November 11, 2009, 04:17 PM
RELUCTANT PARTNERS
When US President Barack Obama visits China this weekend, he will encounter a rival that sees the financial crisis as more of an opportunity than a threat. America, on the other hand, has been fundamentally weakened by the global crunch -- and is more dependent on the goodwill of the rising superpower than ever. By Gabor Steingart and Wieland Wagner more...
April 07, 2009, 12:40 PM
DEATH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Hundreds of people died last week when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya. It is just the latest incident in an ongoing human tragedy, which anti-immigration measures are only making worse. By Alexander Smoltczyk more...
April 02, 2009, 07:07 PM
NATO SUMMIT
German police say they've discarded the cages used to hold arrested protesters during the 2007 G-8 summit in Rostock. But even in light of relatively peaceful anti-G-20 demonstrations in London this week, they are no less on their guard as NATO begins its summit this weekend. more...
December 16, 2008, 02:05 PM
MISERABLE WORKING CONDITIONS
Thousands of PCs and laptops are sold every Christmas, but most consumers don't know that many computer parts are produced under inhumane working conditions in the Far East. A new study has exposed shocking neglect at suppliers for some of the biggest computer manufacturers. By Hannes Koch more...
November 19, 2008, 03:16 PM
THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
The hijacking of a Saudi oil tanker -- thought to be the largest ship ever taken by pirates -- has embarrassed an international coalition of warships charged with fighting piracy. German papers on Wednesday say the piracy will continue as long as Somalia remains a failed state. more...
October 16, 2008, 12:18 PM
THE FORGOTTEN CRISIS
A dramatic increase in food prices over the last year has pushed nearly a billion people to the brink of starvation. The international aid organization Oxfam warns in a new report that the global financial crisis could exacerbate the situation. more...
July 30, 2008, 01:02 PM
THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
The WTO efforts to strike a new global trade pact ended in failure on Tuesday, after the US resisted what is saw as protectionism from China and India. German papers on Wednesday are gloomy about the impact on the global economy. more...
July 16, 2008, 04:13 PM
CEO OF THYSSEN-KRUPP
The head of German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp, 66-year-old Ekkehard Schulz, talks about the sharp rise in steel prices, competition from emerging economies like India, China and Russia, and the prospects for German industry in an age of globalization. more...
July 07, 2008, 01:30 PM
THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
As the G-8 convenes in Japan for its annual summit, German media commentators have dismissed it as a Western talking shop incablable of tackling the problems of the globalized world. The world urgently needs a forum that includes the top emerging economies, they write. more...
July 07, 2008, 12:21 PM
WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD?
Energy and food prices seem to be rising by the day, and inflation is on the rise, too. With a new strategy paper, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is hoping to find a path out of a three-prong crisis at this week's G-8 summit in Japan. By Rüdiger Falksohn and Wolfgang Reuter more...
