| SPIEGEL ONLINE | INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER |
| Compiled on April 10, 2014, 06:00 PM CET |
| A SOBER LOOK It's Time To Stop Romanticizing Russia The view Germans have of Russia is skewed by romanticism and historical baggage. Without taking a sober look at Moscow, we will never find an adequate strategy for dealing with Vladimir Putin's conservative, anti-Western approach to power. |
| SLIPPING OUT OF THE CORSET Can New Prime Minister Bring 'Changement'? Prime Minister Manuel Valls' job is to save François Hollande's presidency. The new government has committed to some changes. But will it push through the painful reforms the country needs or will it chart a political collision course with Brussels? |