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May 2025

The fugitive living in a Munich villa
Dear Reader,
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Jörg Luyken
The wine, the greatcoat and the rifle
Back in 2016, I went on a road trip around the Czech Republic and Slovakia with a friend I’d met a few years earlier in the Middle East.
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Merz starts with a bang
Will Germany’s security strategy be transformed under Merz, or is he merely better at setting the next day’s headlines than his predecessor was?
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Toppling the King
The reign of Peter I of Germany ended abruptly this week
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Protecting the constitution or protecting the government?
On the BfV intelligence agency's new report on the AfD
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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…
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Merz just became chancellor... just
Another 'historic' day in the Bundestag.
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Germany in decline
The Federal Republic's reputation has suffered badly over the past 10 years.
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