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The CDU has hit rock bottom. What happens now?
These 5 scenarios could happen after Sunday’s elections
Sep 21
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Jörg Luyken
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What’s behind Die Linke’s comeback in Berlin?
With Berlin going to the polls today, the hard-left party is on course for victory. Why the turnaround and could they really succeed?
Sep 20
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Rachel Stern
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The only man who can save the CDU
...and he’s not even in the party
Sep 16
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Jörg Luyken
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Merz should have done a deal with the AfD in 2025. Now it’s too late
History weighed too heavily on the chancellor-in-waiting
Sep 13
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Jörg Luyken
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Will Merz survive the autumn?
The air is getting thin for the chancellor
Sep 10
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Jörg Luyken
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AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt: What next?
Dear Reader,
Sep 6
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Jörg Luyken
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Why Saxony-Anhalt matters
Dear Reader,
Sep 3
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Jörg Luyken
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August 2026
The scandal wasn’t Jens Spahn’s sexuality. It was his hypocrisy
Spahn’s critics were accused of homophobia. But the real scandal was that he applied one set of rules to Germany — and another to himself.
Aug 30
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Jörg Luyken
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Reminder: Survey on the German Brief
Hi there,
Aug 27
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Jörg Luyken
Germany’s answer to shortages: more shortages
Berlin wants to expropriate apartments and the Greens want more state intervention in the gas market. Neither does much to address the shortages driving…
Aug 26
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Jörg Luyken
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Survey on the German Brief
Hi there,
Aug 24
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Jörg Luyken
Germany’s hidden AI boom
Germany may be losing the race to build the world’s most powerful AI models. But its industrial companies are cashing in on the infrastructure boom…
Aug 23
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Jörg Luyken
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