Mark Sappenfield
Editor at The Christian Science Monitor
«The Monitor's role is ... to awaken thought everywhere. There can be no greater fulfillment than to serve such a cause.» –Erwin Canham, Monitor editor, 1940-64
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1 week ago |
csmonitor.com | Mark Sappenfield
Germany is a nation on the brink. On Tuesday, perhaps unwittingly, a handful of members of parliament decided to see how much further they could push it. Tuesday’s vote was supposed to be the simplest of formalities. The new German government formed after February’s election was to be sworn in. Its parliamentary majority seemed solid. The coalition agreements had been made, the documents signed.
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1 week ago |
csmonitor.com | Mark Sappenfield
It was not so long ago that American owners seemed well on their way to ruining British soccer. This year, they are well on their way to winning it over. Literally. In the season ending this month, teams owned by Americans are poised to finish first and second in the top three tiers of British football.
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1 week ago |
csmonitor.com | Mark Sappenfield
Since World War II, perhaps nothing has shaped German identity more than a keen sense of remembrance. German leaders’ determination to make their country face its atrocities and take responsibility for them has changed how Germans view their nation – and how the world views Germany. As much as any industry or initiative, this culture of remembrance, or Erinnerungskultur, has allowed Germany to rebuild trust, rejoin the family of nations, and thrive.
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2 months ago |
csmonitor.com | Mark Sappenfield
In the end, the forces of moderation in German politics appear to have gotten what they hoped for to hold off a rising populist tide. But only by the thinnest of margins. The winner of Sunday’s national elections was the center-right Christian Democratic Union with 29% of the vote. It looks as if it will be able to form what is sometimes known as a “grand coalition” with the center-left Social Democratic Party.
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2 months ago |
csmonitor.com | Mark Sappenfield
When the polls close here in Germany on Sunday, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party could well be the second-largest in the federal parliament with more than 20% of the vote. Yet its candidate for chancellor will not be seriously considered. No major party will likely ask it to join a coalition, nor for its help in passing legislation. This is the German “firewall.” Every other major German party refuses to work with the AfD because it is widely seen as an extremist right-wing party.
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