Auschwitz survivors’ thinning ranksloom over liberation commemoration
With the demise of firsthand witnesses, history is increasingly a pawn in an era of rising intolerance and revisionism.
Pride, shame and responsibility: Confronting history in a changing Germany
The AfD is working to co-opt patriotism and alter the way Germans view their past. But most find the issue far more complicated.
Saudi Arabia’s quiet frontier
When viewed from the kingdom’s deep south, political and economic life look different than in the bustling capital.
Rising anti-Semitism has Germany’s Jewish community on edge
But despite increasing threats, some in Berlin are optimistic about a new, vibrant Jewish culture.
An ancient tea horse roadtrip in pictures
A motorcycle adventure along Yunnan’s historic trade route.
The statistics look promising, but is El Salvador really safer?
Reflections on the country’s new security plan six months on.
Give me stability or give me death
China’s aversion to social unrest and prospects for political reform.
As Germany marks Berlin Wall anniversary, east-west split still divides new generation
30 years after the fall of the Wall, Germans born in 1989 reflect on why right-wing populism is ascendant in the east.
In El Salvador, corn harvest brings together families split by migration
A majority of Central American migrants come from rural communities, where their presence is missed during annual traditions.