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Updated: November 18, 2009
Backgrounder
Western Europe's burgeoning Islamic population continues to spark concerns about Muslim assimilation and a cultural divide.
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November 9, 2009
Op-Ed
Politico
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, James Goldgeier examines what the occasion meant for the Republican party, and how it has affected the U.S. presidency since.
See more in Germany, Democracy and Human Rights, Society and Culture, Presidency
November 8, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Times
The fall of the Berlin Wall was not the only significant international development of 1989, writes James Goldgeier. The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan and the Tiananmen Square massacre in China signified the emergence of two new international challenges: failed states and illiberal capitalism, each of which has "vexed" the United States for the past two decades.
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November 5, 2009
Podcast
CFR's Bernard Gwertzman and Serge Schmemann of the International Herald Tribune discuss their role in reporting the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago and the enduring significance of that day.
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October 5, 2009
Must Read
Bruce Anderson says David Cameron's Tories will have to eventually "renegotiate" Britain's relations with the European Union.
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September 28, 2009
Interview
The right-of-center Free Democrats are big winners in Germany's elections and, in coalition with Christian Democrats, will likely support pro-U.S. policies on Afghanistan and Iran, says expert William M. Drozdiak.
See more in Germany, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 26, 2009
Must Read
Seyran Ates, a practicing Muslim, charges that Germany has been downplaying human rights--and women's rights in particular--in an effort to remain politically correct with respect to religious practices.
August 17, 2009
Must Read
Using Germany as a case study, Benjamin Weinthal argues that strong business ties between Europe and Iran will pose a large obstacle if the Obama administration wishes to apply further pressure on Tehran.
See more in Germany, Iran, Business & Foreign Policy, U.S. Strategy and Politics
July 27, 2009
Essential Documents
Speech
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July 13, 2009
Must Read
Sheema Khan writes that the recent murder of a Muslim woman in a German courtroom and the public's reaction shines a light on pervasive Islamophobia in European and North American society.
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