Germany
The Specter of a Homeland
The German far right is strongest in the country’s formerly communist eastern states. Tracing the Cold War legacies of East Germany shows how a movement that is rising across Europe also feeds on unique national and regional histories.
Abortion in the Two Germanies
East Germany is often remembered as less forward-thinking than its Western counterpart, yet when the Berlin Wall fell 35 years ago, it marked the beginning of a process that would see East German women lose their stronger rights to abortion.
Even After Decades, Europe’s Turkish Diaspora Struggles for Recognition
Today, Turkish diaspora communities encompassing roughly 5.5 million people are spread across Europe, forming one of the continent’s largest migrant groups and the largest Muslim-majority community. But 60 years and at least four generations later, many people from the Turkish diaspora still feel like second-class citizens in Europe.
A Literary Consecration of Genocide Denial
The Swedish Academy’s embrace of Handke comes at a time when far-right movements worldwide have also seized elements of 1990s Serbian nationalism as fuel for violent fantasies from Utøya, Norway, to Christchurch, New Zealand.
Germany’s ‘Gray Wolves’ and Turkish Radicalization
Calls within the EU to designate the Ülkü Ocaklari, also known by the moniker “Gray Wolves,” as a terrorist group are portrayed as a crackdown on Turkish far-right extremism. But it raises questions on broader issues about assimilation and inclusion of Turkish immigrants in Europe.
Why There’s Hope for Libya
Libya now has a unified national government that resulted from a peaceful transition of power and handover by the two rival governments. Two top U.N. envoys to Libya say they could have hardly imagined this development a year ago when they were serving in the United Nations.