RealClearWorld
Advertisement

November 7, 2009

The Wall Fell But Not Enough Changed

Frederick Studemann, Financial Times

Send to a Friend

AP Photo

One Sunday afternoon almost 20 years ago, I took a break from filming news to visit a place I never expected to see: my grandmother's ancestral home in Saxony, deep in the heart of communist East Germany.

The Berlin Wall had fallen days previously. With it went many of the restrictions placed on westerners travelling behind the Iron Curtain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Full Article ››

TAGGED: Berlin, East Germany

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

November 7, 2009
Guiding Germany's Unification
Robert Zoellick, Int'l Herald Tribune
Twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall opened, and events moved so quickly that they seemed inevitable. But were they? German unification is a story about how leaders and diplomats moved quickly to transform a political earthquake... more ››
November 6, 2009
How the West Failed Eastern Europe
Melik Keylan, Forbes
Twenty years on, a large swath of the world remains locked behind the Iron Curtain. In many places, the Berlin Wall never went away. From the Caucasus to the 'stans of Central Asia, wherever Moscow's corrupting and brutish... more ››
November 6, 2009
Why East Germany Is Slow to Change
Klaus Zimmermann, FT
Twenty years ago, on November 9 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the decisive step towards German reunification "“ and eventually Europe's reintegration. Back then, hopes were high for rapid economic integration of... more ››
November 5, 2009
Fall of Berlin Wall Led to Asia's Rise
Brahma Chellaney, RealClearWorld
By marking the Cold War's end and the looming collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago transformed global geopolitics. But no continent benefited more than Asia, whose dramatic economic rise since... more ››