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When the party's over

Nov 18th 1989 | BERLIN
From The Economist print edition

November 1989: A new period has begun in Europe. Our first report comes from Berlin—from our Bonn correspondent, who saw the Wall go up 28 years ago

IT HAS been the best and oddest week for Germany since its division 40 years ago. Incredulity turned to joy as the communists began o

Belize and Lord Ashcroft

Crossed lines in the Caribbean

Oct 22nd 2009
From The Economist print edition

Belize’s prime minister is attacking one of Britain’s most powerful political figures

Charlemagne

Where there's a will there's a row

Oct 15th 2009
From The Economist print edition

What inheritance laws tell you about Europe and why Britain is the odd man out

Illustration by Peter Schrank

TO UNDERSTAND one of the gulfs separating t

Its Spam-Do Spirit Lives On

IFC Relives Monty Python's Deftly Daft Touch