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Germany

East Berliners scale the Berlin Wall at night
Q+A
The accidental fall of the Berlin Wall
Published Nov 5, 2019
When the Berlin Wall opened 30 years ago, it created a fracture in the Iron Curtain and safe passage out of Soviet territory
Two tanks in the fog
History
Hitler's last gamble
Published Nov 12, 2015
Military historian Antony Beevor details one of WWII's bloodiest battles, the Battle of the Bulge
A different world
Unified Germany, 25 years later
Published Oct 1, 2015
AICGS publishes commentary from scholars, experts on 25th anniversary of Germany's reunification
Germany's post-WWII reconciliation
Published July 1, 2015
A closer look at Germany's compensation programs, which started in the 1950s and will continue for the foreseeable future
From ashes to amity
Published Summer 2015
After World War II, Germany faced the need to reconcile with its enemies. Other nations could learn from how it did so. / Johns Hopkins Magazine