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- May 21, 2012
NATO leaders gathered in Chicago are faced with an ever-worsening conundrum: How can they cut military expenditures while at the same time boosting the alliance's military capabilities? The answer is called "Smart Defense," and critics worry it could result in the weakening of the alliance. By Sebastian Fischer and Matthias Gebauer more...
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- May 11, 2012
In Germany, people are baffled by how hostile a country as religious as the United States can be to the principle of mandatory healthcare insurance. Not even conservatives question the system, which businesspeople say gives Europe's largest economy a competitive advantage. By Miriam Widman more...
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- April 12, 2012
The US presidential race has started in earnest after Republican primary candidate Rick Santorum bowed out, leaving Mitt Romney as the party's likely nominee to take on President Obama. German commentators on Thursday say Romney's inconsistency and divisions within the Republican party will benefit Obama. more...
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- April 11, 2012
Rick Santorum has withdrawn from the Republican primary race, putting an end to a race that left many observers scratching their heads. It was a bruising battle for presumed nominee Mitt Romney, leaving him weakened as President Barack Obama goes on the attack. By Sebastian Fischer in Washington more...
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- March 16, 2012
On Thursday, President Hamid Karzai unexpectedly called on Western military forces to end their mission to Afghanistan a year before the planned withdrawal date of 2014. In Friday's newspapers, German commentators speculate on whether this will trigger a rush to exit despite the dangers this presents. more...
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- March 15, 2012
When it comes to America's security, President Barack Obama has turned out to be just as ruthlessly determined as his predecessor -- particularly when it comes to using drones to wage the war on terror. But the target of his recent legal repositioning might have much less to do with terrorists than with Iran. By Thomas Darnstädt, Marc Hujer and Gregor Peter Schmitz more...
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- February 01, 2012
Political scientist Francis Fukuyama was once the darling of American neo-conservatives. In a SPIEGEL interview, the author of "The End of History" explains why he now believes that the excesses of capitalism are a threat to democracy and asks why there is no "Tea Party on the left." more... [ Forum ]
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- January 23, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich scored a surprising victory over Mitt Romney in South Carolina on Saturday. But that is bad news for the Republican Party, say German editorialists. Gingrich, they argue, is deeply flawed, and he is exposing Romney's problems as well. more...
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- January 19, 2012
Ahmad Tourson spent eight years in Guantánamo as an innocent man. Then, in 2009, he was shipped off to the tiny island nation of Palau. His new situation, though, is untenable -- but the US government seems unwilling to do anything about it. A Contribution by Seema Saifee more...
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- January 13, 2012
It has long been clear that the US military was going to minimize its presence in Europe. On Thursday, new details emerged, with Washington planning to withdraw two brigades. At least one of those units will be pulled out of Germany. more... [ Forum ]
