The battle for the White House is developing into a bitter and divisive feud and shows how fragmented US society is, writes Volker Depkat for DW's Transtlantic Voices column.
Russia’s shifting stance towards Syria is essential to end the conflict, former NATO Secretary-General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer tells DW. He also urges Russian President-elect Putin to attend the upcoming NATO summit.
Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs tells DW why he feels best-suited to run the World Bank. He also explains why European leaders can’t publicly support him and why it’s hard for him to get White House backing.
You wouldn't expect it in light of the resurgent German debate about the willingness of young Muslims to integrate into mainstream society, but integration in Germany is actually faring better than expected.
As Greece grapples with debts and deadlines, Yanis Varoufakis, writing for DW's Transatlantic Voices column, argues that the country has been skirting the edge of a debt crisis since its inception.
Four permanent UN Security Council members face possible leadership handovers in 2012. Instead of change, writes John Hulsman for DW's Transatlantic Voices column, these transitions will lead to political inertia.
In a DW interview the head of Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth says the Assad regime is committing crimes against humanity and condemns Russia and China for their callous indifference towards Syrian lives.
While Western leverage on the ground in Syria is limited, Europe, the US and the UN should at least state more clearly which side they are on in the conflict, writes Hélène Michou.
Some say that the Arab spring will expand to Southern Europe. However fascinating, this idea is based on an erroneous understanding of both the Arab spring and the situation in Southern Europe, writes Federiga Bindi.
Germany has come under fire for vacillating on the euro crisis and not providing strong leadership as befits a country of its standing and economic strength, argues Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos.
Barack Obama and Congress are wrangling over the War Powers Act and whether it applies to Libya. Instead of quarreling Obama should heed Congress' sensitivities, says Barry Blechman.
