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...troops make it the third-largest contingent in the alliance, is going to sit on its decision until an international conference on Afghanistan takes place in London this January. Their public and politicians have been preoccupied since September with accusations that a government minister tried to cover up Germany??s role in calling in an air strike that resulted in the deaths of somewhere between 30 and 70 civilians. Paris also seems to be postponing a decision until next month...
European orchestras tend to be opinionated—German orchestras especially. Playing the Brahms concerto in Germany??Brahms’ homeland—was a challenge for me because I am Japanese-American and have a heritage that has nothing to do with Germanic or Austrian music. But I could immediately tell [the music I was playing] just fit there. It was just natural for the audience and the orchestra. It was the same playing a Paganini Concerto with an Italian orchestra and Lorin Maazel. I felt like I was just playing by myself because they were...
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. As we recognize the historic occasion of East Germany??s opening, America quietly completes construction of its own wall. The southern border barrier between the United States and Mexico covers 670 miles of southwestern desert between Mexico and the four states it borders. Like the Berlin Wall, the border wall is emblematic of much more than just a boundary between countries. Cutting indiscriminately across ecologically-priceless land, it has become a symbol of governmental disregard for environmental protection...
...addition to German food, the pub had four Oktoberfest-themed beers on tap—including Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen and Spaten Oktoberfest from Germany??and four bottled beers especially selected for the occasion, ranging from New England’s Sam Adams OctoberFest to the German Weihenstephan...
...Meanwhile, America’s strongest allies in Western Europe—particularly Germany??have been reluctant to criticize the post-Soviet oligarchy (or “managed democracy”) that supplies them with vital natural gas. This divide has persisted even in spite of a recent announcement by President Dmitri Medvedev that Russia would embark on a massive new spending and modernization scheme for its outdated military. Therefore, a new energy security policy—one that effectively minimizes the risk of overt dependency on Russia while investing in alternative and renewable technologies—should...