“Climate change is real”
At UN, German foreign minister Heiko Maas warns of climate-conflict link.
North America
Interviews, coverage and background stories on Germany and its relations to the USA and Canada.
An American's First Berlinale
DW's Hallie Rawlinson reports on her first time attending the Berlinale International Film Festival.
Hollywood stars with German roots
Did you know that these famous actors have German relatives?
The American Dream for Germans
The Director of the German Emigration Center Bremerhaven Simone Eick explains, why and when Germans migrated to the US.
“Art doesn’t just drop from the clouds into the museum”
It is now 20 years since the Washington Principles were formulated covering art stolen by the Nazis being returned to its rightful owners. The Board of the German Lost Art Foundation take stock.
German-American encounters
To mark the start of the Year of German-American Friendship, Americans and Germans consider the sheer diversity of the transatlantic relationship.
“I admire the German social state”
US author Nell Zink has lived in Germany for almost 20 years. She finds it good that the gap between different lifeworlds here is not so great.
A Germany Year in the US: Opening up the conversation
Johannes Ebert, Goethe-Institut secretary general, talked to DW about what unites and separates Germans and Americans.
„Together first“
October sees the launch of the Year of German-American Friendship. A first impression of the programme was presented in Berlin – with a “WanderbUS”, pop-up institutes and prominent guests.
Germany: Europe must form a 'counterweight' to US
The German foreign minister has said it was high time that Europe reassessed its partnership with the US.
Playing for millions
Two Germans are up there with the major players at this year’s biggest eSports tournament.
Germany and the US: Five facts on economic relations
From imports and exports to investments and jobs - important facts on German-American economic relations.