Paul Hockenos

Paul Hockenos, a Berlin-based writer, wrote the first book on Central Europe’s far right, in 1993. His most recent book is Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall and the Birth of the New Berlin.

The Ghosts of Munich 1972 and the Birth of the Modern Olympics

The Ghosts of Munich 1972 and the Birth of the Modern Olympics The Ghosts of Munich 1972 and the Birth of the Modern Olympics

The security mania and spending orgy of our present-day Olympics were truly born that tragic September, forty years ago. 

Jul 27, 2012 / Paul Hockenos

Nuclear Power? Germany Says ‘Nein Danke’ Nuclear Power? Germany Says ‘Nein Danke’

The transition to a low-carbon future is ambitious and, so far, has been remarkably smooth.

Feb 29, 2012 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

The Arrest of Ratko Mladic: A Victory for the EU The Arrest of Ratko Mladic: A Victory for the EU

The path is now open for Serbia’s entry into the Union. But Serbian society has just begun the hard work of coming to terms with the country’s role in perpetrating war ...

May 27, 2011 / Paul Hockenos

Europe’s Rising Islamophobia Europe’s Rising Islamophobia

What makes it so lethal is that it has broad appeal—from the far left to the far right.

Apr 21, 2011 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

Central Europe’s Right-Wing Populism

Central Europe’s Right-Wing Populism Central Europe’s Right-Wing Populism

The EU's neoliberal economic reforms have undermined public faith in democratic politics.

May 5, 2010 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

Letter From Berlin: Twenty Years After Letter From Berlin: Twenty Years After

The commemorations marking the fall of the Wall were joyous. But divisions still plague unified Germany.

Nov 10, 2009 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

Germany’s Turkish Obama Germany’s Turkish Obama

Might a Deutschturke one day become chancellor of Germany? The prospect lies in the distant future.

Jan 15, 2009 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

Taz Year Thirty Taz Year Thirty

Germany's leading left daily wins the fight to name a street after a leader of the 1968 student movement.

May 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Paul Hockenos

German Greens and Pax Europa German Greens and Pax Europa

Joschka Fischer envisions a European alternative to American hegemony.

Jul 1, 2004 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

Dispatch From Germany Dispatch From Germany

I came across a sign the other day, inelegantly scrawled on cardboard and stuck to a telephone pole. It read Fuck Bush.

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

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