The German dictatorship is perhaps unique in claiming nothing less than complete control over the whole intellectual and spiritual life of the nation. By comparison, thought and conscience are ...

Gysi grew up in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), a communist dictatorship. The trained lawyer, and son of former GDR Culture Minister Klaus Gysi, found his way into politics during the peaceful ...

Banning political parties made Germany a one-party state and destroyed democracy in the country. This removed other parties as a source of opposition. 30 June 1934 Night of the Long Knives ...

Jason Stanley, a Yale professor and fascism scholar, is moving to Canada due to concerns about the U.S. political climate and diminishing academic freedom. He draws parallels between current events ...

Banning political parties made Germany a one-party state and destroyed democracy in the country. This removed other parties as a source of opposition. 30 June 1934 Night of the Long Knives ...

Evelyn Zupke, federal commissioner for victims of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) dictatorship -- which founded and ruled the former communist East Germany -- said Ikea's commitment to ...

Germany is deploying troops to another country on a long-term basis for the first time since World War II. It's putting thousands of soldiers in Lithuania, a NATO member that borders Russia. It ...

Germany is on track for a sharp increase in military spending that could equip a bigger Bundeswehr—the German military—with more armored vehicles, more air defense batteries, more warships ...

But it was a crucial hurdle and its passage was celebrated by the centrist lawmakers who hope it will allow Germany to shoulder a more powerful leadership role at a critical moment for Europe.

Berlin — In a landmark shift, Germany is set to embark on its most ambitious defense spending initiative since World War II. Lawmakers have embraced plans unveiled by Friedrich Merz, soon to ...