North America

Interviews, coverage and background stories on Germany and its relations to the USA and Canada.

Simon Weisse mit dem Modell des Zugs aus „Asteroid City“

Cinematic art from Germany

Berlin model maker for Hollywood

“Asteroid City” and many other films: why Simon Weisse is a particularly sought-after man in Hollywood – not only for Wes Anderson’s films.

Nyara Sabally: ein neuer Basketballstar in den USA

Top-class sport

Sisters from Berlin in the WNBA

Basketball, football, decathlon: How four young German athletes are making waves in the USA.

In den USA glückte erstmals die Kernfusion per Laserzündung.

Cooperating on fusion

Learn why research from Germany is making waves in the US, and why innovation in the field of nuclear fusion is so important on both sides of the Atlantic.

Alternative Energie in den USA

Transatlantic partners

“Climate action on the agenda”

Collaboration, competition and lots of opportunities: expert Sonja Thielges on the prospects for the energy transition in Germany and the USA.

Handelsschiff in Hamburg: Deutschland möchte Kanada noch mehr liefern.

Pact between trading partners

Germany and Canada are edging closer together: the significance of the EU-Canada Trade Agreement (CETA).

In München treffen die Seahawks auf die Buccaneers

NFL premiere in Munich

For the first time, the National Football League is playing a game in Germany. Five facts about a German-American fascination.

Berlinerin mit amerikanisch-italienischen Wurzeln: Luisa Weiss

Cooking, baking and blogging

Fascinated by Berlin, good food and the art of writing about it: Luisa Weiss talks about her German-American lifestyle.

Planetarischer Nebel, aufgenommen vom James-Webb-Teleskop

“Incredibly exciting”

The astronomer Nora Lützgendorf talks about her work with the James Webb Space Telescope and another spectacular large-scale project.

US-Minister Buttigieg in Berlin: Würdigung des Marshallplans

A plan for democracy

75 years of the Marshall Plan: How Germany benefitted from America’s support – and how this exchange for democracy is to continue.

Handschlag: John Kerry und Robert Habeck beim G7-Treffen in Berlin

Joining forces for the sake of the climate

Wind power, hydrogen and more: Germany and the US agree on climate and energy partnership.

Unterwegs im All: das James-Webb-Teleskop

An insight into new dimensions

Being a joint American-European project, the James Webb Space Telescope also uses cutting-edge German technology in space.

Jennifer Morgan

New government climate envoy

Greenpeace chief Morgan is to become the German government’s special climate envoy. Originally from America, she has lived for a long time in Berlin.

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