supporting East Germany's transition to democracy, based on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, should be the cornerstone of U.S. policy toward that country. Political ...

East German lawmakers became the first parliamentarians to take power after a free and fair election. Their goal: Germany's reunification.On March 18, 1990, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) ...

Feeling fed up and ignored by mainstream parties, many in what was East Germany have flocked to the far right - with the AfD picking up more than 38% of the vote in one state.

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The country emerged from World War II chastened and wary of military culture. This legacy lives on. Katja Hoyer is a ...

Throughout the summer of 1989, the Communist regime found itself under enormous pressure because huge numbers of East Germans were slipping through to the West by avoiding East Germany's lethally ...

A Battle to Preserve the Berlin Wall as Cold War Landmark In Germany, a fight is on about protecting what remains of a Cold War landmark: the Berlin Wall. For 28 years, the wall separated East and ...