Francis Fukuyama: ‘Spirit of 1989 is still around’

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In the shadow of the Berlin Wall: 30 years on, is its presence still felt?

The fall of the Berlin wall: Closing the gap between mothers in the East and West

Nationwide celebrations have kicked off in Germany to mark 30 years since the Berlin Wall came down. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is welcoming leaders of Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary in Berlin.

Berlin was the scene of day-long celebrations to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall that divided the city. Angela Merkel vowed during a memorial "that no wall will separate people ever again."

The Cold War, a global power struggle between dictatorship and democracy, ended in Berlin on November 9, 1989. The course of history, however, was set in motion by decisive events outside the country long before that.

Berlin Wall anniversary, Iraq protests, Trump impeachment, South Africa rugby team trophy tour

Despite rising populism and nationalism worldwide, historian Francis Fukuyama told DW there is hope for liberal democracy. Thirty years after the Berlin Wall fell, "this desire for life in a freer society still exists."

Nina Hoss on her new movie, acting in different languages and the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

Three months after the Berlin Wall came down, Nelson Mandela walked out of prison. On the weekend, guests at Germany's embassy in South Africa looked back on those seismic events of 30 years ago.