
Aliza Magen, Highest-Ranking Woman in the Mossad, Dies at 87
Her career at Israel’s national intelligence agency included working undercover before serving as deputy under three directors.
Gananath Obeyesekere, 95, Dies; Anthropologist Bridged East and West
His wide-ranging work drew on field research in his native Sri Lanka as well as his extensive study of English literature and Christian mysticism.
Oleg Gordievsky, K.G.B. Officer Turned Double Agent, Dies at 86
While climbing the ranks of the Soviet spy agency, he spent more than a decade working for British intelligence as one of its most highly placed moles.