Germany puts Germany first

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German soldiers hold Germany’s national flag | Vano Shlamov/AFP via Getty Images Since the end of World War II, German statesmen from across the political spectrum have insisted that their nation has no national interests, only supranational ones. As founding … Read More

As Germany and Spain prove, history – with all its wounds – is not over

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 Hitler meets Francp in 1940, in Hendaye on the French-Spanish border. ‘Germany and Spain today find themselves confronted by ghosts of the past.’ Photograph: KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images  History is back in Europe. The Catalan referendum and the German election illustrate this spectacularly. The … Read More