Tag: Berlin Wall

New Cold War

The American official has articulated distressing thoughts on what he acknowledged was a “proud moment” in history.

November 11, 2019

30 years after fall of Berlin Wall, Angela Merkel urges Europe to defend freedom

The wall had separated Soviet-controlled East Berlin and capitalist West Berlin during the Cold War.

November 10, 2019

Google celebrates 30th anniversary of ‘Fall of Berlin Wall’

Here are a few photographs from the era that give a glimpse of the Berlin Wall and the stories around it.

November 9, 2019

Mike Pompeo to embark on three-day visit to Germany

Pompeo will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, and other senior German officials during his three-day official visit.

November 6, 2019

Process of change

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we can analyse how the world changed as a result of this singular event that resulted in the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, the Soviet disintegration and an end to the Cold War.

October 9, 2019

Conflict of Cultures

The massacre of 50 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand, was the first instance of determined retaliation against Islamist terrorism in various parts of the world. In a broader historical perspective, class conflict has ended and been replaced by a clash of cultures.

April 7, 2019

In all its maddening simplicity

If you find a group of pedestrians staring, transfixed by a subtle yet imposing graffiti on a wall, don’t be surprised. In parts of Dhaka, there has been a sudden appearance of a piece of graffiti. Instead of going down the revolutionary road, in simply worded messages, the art work only asks viewers for introspection....

October 22, 2017