I had a friend who was on the U.S. military liaison at Check Point Charlie between the ... In John Koehler’s book, “Stasi: The Untold Story Of The East German Secret Police,” I see a ...

On 7 October 1989, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorchbachëv visited East Berlin to help the incompetent geriatrics who ran the misnamed German Democratic Republic ... Extra barricades were erected at ...

Checkpoint Charlie was the most popular border crossing between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. It has also had a starring role in major films, including the James Bond franchise.

Berlin is the capital of Germany and a city of immense historical and cultural significance. With around 3.7 million inhabitants spread over 891 square kilometers , it is Germany's largest city and ...

A relevant study of the East German Stasi, 'The Spies Among Us' follows a former victim facing those who ran the surveillance ...

From 1950 to 1990, East Germany and its people were controlled by the Ministry of State Security, or Stasi, which resembled how the KGB operated in the USSR in that its goal was less about ...

They’re the strongest party in east Germany.” When the Wall came down, reunification followed soon after. Under the leadership of West Germany’s Christian Democrat chancellor Helmut Kohl ...

Jamie Coughlin Silverman and Gabriel Silverman say their doc, debuting at SXSW, has parallels to today, from data collection ...

"Women in Divided Germany" is the title of an exhibition 35 years after reunification. It sheds light on the realities of life for women in former East and West Germany. Clara Marz believes there ...

Celebrating its best-ever result, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has made extraordinary gains in the last few years. It has doubled its vote share since 2021 with more than 10 million ...