Military historian Margaret MacMillan on rearmament in Germany, the nature of war – and what it takes to mold good soldiers.

The question regarding a Muslim mayor seems to confirm the idea that there are significant differences between urban and rural attitudes. Whereas no significant difference in the acceptance of a ...

Street names reveal our past. Romans, the kaisers, socialists: All of them left behind traces of their presence. Hidden patterns in the 450,000 German street names.

The right-wing extremist Marine Le Pen is becoming ever more popular. In 2022 she could be elected President of France. A conversation with Emmanuel Macron’s only rival.

At first glance, $5 billion is a hefty sum of money – but is it hefty enough to buy an entire revolution? The money flowed from 1991 to 2014. Most of it from the U.S. State Department, which ...

Germans owe a lot to Helmut Schmidt: his passion, his commitment to the constitution and his true heart. On the death of the former chancellor and DIE ZEIT publisher.

His grandfather was the commandant of Auschwitz. The grandson presented himself as the victim of his family history. Tracking down the gifted liar Rainer Höß.

Where does all this reactionary populism come from? We spoke to philosopher Judith Butler about Donald Trump, Germany’s Willkommenskultur and radical democracy.

His grandfather was the commandant of Auschwitz. The grandson presented himself as the victim of his family history. Tracking down the gifted liar Rainer Höß.

Andy Warhol, Big Mac, iPhone: It was a grand American epoch. But it’s over. Europe must finally emancipate itself – just not as awkwardly as Jürgen Habermas might like.

He is perhaps the best-known child photographer in the world. But those who know Achim Lippoth have long suspected that he has sexually abused children. He denies it.

On June 2, @uncareer1 posted screenshots of a video from her cell phone that her husband had taken showing Oueiss in a hot tub. She was wearing a bikini, but the image had been manipulated to make ...