Senior historian and journalist Michael Sturmer writes from his native Germany about the shifting perceptions of his country in the light of the current European economic crisis. Show more

Novelist, satirist and poet Matthias Politycki writes a letter from his native Germany about the perceptions of the country as the European economic crisis appears to worsen. Show more

German cleric and theologian Prof Margot Kaessmann writes about her country's shifting image in the face of the current European economic crisis. Show more

Economic journalist Wolfgang Munchau looks at the way German leaders helped create the situation that puts them in such a potentially powerful situation within Europe. Show more

Marina Schuster, a member of Germany's coalition government, writes of her beliefs about the country she serves and the changes in perception over the last year. Show more