The German Review | Jörg Luyken | Substack

Prick your ears and you just might be able to hear it. Somewhere in the distance a faint voice is shouting: “Bohr, Schätzelein, bohr!” Yes, that’s right, in the midst of the worst energy crisis since the 1970s German journalists and politicians are beginning to remember that the…

Apr 8

Leading German politicians are trying to wash their hands of responsibility for Russia's aggression in eastern Europe.

Apr 1

Introducing the German Review for first-time readers

May 3

Dear Reader, Perhaps you’ve heard of Andriy Melnyk, the Ukrainian ambassador to Berlin who might very well be the least diplomatic man ever to have run an embassy. On his Twitter feed he regularly attacks the German political and intellectual establishment, sometimes very…

Mar 30

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Dear Reader, Today the Generaldebatte was held in the Bundestag. This is the central debate of budget week in which the Chancellor takes to the rostrum…

Mar 23

Zelensky's Bundestag speech

Mar 21

Dear Reader, What has Robert Habeck, Germany’s Federal Minister for the Economy, been doing since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started three weeks…

Mar 18

Dear Reader, Just how capable is the German army of contributing to the collective defence of Nato members against a Russian attack? At this stage it is…

Mar 16

Dear Reader, Since you last heard from me I went on holiday for a week and managed to bring back a coronavirus infection that I’m still feeling the…

Mar 14

Drugstore founder Götz Werne dies, leaving a positive legacy for Germany shaped by an eccentric belief system.

Feb 9

The debate over trans rights in Germany has also become bitter and polarized.

Feb 11

The week in brief

Jan 31

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