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China's autocrats end democracy in Hong Kong

Dang Yuan

After China's NPC passed new election rules for Hong Kong, there's no longer democracy in the city, says DW's Dang Yuan.

After Fukushima, Germany must avoid nuclear energy

Jens Thurau

Angela Merkel unilaterally decided to shut Germany's nuclear plants. And nobody has ever seriously disputed her choice.

Time for talks

Rodion Ebbighausen

With military leaders brutally suppressing the opposition, only talks will deescalate the conflict in Myanmar.

Joachim Löw's legacy is tainted

Matt Pearson

Joachim Löw transformed German football and won the World Cup but what's happened since has tainted his legacy.

'Face mask scandal' undermines confidence in politics

Volker Witting

The politicians who profited from corrupt lobbying have squandered public servants' greatest asset: trust.

George Floyd's death must change US justice system

Carla Bleiker

The trial against George Floyd's accused killer, a former policeman, is perhaps one of the most important in US history.

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Pope's vision of harmony in Iraq needs everyday effort

Christoph Strack

The pope's four-day visit to Iraq was an exceptional spiritual and political event.

Most Germans want a lighter lockdown

The data's clear, and so are the voices on the streets. But what is it they want to open? And what's the time frame?

A day of mourning for Africa

Mimi Mefo Takambou

March 8 is International Women's Day — an occasion that should be celebrated. But there is little to rejoice in Africa.

France must repatriate 'IS' sympathizers

Luisa von Richthofen

The French are not keen to repatriate 'IS' fighters abroad. Refusing to do so will backfire, says Luisa von Richthofen.

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Golden Bear-winning film is more than 'loony porn'

Elizabeth Grenier

The Berlin film festival's winner will grab headlines for being a Romanian sex-tape movie, but it's a political work.

No new dawn in Germany's coronavirus measures

Christoph Strack

The chancellor and the heads of the federal states met until late into the night, but the results are disappointing.

Poland needs more courageous judges

Magdalena Gwozdz-Pallokat

Judges who are unafraid of Poland's ruling party exist — and need to speak out, writes DW’s Magdalena Gwozdz-Pallokat.

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In France, no one is above the law

Barbara Wesel

The verdict against former President Nicolas Sarkozy is a message to France's ruling class.

Opinion: Myanmar sanctions will not stop the bloodshed

Zeya Thu

Yangon-based journalist Zeya Thu told DW that the international community needs to support peace negotiations.

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Facebook starts bid to fight climate misinformation

Facebook will now add info labels to climate change posts and direct users to a fact-checked website. But is it enough?

Christian Gross und Jochem Schneider both left Schalke

Opinion: Schalke reset not enough without new thinking

After another loss, Schalke axed another head coach. But changes at the club need to go further, says DW's Matt Pearson.

Why the US needs to stay in Afghanistan

Sandra Petersmann

A year after signing the Doha agreement with the Taliban, the US must take responsibility in Afghanistan.

Football needs a coming out

Sertan Sanderson

Football player Justin Fashanu, who would have been 60 last week, was a victim of toxic masculinity in a machismo world.

Saudi crown prince has blood on his hands

Rainer Sollich

A CIA report has made it very clear what role Mohammed bin Salman played in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

On trans rights, journalists must stand with the facts

Enrique Anarte

Are trans rights a threat to "real women?" Self-proclaimed "radical feminists" in several countries seem to think so.

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Australia is no leader on Big Tech

Kate Ferguson

Australia's decision to make Google and Facebook pay for news is not the triumph it seems.

A historic message

Matthias von Hein

The significance of the Syria torture verdict in Koblenz goes beyond the trial — and beyond Germany's borders.

Another cold case in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

Mimi Mefo Takambou

There's widespread consternation about the killing of an Italian diplomat in DRC, but don't expect any swift answers.

Coronavirus vaccination center Frankfurt am Main

Opinion: Germans and how they see themselves

Is Germany as well-organized as Germans think? The coronavirus could offer an opportunity to take a look in the mirror.

Western democracies must address vaccine inequity

Ilona Kickbusch

Western democracies are failing to address the vaccine inequity. That could have serious geopolitical repercussions.

Judaism belongs in Germany

Christoph Strack

Germany's Jewish history must be remembered and shared by all Germans, not just those in the Jewish community.

Message from Munich: Security begins with resilience

Melinda Crane

Joe Biden proclaimed the revival of the trans-Atlantic alliance — but the US still has much to prove to a wary Europe.

Africa should celebrate indigenous languages

Harrison Mwilima

African nations need to cut their reliance on colonial languages and instead invest in local mother tongues.

Shifting COVID targets irk many Germans

Marcel Fürstenau

Germany's target incidence of 50 infections per 100,000 people has been revised — a decision that is sure to disappoint.

Keep Schengen open

Jean Asselborn

The coronavirus pandemic is jeopardizing the open-borders policy of the Schengen area, Jean Asselborn writes.

Crisis-crippled Burkina Faso needs urgent help

Ramesh Rajasingham

Burkina Faso urgently needs help to address the worlds's fastest-growing humanitarian crisis.

Bundesliga opinion: Dortmund's problem is not their coach

Matt Pearson

Edin Terzic is under pressure. But, DW's Matt Pearson writes, Dortmund's biggest issue is not the man in the dugout.

Opinion: There's only one positive to the Club World Cup

Andreas Sten-Ziemons

Without much value football-wise and with political question marks, there are many reasons to ignore the Club World Cup.

Deby's French backing

Eric Topona

The president of Chad would not have lasted this long without being propped up by the former colonial power.

Investigating the Holocaust

Katarzyna Domagala-Pereira

Poles do not want to be classed alongside Nazis when it comes to the Holocaust, DW's Katarzyna Domagala-Pereira writes.

AU's new leaders may spell more of the same

Mimi Mefo Takambou

The African Union's new leaders will find it tough overcoming the bloc's apathy toward solving the continent's crises.

Can the social media beast be tamed?

Matthias von Hein

The internet giants that are locked into a titanic nonstop battle for our attention go almost completely unregulated.

Opinion: No one is going to spend Bitcoin on a Tesla

Kristie Pladson

Tesla's Bitcoin buy-in reveals why the digital coin will struggle to become a real currency, says DW's Kristie Pladson.

With COVID, Biden keeps America First stance

Dijana Roscic

Under Trump, Chancellor Merkel said Europe should take fate into its own hands. The new US president won't change that.

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Russia rejects EU's olive branch

Christian F. Trippe

Despite the EU foreign affairs chief's disastrous trip to Moscow, bilateral relations have yet to hit rock bottom.

Erdogan fears Turkey's Generation Z

Banu Güven

Amid protests at Istanbul's Bosphorus University, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fears a second Gezi Park movement.

Vaccinated must be patient

Jens Thurau

The German Ethics Council has said that vaccinated people should not enjoy special rights. It made the right decision.

Conspiracy theories are no joke

Martin Muno

The widespread belief in conspiracy theories isn't just a strange, laughable phenomenon — it's dangerous for democracy.