Recent on Germany:
Opinion: Everyone missed signs of change in eastern Europe
Tom Fenton - Worldview - November 14, 2009 16:43 ET
While reporters did not foresee the fall of the Berlin Wall, the on-the-ground reporting was important.
The Trabant: An East German marvel makes a comeback
Karoline Durr - Commerce - November 10, 2009 06:35 ET
Want your own "little Sputnik?" You may soon get the chance.
Berlin, world leaders celebrate the anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall
Cameron Abadi - Germany - November 9, 2009 22:17 ET
Thousands gathered for a lengthy, yet powerful, evening in honor of the fall of the wall.
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Opinion: The day after the Wall fell
Michael Moran - Worldview - November 9, 2009 17:55 ET
The fears of Germany and its neighbors in 1989 have largely been resolved by 2009.
A wall falls in Berlin, and beyond
Tom Hundley - Germany - November 9, 2009 09:03 ET
But a less in-your-face wall still stands, farther east.
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Crossing the border, 1990
Michael Moran - Worldview - November 6, 2009 06:47 ET
After the Berlin Wall fell, Michael Moran explored the strange new world on the border of East and West.
How the wall still divides one family
David Wroe - Germany - November 5, 2009 09:59 ET
While the Schmidts were able to escape East Germany, it had a profound impact on their lives.
The sinister echoes of November 9
David Binder - Worldview - November 5, 2009 05:30 ET
Germans might not celebrate the day the wall came down, but they are secure in their unity, writes David Binder.
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Opinion: Remembering a good news story
HDS Greenway - Worldview - November 3, 2009 12:03 ET
Despite looming questions, the first few days after the Berlin Wall fell were glorious.
Will Berlin, and its soccer team, succeed?
Cameron Abadi - Germany - October 17, 2009 09:21 ET
Hertha BSC's lousy performance in spite of high hopes mirrors the city of Berlin since the fall of the wall.
How to politicize a book fair
Cameron Abadi - Germany - October 13, 2009 05:40 ET
With China as the "guest of honor," the Frankfurt Book Fair became embroiled in human rights debates.
Planet Health Care
Thomas Mucha - Commerce - October 10, 2009 11:19 ET
As debate rages in Washington, the answers are out there. You just need to know where to look.
Is Germany's health care a good model for the US?
Paul Hockenos - Germany - October 8, 2009 20:29 ET
Analysis: One freelancer in Germany thinks the health care system there could work in America.
Merkel's aura of mystery
Cameron Abadi - Germany - October 4, 2009 08:03 ET
Germans re-elected Angela Merkel, but how well do they know her?
Many Germans voted, though few expected change
Cameron Abadi - Germany - September 28, 2009 14:53 ET
Returned to office, Merkel looks toward a partnership with the free market Free Democratic Party.
On the campaign trail with Gunter Grass
Paul Hockenos - Germany - September 26, 2009 07:49 ET
One of Germany's foremost public intellectuals "does what he can" to boost the Social Democrats.
Germany's liberals won't just get along
Cameron Abadi - Germany - September 25, 2009 06:57 ET
As Sunday's election looms, the Social Democrats and the Left Party still reject national cooperation.
G20 Pittsburgh: They meet again
Michael Goldfarb - Worldview - September 22, 2009 06:13 ET
Opinion: The world does not hold its breath.
Can architecture heal a city?
David Hecht - Germany - September 17, 2009 17:17 ET
Hamburg hopes its new half-a-billion-dollar concert venue, Elbphilharmonie, will help unite the city.
Global Blogs:
Reflections on the Residenz
Troy, Photographer/Editor, "Munich Daily Photo" blog - Germany - November 20, 2009 08:22 ET
To move you away from yesterday's hard rock/pop theatre post, I thought I would bring you something more in Munich's sweet spot - the classical concerts at the Munich Residenz. Between the Gastieg and the Residenz, you could easily have 5-10 performances per night to choose...
Check It Out: Berlin gets a new Library
Lily Philipose, Author, "Berlin Culture Crawl" blog - Germany - November 19, 2009 18:01 ET
Check it out! At Berlin's new library, Humboldt University's Jakob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum, you can do so -- literally.At last Berlin has a library that matches the standards of public and...
After Enke -- Filling the Empty Football Goal
Rory MacLean, Author/"Meet the Germans" blog - Germany - November 19, 2009 07:46 ET
Robert Enke, the German national goalkeeper, committed suicide earlier this month. On Sunday 45,000 fans – many dressed in black and wearing the club scarf -- gathered at a...
The Dreaded Swine Flu
By Hyde Flippo, Geoff Galitz, Jane Park, and Sarah Fürstenberger, Co-bloggers/"The German Way" blog - Germany - November 18, 2009 14:47 ET
I’m quite positive that no one wants to read anything else about the swine flu at the moment, but unfortunately, the swine flu is the reason my blog was two days late this week. It has been a...
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