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Germany is even more dependent on Beijing than it is on Moscow. Following the revelations of the Xinjiang Police Files, politicians and executives are facing a difficult question: What crimes are they willing to tolerate in exchange for prosperity? from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3KT8mki via IFTTT

In an interview, the head of the International Monetary Fund explains why higher energy prices could weigh heavily on Germany, and discusses how the war in Ukraine is affecting her family. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/xX2z3Jf via IFTTT

Harvard University political scientist Graham Allison argues that Vladimir Putin has no inhibitions and could even resort to the use of a tactical nuclear weapon. He believes we will ultimately have to negotiate with the Russian president in the end, just as we did with Stalin and Mao. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/6gaisWv via IFTTT

Finland has been neutral for almost 80 years, but now it wants to join NATO and could apply later this week. The Ukraine war has destroyed any last trust in Russia and the mood in Helsinki and the rest of the country has shifted rapidly. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/gA5MleG via IFTTT

In the battle for the Donbas, Russian troops are facing off against some of the most experienced soldiers in the Ukrainian armed forces. A visit with Captain Oleksandr Staryna, who says the Russians have recently lost momentum. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/y0K6TrQ via IFTTT

Radical views, internal resistance, merciless investigators: Why Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri had to go – and what his resignation means for the future of the EU border agency. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/x2o6v1q via IFTTT

The world has overestimated Putin's power. His army is much weaker than thought, his intelligence services have failed and sanctions are starting have an impact. Will all this weaken the Russian president or make him more dangerous? from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/TjeoSpY via IFTTT

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of the Green Party had been hoping to pursue a feminist foreign policy. Now, she has become a proponent of weapons deliveries to Ukraine. In an interview, she explains how those two things are not mutually exclusive. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/r0dUT2j via IFTTT

The Greens have long been regarded as peace-loving idealists. They are now among the loudest voices calling for heavy weapons to be delivered to Ukraine and have placed considerable pressure on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to do so. The pacifists of yore have gone quiet and now the talk is of tanks and howitzers. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/COxKMg4 via IFTTT

The drama surrounding the adoption of the stateless Ukrainian orphan Bridget has come to an end. The six-year-old from Zaporizhzhia has now been able to leave the country after her American adoptive parents braved the war to come get her. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/Bs5TFfr via IFTTT

With the world focusing on Ukraine, the Kremlin is continuing its efforts to destabilize the Balkans – with the eager assistance of Serbs in the region. The country of Bosnia and Herzegovina is at particular risk. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3JdGy8T via IFTTT

Absurd wealth, devastating poverty, drugs and corruption: The story of a ton of cocaine that went missing in Guinea-Bissau highlights the deep roots of the drug trade in the country. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/biRzO6X via IFTTT

In 1991, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl wanted to prevent the eastward expansion of NATO and Ukrainian independence, according to newly released files from the archive of the German Foreign Ministry. Was he trying to assuage Moscow? from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/xg4jJsP via IFTTT