October 16, 2009, 06:06 PM
Germany's Likely Next Foreign Minister
With coalition negotiations approaching completion in Berlin, Guido Westerwelle, head of the Free Democrats, will likely become Germany's next foreign minister. IP asked Westerwelle about a host of pressing issues, from the European Union to Afghanistan. By IP Staff more...
October 07, 2009, 05:33 PM
SPIEGEL Interview With Plus-Size Model
She came out of small-town America and made it onto the pages of Vogue magazine. But as one German women's magazine declares that it will no longer use professional models, US model Crystal Renn tells SPIEGEL how she starved herself for success and why she is happy to be a plus-size specialist. more...
October 06, 2009, 04:08 PM
Russia Going Green?
Russia has never made energy conservation much of a priority. But President Dmitry Medvedev would like that to change. He wants to see consumption drop by 40 percent in the next decade -- but without the technological know-how, it could be difficult. By Benjamin Bidder more...
September 14, 2009
German Reunification
In a conversation with SPIEGEL, former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas, 87, discusses Margaret Thatcher's resistance to German reunification and initial misgivings of his own boss, French President Francois Mitterand. more...
August 31, 2009, 04:31 PM
Paving the Way for Peace Talks
US President Barack Obama is serious about his new Mideast policy. He is urging Israel to halt its settlement activities in the occupied territories and is pushing Europe to impose tougher sanctions on Tehran. Israel, Iran and even Hamas are already reacting to the new policy. Does it present an opportunity for compromise? By Erich Follath and Christoph Schult more...
July 09, 2009, 04:00 PM
SPIEGEL Interview with NASA Manager
Four decades after the first moon landing, NASA is setting its sights on Mars. NASA manager Jesco von Puttkamer talks to SPIEGEL about the lure of the red planet -- and its potential as an alternative base for human life. By Olaf Stampf more...
July 09, 2009, 11:57 AM
UN Tribunal Judge on the Karadzic Trial
Christoph Flügge, 61, a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, discusses the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, a new global judicial order that could make life a lot harder for despots and his trouble with the use of the word "genocide." more...
November 13, 2008, 03:05 PM
History in the Making
Internationally renowned architect Daniel Libeskind has agreed to design a new synagogue for Munich. And, if the local Jewish community has its way, the building will bring history full circle: They want to build it on the site of Munich's first synagogue, destroyed during the 1938 Night of Broken Glass. By Jess Smee more...
December 31, 2007, 01:42 PM
What Next for Pakistan?
Benazir Bhutto may have been Pakistan's last chance for peace. Her assassination on Thursday threatens to plunge the country even further into chaos and violence -- with potentially dire results for the rest of the region and the world. more...
November 23, 2007, 04:05 PM
Polar Bears for the South Pole?
As global warming changes the face of habitats around the world, scientists are asking if humans can help save species from extinction by moving them to cooler climes. But before polar bear resettlement and tiger transports begin, is it time to take a look at easier alternatives? By Philip Bethge more...
