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The Banality of Crimes against Migrants - Sandor Ujvari/ dpa

International Law The Banality of Crimes against Migrants

Around the world, migrants are locked up in camps, abused and often driven to the brink of starvation. Many die as a result. These crimes should finally be punished, by the International Criminal Court. Von Ioannis Kalpouzos und Itamar Mann

EU to Refocus on Stalled Defense Initiatives - REUTERS/ U.S. Air Force/ Julianne Showalter

Brussels Summit EU to Refocus on Stalled Defense Initiatives

EU leaders are gathering in Brussels Thurday in an effort to shore up the bloc's common defense policy, amid growing doubts over whether Europe can bridge divergent national views on the continent's security role. Von Christopher Alessi

'Drone Attacks Are the Right Thing to Do' - Mohammad Sajjad/ AP/dpa

Pakistani CIA Informant 'Drone Attacks Are the Right Thing to Do'

A Pakistani who works as an operative for the CIA spoke to SPIEGEL about his motives for helping the Americans, the civilian casualties of drone attacks and his fear of the Taliban. Von Hasnain Kazim

Merkel Buzzed by Mini-Drone at Campaign Event - ODD ANDERSEN/ AFP

Merkel Buzzed by Mini-Drone at Campaign Event

Von Friederike Heine

Paparazzi Turn to Drones - David Ebener/ picture alliance / dpa

Snapping Tina's Wedding Paparazzi Turn to Drones

When Tina Turner got married at her estate in Switzerland over the weekend, she wanted to keep paparazzi away. But photographers used drones and other aircraft to get the exclusives they needed. The battle for pictures is increasingly moving into the airspace. Von Martin U. Müller und Andreas Ulrich

Berlin Struggles to Certify Military Plane - Airbus Military

Clipped Wings Berlin Struggles to Certify Military Plane

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière, in trouble over the costly cancellation of the Euro Hawk drone, faces a potentially even greater problem. Certification for the A400M military transport plane is behind schedule and plagued by legal pitfalls. Von Gerald Traufetter

Drone Troubles Mount for Minister - Maurizio Gambarini/ dpa

Conflicting Statements Drone Troubles Mount for Minister

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière rejected calls to resign on Monday over losses from the Euro Hawk drone project. But he admitted knowing about the problems sooner than he had indicated last week and now faces a parliamentary investigation.

Drone Debacle 'Extremely Embarrassing' - Maurizio Gambarini/ dpa

World from Berlin Drone Debacle 'Extremely Embarrassing'

The cancellation of the Euro Hawk surveillance drone program means the waste of a half billion euros in German taxpayer money. But somehow Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziére seems to have survived the debacle. German commentators wonder why.

Drone Debacle Could Cost Merkel a Minister - CHRISTOF STACHE/ AFP

Campaign Headache Drone Debacle Could Cost Merkel a Minister

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziére is under fire after he cancelled a half-billion euro surveillance drone program that he knew was in trouble years ago. The scandal could create problems for Chancellor Merkel's re-election campaign. By SPIEGEL Staff

German Rail Turns to Drones in War on Vandals - Frank May/ dpa

Battling Graffiti German Rail Turns to Drones in War on Vandals

In an effort to combat graffiti on trains, German rail provider Deutsche Bahn is testing a new weapon: a drone outfitted with an infrared camera. It is designed to document evidence of vandalism, which costs the company millions each year.

Imran Khan Takes on Pakistan's Old Guard - A Majeed/ AFP

From Playboy to Politician Imran Khan Takes on Pakistan's Old Guard

Cricket world champion and former playboy Imran Khan found his way to Islam through a mystic. Now he wants to become Pakistan's prime minister and free his country of corruption and the Americans. Von Susanne Koelbl

A Legal Question, But also One of Policy - HO/ AFP

Drones and Democracy A Legal Question, But also One of Policy

The leak this week of a Justice Department memo justifying targeted drone killings of Americans abroad has opened President Obama to criticism and drawn comparisons to the Bush administration's notorious "torture memos." The document isn't on the same scale, but Congress should continue asking tough questions. Von Eugene R. Fidell

'New Wars' Demand New Mindsets - REUTERS

Germany's Drone Conundrum 'New Wars' Demand New Mindsets

Germany's government recently announced plans to do a 180-degree policy shift by deploying armed drones in combat. It argues that remote-controlled killing machines are no different than any other weapons, but experts say the "new wars" have completely different -- and revolutionary -- rules. Von Thomas Darnstaedt

Germany Plans to Deploy Armed Drones - MAYA ALLERUZZO/ AP

'Credible Deterrence' Germany Plans to Deploy Armed Drones

A document obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE indicates the German government is preparing to procure armed drones for foreign combat. Opposition politicians are outraged by the development and note that the use of weapons-equipped unmanned aircraft is legally dubious and possibly unethical. Von Veit Medick

The Woes of an American Drone Operator - LESLIE PRATT/ dpa

Dreams in Infrared The Woes of an American Drone Operator

A soldier sets out to graduate at the top of his class. He succeeds, and he becomes a drone pilot working with a special unit of the United States Air Force in New Mexico. He kills dozens of people. But then, one day, he realizes that he can't do it anymore. Von Nicola Abé

The Dark Side of Drones Big Brother in Germany's Skies

Declines in the size and price of unmanned flying devices have led to an explosion in their public and private deployment in Germany. Despite their many benefits, the murky legal environment has many worried that drones could be used for unlawful purposes. Von SPIEGEL Staff

'Humane' Drones Are the Most Brutal Weapons of All - USAF

Fear the Reaper 'Humane' Drones Are the Most Brutal Weapons of All

The German military is considering the purchase of combat drones. But we should not allow ourselves to be seduced by the idea that an unmanned aircraft is a humane weapon. On the contrary, they expose the true nature of war in all its brutality. Von Dirk Kurbjuweit

How Obama Has Failed to Deliver - Gerald Herbert/ ASSOCIATED PRESS

The President of Disappointments How Obama Has Failed to Deliver

Barack Obama entered the White House as a savior. But he hasn't delivered. The ideological chasms in the US are as deep as they have ever been, with Republicans blocking the president at every turn. Who is responsible for his failure? Von Ullrich Fichtner, Marc Hujer und Gregor Peter Schmitz

Germans Increasingly Disillusioned with Obama - JEWEL SAMAD/ AFP

End of the Honeymoon Germans Increasingly Disillusioned with Obama

Germans were ecstatic when Barack Obama took over the keys to the White House from George W. Bush. Now, though, a new Pew Research Center survey shows that disillusionment with the US president is widespread in Germany and that Obama has not lived up to the high expectations Europeans had of him. Von Bruce Stokes

Relations Remain Icy Between Pakistan and the US - MOHSIN RAZA/ REUTERS

Jihad against America Relations Remain Icy Between Pakistan and the US

Washington and Islamabad have barely been on speaking terms since US forces killed Osama bin Laden last year. But with American and NATO troops set to leave neighboring Afghanistan soon, nuclear-armed Pakistan has little motivation to improve relations. Hatred of the US is growing in the country. Von Hasnain Kazim und Gerhard Spörl

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