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Germany's Zeitenwende is being put to the test in Lithuania
As Berlin builds its first permanent brigade-sized formation abroad since the Second World War, German soldiers on NATO’s eastern flank are being…
Jul 22
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Rachel Stern
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What did your Opa do during the war?
Germany’s liberal newspapers have turned Nazi-era family secrets into a subscription product — exploiting guilt, suspicion and the darker side of the…
Jul 18
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Jörg Luyken
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No more Stoßluften!
Merz spent the spring trying to give Germany's economy a breath of fresh air. Now his coalition must survive a politically explosive autumn.
Jul 15
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Jörg Luyken
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Twitter Merz: man or machine?
The Chancellor's late-night football tweet exposed the fiction behind modern political communication — and Germany's curious double standard over…
Jul 11
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Jörg Luyken
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Time to put the AfD on trial
Germany's constitution provides a way to settle the country's biggest political argument. It is time to use it.
Jul 8
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Jörg Luyken
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Why Alice Weidel Called Hitler “Left-Wing” — and What It Reveals About the AfD
Jan 16, 2025
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Jörg Luyken
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The truth on Covid at last?
Mar 12, 2025
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Jörg Luyken
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Europe's feeble democracies
Feb 17, 2025
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Jörg Luyken
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Why insults are a criminal offense in Germany
Nov 22, 2024
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Jörg Luyken
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Merz's next big reform. But where are the reforms?
Friedrich Merz finally has his reform moment. The trouble is that many of the 34 measures announced this week aren't really reforms at all.
Jul 4
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Jörg Luyken
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The German case against air conditioning
Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, yet politicians and environmentalists remain deeply sceptical of the technology most people reach for first.
Jul 1
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Jörg Luyken
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‘Germans Are Not Pacifists. They Are Realists’
We spoke with military sociologist Dr. Timo Graf about German attitudes towards the Bundeswehr, shifting security culture, and why Germany only now…
Jun 27
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Rachel Stern
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The reform that could make or break Merz
The Chancellor and the SPD have unexpectedly united behind a Swedish-style pension overhaul. Their next challenge begins when it reaches parliament.
Jun 24
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Jörg Luyken
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What Hannover and Berlin reveal about Germany's NGO state
From a "ghost café" in Hannover to a controversial anti-Semitism fund in Berlin, two scandals reveal what can happen when politicians decide that a…
Jun 20
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Jörg Luyken
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The Nationalelf goes to church
For years, Germany's football controversies revolved around immigration and identity. Felix Nmecha's celebration after the victory over Curaçao suggests…
Jun 17
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Jörg Luyken
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Free tuition in Germany is not enough
The row over BAföG shows that access to university means little if students cannot afford to stay
Jun 13
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Rachel Stern
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The crisis in Germany's model city
Why Stuttgart's troubles matter far beyond Baden-Württemberg
Jun 11
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Jörg Luyken
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The neo-Nazi who exposed the flaw in Germany's self-ID law
Germany's self-ID law was built on the assumption that no one should judge whether a person's new identity is genuine. The courts are discovering that…
Jun 6
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Jörg Luyken
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What Germany should learn from Sweden
Germany sees a growing number of millionaires as a problem. Sweden sees it as a sign that more people should be investing.
Jun 3
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Jörg Luyken
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Germany’s infrastructure problem: energy, transport and connectivity
Germany’s infrastructure strains reveal a common pattern: ambitious targets, slow delivery and networks increasingly misaligned with political goals.
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Germany’s armed forces: readiness, rearmament and reality
How years of denial, underinvestment and political hesitation have left Germany struggling to turn the Zeitenwende into usable military power.
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German media: public broadcasters, tabloids, trust — and the rise of alternatives
From public broadcasting scandals to tabloid power and pandemic moralising: how German media narratives shape politics, polarisation and public trust.
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Germany in the world
Germany’s post-Cold War foreign policy prioritized trade over security. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced a strategic shift, exposing vulnerabilities…
May 11, 2025
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Germany in decline: why the country’s old model is failing
The Federal Republic's reputation has suffered badly over the past 10 years.
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