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…
Zelensky has snubbed Germany’s President
When Volodymyr Zelensky told the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier yesterday that he did not want to see him in Kyiv,…
Germany has rejected Merkel's military legacy
‘We are witnessing a turning point… the world is not the same anymore,’ said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday in…
Why Germany's decision to cut Russian banks from Swift matters
‘The Russian invasion marks a turning point,’ said Olaf Scholz on Saturday as he announced that Germany would break its…
Ukraine is paying the price for the sorry state of Germany's military
The Chief of the German Army is angry. Alfons Mais’s words were coloured by evident frustration when he said that…
Cracks are already showing in the EU's Russia response
‘The EU is united and acting fast,’ said Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, as she condemned…
Is Germany finally standing up to Russia and China?
When German chancellor Olaf Scholz met Russian president Vladimir Putin yesterday, the visuals said it all. As he had done…
Levelling up: don't copy the Germans
‘Germany has succeeded in levelling up where we have not,’ Boris Johnson claimed back in July last year, when talk…
Germany’s diplomatic game doesn’t make sense
Amidst the heavy criticism of Germany’s lack of commitment in the Ukraine crisis, the German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock argued…
How can we keep the memory of the Holocaust alive?
‘If people like me do not proclaim their experiences for others to hear, then future generations will not learn the…
