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Maria Ressa's fight
Ayee Macaraig
The Nobel Prize recognizes the importance of independent journalism in an age of authoritarian populism and fake news.
Poland is not yet lost to the EU
Bartosz Dudek
The ruling by its top court seems to suggest that Poland wants to leave the EU. That won't happen, writes Bartosz Dudek
Anna Politkovskaya, a true Russian patriot
Miodrag Soric
Russian journalist and activist Anna Politkovskaya, who was fiercely critical of the regime, was killed 15 years ago.
Unity goes beyond German reunification
Harrison Mwilima
Germany's election results show that even after 31 years, vast differences remain between east and west.
Bundestag could use more women
Melina Grundmann
Just one-third of the members in Germany's newly elected parliament are women. That's not representative of our society.
Pandemic-related inflation spooks Germans
Henrik Böhme
No other country is as spooked by inflation as Germany, given its history. But there's no reason to panic just yet.
Russia's Sputnik battles for public opinion in Serbia
Thanks to Kremlin-funded global news outlet, Sputnik, Russia is considered Serbia’s closest partner abroad.
Sweden's distinctive COVID-19 approach
Sweden is lifting all coronavirus restrictions, in line with its very distinctive strategy in fighting the pandemic.
New German government must focus on central Europe
Ivan Krastev
The new German government will have to quickly focus on tackling illiberal tendencies in Central Europe.
Avoiding censorship: How to move anonymously on the internet
Some practical tips on how to navigate the Internet safely and anonymously and how to avoid censorship.
Move over grand coalition — Germany wants change
Manuela Kasper-Claridge
The dominance of Germany's big parties is over. It's about time, argues DW's Editor-in-Chief Manuela Kasper-Claridge.
World Cup every two years? Less is more
Matt Pearson
Proposals from FIFA to play the World Cup every two years are motivated by the wrong things, but sadly predictable.
Youth's lack of political power jeopardizes Germany
Older voters decide Germany's political future and that's an imminent danger for the country, writes DW's Astrid Prange.
Angela Merkel has left the CDU in tatters
Rob Mudge
Change has been the buzzword of the German election campaign. But much of it is empty talk.
Who controls our food system?
Paula Gioia
The global food system is being hijacked by multinationals, says farmer Paula Gioia.
Spare Germany the blackouts
Ashutosh Pandey
Renewables are struggling to keep up with coal's exit. A gloomy future is avoidable — will politicians get on board?
Spare a thought for those unable to vote in Germany
Mikhail Bushuev
Millions of foreigners with permanent residence in Germany are unable to vote. It's time that changed.
How real is the threat of Taliban infighting?
The group will be under stress in the coming weeks as it focuses on the challenges of governance, says Michael Kugelman.
The Russian election wasn't one
Christian F. Trippe
President Putin has retained his power base in the Russian Duma. His party had to pull out all the stops to manage it.
Next German chancellor must prioritize Africa ties
Mimi Mefo Takambou
With Merkel's exit, it seems to be the end of an era when German political objectives had a strong emphasis on Africa.
Culinary ignorance can breed racism
Ankita Mukhopadhyay
Ignorance of culinary tastes and cultural heritage can be used as a tool of racism.
German public ignoring Gazprom's blackmail attempt
Andrey Gurkov
Moscow's efforts to force the operational start of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline have so far come to nothing.
How will Turkish Germans vote?
Elmas Topcu
Supporters of Turkey's ruling AKP are circulating posts about German political parties and advising people how to vote.
Not enough migrants in German politics
Maissun Melhem
Less than 8% of the members of the Bundestag have foreign roots. The German Parliament is out of touch with reality.
The EU's spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
Bernd Riegert
The goals of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are ambitious. But most needed are concrete steps.
A symbol of the US' decline as a world power
Ines Pohl
The US' withdrawal from Afghanistan 20 years after 9/11 shows that Washington is now focusing on domestic issues.
US war on terror is still omnipresent
Maha Hilal
US assertions that its era of endless wars is over is a myth.
Bolsonaro tests Brazil's democracy
Philipp Lichterbeck
What happened in Brazil on Independence Day is grounds for impeaching the country's president.
All power to the Taliban?
Sandra Petersmann
Afghanistan's caretaker government is of the Taliban, by the Taliban, for the Taliban, writes DW's Sandra Petersmann.
Time to end German-China love affair
Ashutosh Pandey
Berlin has mollycoddled China for far too long. It's time the relationship gets a reboot, says DW's Ashutosh Pandey.
Opinion polls upend CDU, SPD party campaigns
Increasingly desperate conservatives are warning of a socialist takeover. But the center-left SPD is playing it safe.
Money talks on Paralympics medals table
Melanie Last
The Paralympics have demonstrated that only the wealthy nations can find their way to the top of the medals table.
Afghan fiasco will not herald a new world order
Miodrag Soric
The West's withdrawal from Afghanistan might be disgraceful for NATO, but Western values continue to have global appeal.
Joint EU force is no answer to Afghanistan fiasco
Bernd Riegert
An EU rapid reaction force would not have prevented the West's failure in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan offers little space for diplomacy
Christoph Hasselbach
Now that the Taliban have won, Germany has to seek an understanding with them.
The EU doesn't need another Angela Merkel
Cristina Burack
Angela Merkel is about to walk off the European Union stage — and it's about time.
Race to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel is wide open
Felix Steiner
An election victory for the Social Democrats and their chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz is not inconceivable.
'Nevermind' cover isn't child sex abuse
Silke Wünsch
Was the baby on the Nirvana album cover exploited? DW's Silke Wünsch says no — but that doesn't make it right today.
Afghans' misplaced trust in Germany
Maissun Melhem
There is no making up for failing to evacuate people who helped Germany in Afghanistan, writes DW's Maissun Melhem.
Germany's parenting trap
Kate Ferguson
Germany has a progressive parental leave policy. So why aren't fathers taking more time out?
From gas transit to hydrogen exports?
Oliver Rolofs
Nord Stream 2 offers Ukraine an opportunity to reduce its energy dependence on Russia, says Oliver Rolofs.
Merkel is letting herself off too lightly on Afghanistan
Marcel Fürstenau
The chancellor has tried to justify Germany's Afghanistan policy. She asked many questions but provided no answers.
Symbolic of 20 years of war in Afghanistan
Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi
The pictures of Kabul airport are staggering. The West's mission is ending as it began: with neo-colonialist posturing.
How reliable are opinion polls?
Pollsters often get it wrong. So how relevant are opinion polls ahead of the federal election?
Para athletes should be taken seriously
Stefan Nestler
The Paralympics should focus on the athletes' performances and not their disabilities, writes DW’s Stefan Nestler.
Merkel leaves Ukraine with a difficult legacy
Roman Goncharenko
While Russia can be satisfied with Angela Merkel's Eastern policy, Ukraine has good reason to be disappointed.
Merkel's fruitless Moscow trip
Andrey Gurkov
Maintaining dialogue is no longer meaningful. Germany needs a new plan for dealing with Russia, says DW's Andrey Gurkov
Germany's Afghanistan debacle
Marcel Fürstenau
Facing the shambles of its Afghanistan policy, Germany's government has been acting shamefully, writes Marcel Fürstenau.
US failure in Afghanistan: What lessons for Africa?
Mimi Mefo Takambou
The ineffectiveness of military interventions should lead to a rethink in Africa.
Political statements banned at Tokyo Paralympics
Any athlete who makes a political statement at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo does so at the risk of being sanctioned.
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