How is it that the culture of German-speaking Europe has so profoundly influenced and shaped Western civilization—and especially the culture of the United States—through the centuries and into today?

From the Early Germans to the Reformation -- The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, A.D. 9 -- The Early Germans -- The Battle of Adrianople, 378 -- The Salic Law, c. 500 -- The Character and Deeds of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

My passion for modern German history emerged out of my childhood. Reared in Boston and Los Angeles in the 1970s, I grew up barely one generation removed from the Holocaust, and I met many Germans who ...

Shortly before last weekend’s German elections, Elon Musk predicted on his X platform that “it is only a matter of time before AfD wins.” The extreme right-wing Alternative für Deutschland ...

In the new mini-series, the German actor plays the former head of Deutsche Bank whose dramatic murder remains one of the country's great unsolved crimes. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief “The ...

History – and perceptions of it – are always prone to politicisation. In Germany, history is a particularly sensitive issue: its dark Nazi past demands that whatever government is in power pay close ...