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Opinion: Forget title talk, let's just enjoy this BVB team
Given Bayern's dominance, it's natural to crave a team that can challenge. But we should just enjoy BVB's entertainers.
Jews in AfD: A political prop
Armin Langer
The irony of a demonstrably anti-Semitic party welcoming Jews cannot be ignored, says guest columnist Armin Langer.
Opinion: The tragedy of international law and justice
The slamming of international by the United States sets a bad precedent in Africa, writes Isaac Mugabi.
Germany unity: A work in progress
Marcel Fürstenau
There many are reasons why Germans in the former East feel like second-class citizens, DW's Marcel Fürstenau writes.
Indonesia was underprepared
Hendra Pasuhuk
Indonesia needs to improve its tsunami warning system, but ultimately the authorities themselves must prepare better.
Diesel drivers are voters, too!
Diesel car drivers will vote in elections in Germany, and the main parties should be worried, says DW's Sabine Kinkartz.
Macedonia's bitter lesson
Adelheid Feilcke
Low turnout for the referendum is a bad starting point for the country's future development, says Adelheid Feilcke.
Opinion: Kovac's honeymoon period is over
It was all going so well for Niko Kovac, who won his first seven games but the last few days have shown up some flaws.
A pompous state visit
Jens Thurau
Germany is rolling out the red carpet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, even as he demands that Berlin extradite his critics.
Opinion: Euro 2024 in Germany – a logical choice
It was surely Turkey's turn but Euro 2024 been awarded to Germany. The correct decision, says DW's Joscha Weber.
The Skripal poisoning's smoking gun
Ingo Mannteufel
New findings in the Skripal poisoning point to Russian President Vladimir Putin, says DW's Ingo Mannteufel.
Germany's diminished chancellor
Michaela Küfner
After suffering a defeat within her own party, German Chancellor Angela Merkel must now risk everything in the EU.
Opinion: Time for Schalke to wake up
Schalke have started the season with five straight defeats - again. It's time for them to wake up, writes Matt Ford..
Merkel's time is coming to an end
Ines Pohl
A staffing shake-up has revealed Chancellor Merkel can no longer organize majorities in her own ranks, says Ines Pohl.
Making authoritarians great again
Michael Knigge
Donald Trump's UN speech had an authoritarian tinge and showed just how isolated the US is today, says Michael Knigge.
Catholic Church must change
Christoph Strack
The Catholic Church has reached a "turning point," its leadership in Germany says. Anything else would be irresponsible.
Opinion: Boring Bundesliga needs a new format
There was a sense of familiarity to Bayern's win over Schalke. DW's Matt Ford says the Bundesliga needs a new format.
Keep your nerve, Germany!
Jens Thurau
With the AfD polling ahead of the SPD for the first time, Germany's political establishment must show strength.
Opinion: A dark day for the battle against doping
The reinstatement of RUSADA by WADA is a slap in the face for clean athletes, writes Stefan Nestler.
Opinion: Trump must guarantee Kim regime survival
US and North Korea talks appear to be back on track and a peace treaty should be considered says DW's Martin Fritz.
The Brexit cabinet of horrors
Rob Mudge
It's a thankless task trying to keep up with the daily dose of bizarre comments made by leading Brexiteers.
Maassen's promotion a sign of failure
Felix Steiner
The coalition's decision to promote a disgraced intelligence chief reeks of failure, says DW's Felix Steiner.
Let's just call it by its name — a trade war
Timothy Rooks
China is running out of ammunition in the tariff battle with the US. Global trade may be on the brink of big change.
Opinion: Will South Sudan's new peace deal hold?
The most recent peace agreement offers hope for a final end to the conflict in South Sudan, says DW's Waakhe Simon Wudu.
Pre-programmed: How to burst filter bubbles
Algorithms embedded in social networks glean highly specific information about a user's preferences.
Just because it's legal doesn't make it right
Sonya Angelica Diehn
The protest over a scrap of ancient forest in Germany is about much more than a few scraggly tree huggers.
Opinion: Late goals are not good for the Bundesliga
Late goals in the Bundesliga are good for the ratings but not for the teams.
Battle for Idlib also a fight against terror
Rainer Hermann
Idlib is a stronghold of radical jihadis and they won't give up without a prolonged fight, writes Rainer Hermann of FAZ.
Spy chief row exposes German government's cluelessness
Jens Thurau
The fact that the German government is still debating the domestic spy chief's fate shows it's dysfunctional.
Taiwan, China share common heritage, checkered history
Ties between Taiwan and China have been tense in recent years as Beijing increasingly tries to isolate Taipei globally.
Could a cleaner environment create more jobs in Nigeria?
Analyst Sylvia Nwoko on why focusing on meeting climate change targets could help cut unemployment.
Opinion: Did the Lehman crash teach us nothing?
Thomas Straubhaar
Ten years after Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, we haven't learned much at all, writes economist Thomas Straubhaar.
Abuse by priests: A crime is a crime
Christoph Strack
A study by the German Bishops Conference on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is a good thing, but not good enough.
EU's belated rebuke
Bernd Riegert
The EU has struggled with the lack of respect for rule of law in Hungary and in Poland, too, DW's Bernd Riegert writes.
'No' to a Bundeswehr combat mission in Syria
Nina Werkhäuser
German politicians are currently at odds over whether the country's military should increase its presence in Syria.
Internal 'resistance' to Trump is a worry
Michael Knigge
The internal "resistance" against President Donald Trump is not comforting but scary, DW's Michael Knigge writes.
The far-right twist in the Swedish fairy tale
Barbara Wesel
The illusion is over for Sweden: The poster child of social democracy is a country like any other, writes Barbara Wesel.
No peace for Korea
Peter Sturm
Despite improved relations on the Korean Peninsula, the same old basic problems remain, writes Peter Sturm of the FAZ.
Löw starts new era by looking back
Joachim Löw reverted to an old trick when he needed it but he’ll need to find something new soon, says Matt Pearson.
Redrawing Balkan borders: A strategy without a solution
James W. Pardew
A land swap may look like an easy fix, but it will only cause more problems, writes ex-Balkans mediator James W. Pardew.
Managing Turkey: Tough days ahead
Seda Serdar
Even though their leaders seem sincere about wanting better relations, getting there won't be easy, says Seda Serdar.
Opinion: The silence is deafening
In the debate surrounding discrimination, football has been conspicuous by its absence, says DW's Matt Ford.
New Trump book no game-changer
Michael Knigge
The expose of an incompetent president in Bob Woodward's new book riled partisans, but many Americans will ignore it.
Opinion: Schalke's sloppy start is no reason to panic
There's panic in Gelsenkirchen after two defeats in two for Schalke. But there's no need to worry, writes's Matt Ford.
Opinion: Merkel in Africa — A transparent tour
Merkel's Africa tour this week was primarily for her voters back home, says Claus Stäcker.
To understand Saxony, look at its history
Henrik Böhme
Why is the soil in the East German state of Saxony such fertile ground for xenophobia?
Germany: No country for babies in parliament
Kate Ferguson
Germany boasts a range of family-friendly policies. Changing attitudes is a bigger challenge.
Let the showdown begin
Max Hofmann
France's Macron recognized European populists only respond to strength and acted accordingly, writes DW's Max Hofmann.
Opinion: World Cup conclusions are too late and too detached
DW's Matt Ford wasn't totally convinced by Joachim Löw and Oliver Bierhoff's post-World Cup analysis.
No reconciliation without an apology
Returning colonial-era human remains to Namibia is a worthless gesture without an apology for Germany's genocide there.
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