Mother Angela Merkel's Refugee Policy Divides Europe

Germans long knew their chancellor as a rational, deliberate decision maker. But in the refugee crisis, a new Merkel has emerged, driven by empathy. Increasingly, it is looking like the emotion-driven Merkel is prone to error. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

• Photo Gallery: Me, My Selfie and Merkel

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Abandoning Syria Few Options Left for Stopping the War

An exodus of tens of thousands is hemorrhaging out of Syria and into Europe. After four years of civil war horrors, people have given up completely on their country. Is there a shred of hope left for stopping the conflict and rebuilding? By Christoph Reuter in Beirut more... [ Comment ]

• Photo Gallery: A Broken Country

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Bad Faith Berlin Must Reform or Abolish Its Refugee Policy

The refugee crisis is forcing Berlin's hand. It can reform its existing asylum law or abolish it altogether. Either way, it can no longer get away with the current system of organized hypocrisy. A Commentary by Maximilian Popp more... [ Comment ]

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Unapologetic, Unequivocal The Real Merkel Finally Stands up

German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week defended her embrace of refugees with an uncharacteristic outburst of compassion that is likely to go down in history. In doing so, she finally revealed a bit of her true political thinking. A Commentary by Roland Nelles more... [ Comment ]

09/17/2015 from garyndent: I'd say the tactician, strategist and pragmatist is more to the fore than compassion. She did... more...

'We Want a Massacre' Turkish-Kurdish Tensions Escalate as Election Looms

Earlier this summer, tit-for-tat violence between the Turkish government and the country's Kurdish minority began undermining years of peace negotiations. With clashes now intensify, Turkey is in danger of descending into outright civil war. By Hasnain Kazim more... [ Comment ]

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Oktoberfest's Cathedrals Artist Captures Places of Beer Worship

Photographer Michael von Hassel takes haunting photographs of Oktoberfest's cavernous beer tents once all of the millions of annual visitors have gone home. By Antje Blinda more... [ Comment ]

09/17/2015 from jatoxx: Absolutely Brilliant. and congratulations more...

Fortress Hungary Orbán Profits from the Refugees

In many respects, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has emerged as the political victor in the refugee crisis. Voters support his hardline stance and other Eastern European countries are following his suit. By Jan Puhl more... [ Comment ]

09/16/2015 from spon-facebook-548033848: I know unrepentant fascist beliefs when I hear and see them. For those that carry residual... more...

'We Are Stubborn' Refugees Still Set on Germany Despite Border Controls

Germany introduced controls on its border with Austria on Sunday to slow down the influx of refugees coming into the country. The hope is for an EU-wide quota deal to share the burden. The refugees themselves, though, still hope they'll end up in Germany. By Raniah Salloum in Vienna more... [ Comment ]

• Photo Gallery: Germany Controls Its Borders
• Austrian Chancellor Faymann: 'Memories of Our Continent's Darkest Period'

09/16/2015 from philgreenelawyer: I lived in Frankfurt from 1945 to 1948 as a US Army Brat. I never forgot what i saw and I fell in... more...

'I Feel like I Am Dead' Alan Kurdi's Father Tells His Story

The photograph of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian refugee who perished on his way from Turkey to Greece, sent shockwaves around the world. Now his father Abdullah describes his ordeal. Adapted from an Interview Conducted by Katrin Kuntz more... [ Comment ]

09/17/2015 from fish2064: Others on the boat claimed he was the captain and a people... more...