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Compiled on April 07, 2014, 06:09 PM CET |
SEARCHING FOR DETERRENCE Ukraine Crisis Exposes Gaps Between Berlin and NATO Once the Cold War ended, Western militaries reduced their focus on military deterrence in Europe. As a consequence, the Ukraine crisis has caught NATO flat-footed as it rushes to find an adequate response to Russia. Germany has been reluctant to go along. |
ESTONIAN MINISTER 'No Party Here Would Call for Secession' Jevgeni Ossinovski, the sole member of the Russian minority serving as a minister in the Estonian government, says he doesn't fear that Vladimir Putin will seek a repeat of Crimea in the Baltics. The Russian minority, he argues, is firmly anchored in Europe. |
CHEERFUL AND UNFLAPPABLE Remembering the Photographer Anja Niedringhaus German photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus spent her life documenting wars, but she never allowed the difficult job to get the better of her. One of SPIEGEL's own war correspondents commemorates the work of a longtime colleague killed in Afghanistan on Friday. |
PICTURE THIS Putin's People |