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Sexual violence is rising. Can Germany talk honestly about why?
The country is edging towards acknowledging uncomfortable truths about sexual violence — but stops short of drawing the conclusions that follow.
Apr 22
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Jörg Luyken
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The Prussian state still runs Germany
As the state expands and the economy stagnates, a privileged class of officials is drawing growing resentment — and deepening the divide between those…
Apr 18
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Jörg Luyken
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Hormuz is closed. Germany does nothing.
While Iran squeezes global energy supplies, Germany focuses on petrol taxes.
Apr 15
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Jörg Luyken
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The digital #MeToo Germany had been avoiding
A recent string of deepfake pornography cases expose a legal system unprepared for AI-driven sexual violations.
Apr 11
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Rachel Stern
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Is Germany headed for a climate constitutional crisis?
Climate protection is written into Germany's constitution. But as the current government weakens laws designed to reduce emissions, a confrontation with…
Apr 1
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Rachel Stern
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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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Germany has forgotten the era that made it rich
The country's economic strength was built in the Kaiserreich. Today’s model preserves that success — but struggles to create new growth.
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Jörg Luyken
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The wolf at the door — again
The return of the wolf has revived an old dilemma: how to balance conservation with the realities of living alongside a predator.
Apr 4
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Jörg Luyken
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Time for an autobahn speed limit?
An old debate has resurfaced thanks to the Iran oil shock
Mar 28
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Jörg Luyken
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The SPD is losing the workers — here’s why
A fragmented working class is reshaping German politics — and leaving the SPD behind.
Mar 25
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Jörg Luyken
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Germany’s early tracking system is deciding kids' futures too early
From high-stakes teacher recommendations to near-impossible entrance tests, Germany’s education system asks children to prove their potential too…
Mar 21
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Rachel Stern
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€500 billion — and still not enough
Germany’s pension system is swallowing the federal budget
Mar 18
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Jörg Luyken
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The barbecue that exposed Germany’s spy problem
After decades of restraint, Berlin wants its intelligence service to recruit spies, sabotage enemies and take risks again.
Mar 14
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Jörg Luyken
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Is the SPD heading for political extinction?
In modern German elections, parties only need a small slice of popular approval to win. That strange arithmetic could yet save the SPD in…
Mar 11
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Jörg Luyken
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Why Germany’s most industrial state became the Greens’ stronghold
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Mar 7
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Jörg Luyken
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Merz’s realpolitik approach to Iran and what it means for Germany
Merz says a "rules-based international" order should apply...but not when it comes to toppling some authoritarian regimes.
Mar 4
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Rachel Stern
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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.
May 4, 2025
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