How Germany became a security liability
There were lots of smiles and some awkward football banter when German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock met her British counterpart…
Germany’s anti-AfD marches are backfiring
The rise of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has set off one of the largest waves of protest in modern German…
What a secret far-right meeting reveals about the AFD
It sounds like a scene from a dystopian TV drama: in a country hotel west of Berlin, far-right politicians met…
Can Scholz convince the EU to continue supporting Ukraine?
New Year’s resolutions are notoriously difficult to keep. But when it comes to Ukraine, Europe hasn’t made any. There is…
Why German farmers are taking on the ruling coalition
He wanted to get away from it all. The splendid solitude of the tiny North Sea island of Hooge was…
Can things get any worse for Olaf Scholz?
A ‘smurf’, a ‘plumber’, a ‘know-it-all’: Olaf Scholz has been called many things. But so far Germany’s chancellor has brushed…
Germany’s Reichsbürger movement is anything but a joke
They don’t believe the German state exists, they make their own passports and they want the German monarchy restored. It’s…
Can Germany’s ‘Rwanda-style’ migrant plan keep the AfD at bay?
Germany is facing one of the greatest political upheavals in its modern history. Polls indicate that the ruling coalition would…
‘The truth will make us free’: students on the march in post-war Europe
The radical Rudi Dutschke in 1960s Berlin and the angry Johnny Rotten in 1970s London are just two of the charismatic figures in this history of youth activism
A doomed democracy
Despite its democratic ideals and artistic creativity, 1920s Germany lacked both the flexibility and social cohesion necessary for functional politics, says Frank McDonough
Germany shouldn’t ban the AfD
There are few countries in the world more conscious of the fragility of democracy than Germany. After the horrors of…
The unlikely rise of Germany’s defence minister
An unlikely political star has risen in Germany. Boris Pistorius, a 63-year-old father of two is a career politician and,…
What explains the remarkable rise of Germany’s AfD?
A common stereotype about Germans is that they love to complain – and there is certainly a kernel of truth to…
Has Germany truly come to terms with its Nazi past?
Germany is often lauded for the way it confronts its own past. The Holocaust, the murder of six million Jewish…
The Prince of Prussia’s legal fight brings painful memories back for Germany
Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia has two big problems: he is the great-great-grandson and heir of Wilhelm II, Germany’s last…
How does the EU solve a problem like Qatar?
Can the EU afford to snub Qatar? The corruption scandal engulfing the European Parliament centres around allegations that the Gulf…
Germany’s failed coup shows the danger of conspiracy theories
It was one of the biggest police raids modern Germany has ever seen. Early Wednesday morning, 3,000 officers, among them…
The march of Germany’s extreme monarchists
Inside Germany’s extreme monarchist movement
How the Queen helped to fix Germany
The Brandenburg Gate has often reflected the state of the German nation. Throughout the centuries, Berlin’s iconic landmark has been…
Olaf Scholz needs to deal with the Putin appeasers in his party
‘The weapons have to fall silent,’ the left wing of Germany’s ruling Social Democratic party suggested this week, in their…
Is Germany afraid of China?
The German air force has taken off for its first deployment in the Indo-Pacific region. It will take part in…
Germany is caught in Putin's trap
A collective sigh of relief went through Berlin this week as Russia resumed its gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1…
East Germans still find it hard to see Russia as the enemy
East Germans still find it hard to see Russia as the enemy
Germany is failing Ukraine
‘A giant step for German and European security,’ is how Chancellor Olaf Scholz described his government’s €100 billion cash injection…
The murky history of Germany’s top family businesses
It was a clear cold morning in January 1936 when Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler arrived at the luxurious Regina Palast Hotel…