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East Germany

Is Vladimir Putin the very model of a modern authoritarian terrorist? Does it matter?

World

Is Vladimir Putin the very model of a modern authoritarian terrorist? Does it matter?

By J Brooks Spector

The BBC ‘Tunnel 29’: Digging for freedom

Magazine

The BBC ‘Tunnel 29’: Digging for freedom

By Neroli Price

Is the lockdown authoritarian creep or ‘proportionate response’?

South Africa

Is the lockdown authoritarian creep or ‘proportionate response’?

By Steven Robins

More than a few bricks in the Berlin Wall

World

More than a few bricks in the Berlin Wall

By Greg Mills

The day that transformed eastern Europe and shaped Vladimir Putin

World

The day that transformed eastern Europe and shaped Vladimir Putin

By J Brooks Spector

By Unknown Author

Remembering the DDR – No Joking Matter

World

Remembering the DDR – No Joking Matter

By Greg Mills

Op-Ed: Coming to terms with the past – lessons from Germany

South Africa

Op-Ed: Coming to terms with the past – lessons from Germany

By Phephelaphi Dube

Return of the Trabi

Business Maverick

Return of the Trabi

By Branko Brkic

The Day The Wall came tumbling down

Politics

The Day The Wall came tumbling down

By Branko Brkic