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Is German democracy under threat (again)?
Germany's President Frank Walter-Steinmeier (SPD) got into hot waters for invoking history to make a case against the AfD. Was he right to do so?
Nov 12
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Rachel Stern
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7
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Germany: A nation of mobile dead zones?
Why there continues to be many areas in Germany with little (or no) mobile reception
Nov 8
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Rachel Stern
15
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Hot metal, cold economics - the unravelling of German steel
Germany’s steel industry, once a symbol of strength, now faces soaring costs, global competition, and uncertain survival.
Nov 5
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Jörg Luyken
14
2
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Holocaust denial in Germany: an alarming case of mission creep
Dear Reader,
Nov 1
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Jörg Luyken
8
11
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October 2025
A cancelled trip, a chip crisis, and Germany’s China problem
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul postponed a high-level trip to China amid a stand-off over chip exports for the car industry
Oct 29
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Rachel Stern
15
1
On the ‘Stadtbild’ debate
How one word ignited Germany’s deepest debate on identity.
Oct 25
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Jörg Luyken
12
3
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End of the Brandmauer, Part II
Has the time come for the CDU to start talking to the AfD?
Oct 22
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Jörg Luyken
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Berlin might still be sexy, but it sure ain’t poor
Why it's time to cut off the capital's subsidies.
Oct 18
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Jörg Luyken
15
9
2
Germany is set to overhaul its unemployment system... again
Will 'Basic Income Support' continue helping the people who currently receive 'Bürgergeld'?
Oct 15
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Rachel Stern
10
5
2
The Bundeswehr should play a bigger role in defending against drones
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called the increase in drone sightings "a threat to our security." So why can't Germany's military have greater…
Oct 11
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Rachel Stern
13
1
Why German officials are talking to the Taliban
A German delegation just spent several days in the Afghan capital
Oct 8
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Jörg Luyken
10
1
The death of domestic aviation
Flying is once again becoming a luxury only the wealthy can afford — a situation brought about by deliberate policies pursued by the political left.
Oct 4
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Jörg Luyken
15
4
2
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