(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Michelle Lynn Kahn, University of Richmond (THE CONVERSATION) For 14 years while Syria ...

Two attendees of the M'era Luna festival in Lower Saxony. Photo: DPA For some it might be a beacon of progress and modern efficiency, but there are many ways in which Germany is stuck in the past.

This is the latest in a series about the 16 triumphant teams in the European Championship, before the 17th edition is played in Germany this summer. So far, we’ve looked at the Soviet Union in 1960, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) For 14 years while Syria’s brutal civil war raged, Germany provided a safe haven for those fleeing the violence. Now, a year after that conflict ended with the fall of the Assad ...