East Germany, the most electorally unstable region of Germany, according to German political analysts, may have a decisive ...

The division between Germany’s East and West did not disappear with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. An invisible “wall” still runs across the country when key demographic indicators are mapped.

Attractions are spread out along the old political boundaries of east and west Berlin, with most of the popular sights on the city's east side. Accessible via the Klosterstraße, Brandenburger Tor ...

No other filmmaker embodies the "unpredictability, chaos and beauty" of the German capital quite like the man who is (once again) opening the Berlinale: "It’s always reinventing itself.

The far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) is dominating polls in East Germany just weeks before the federal election on Feb. 23.

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

Checkpoint Charlie was the most popular border crossing between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. It has also had a starring role in major films, including the James Bond franchise.

Unsurprisingly, some in Eastern Europe view the current US-Russia talks over Ukraine’s future as a revival of this kind of ...

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African ...

If “none of the above” were an option in Germany’s election on February 23rd, it might win. Only 40% of Germans say Friedrich ...

Pretty much everyone wants the war in Ukraine to end. A conflict unleashed on its neighbour by Russia which has led to an ...

To achieve the success he craves, Germany’s likely next chancellor needs liberals and left-wingers to crash and burn.