Matthew Smyllie·Mar 7, 2025Friedrich fears grannyA group of grannies protesting the far right in Germany seem to have got under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz’s skin.
InIssues DecodedbyKirstin Karotki·Feb 25, 2025Forming a government in urgent times and the political communication of companiesThe conservative CDU/CSU has won the early parliamentary elections in Germany by a wide margin. The only real coalition partner that comes…
Between Words·Feb 24, 2025Of Fascists and Fleeing GlovesWhile my country drifts to the right, I fight against the current to rescue my glove
InThe SCIFbyNational Security Institute·Feb 24, 2025Episode 418: Germany’s Elections and Europe’s New Political RealityToday, Martha, Les, Morgan, and Jess break down the results of Germany’s federal elections and the seismic shift in the country’s political…
localnews·Feb 24, 2025“Never Again Is Now: What Germany’s Election Says About Us”The other night, I couldn’t stop thinking about a video my cousin from Munich sent me just before Germany’s snap election. It’s this simple…
Between Words·Feb 22, 2025Podcasts, Politics and PuddlesA muddy bike ride reveals Germany’s state of mind
Andreas Ortmann·Feb 22, 2025Germany before the national electionDenk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht, Dann bin ich um den Schlaf gebracht, Ich kann nicht mehr die Augen schließen, Und meine heißen Tränen…
Jakob·Feb 22, 2025“Technologieoffenheit” — The German Excuse for Avoiding Hard DecisionsThere’s a word that keeps popping up in Germany’s political debates: “Technologieoffenheit.” Roughly translated, it means “technology…
Mitchell P Smith·Feb 16, 2025“America First” = America in RetrogradeShortly after the 2024 U.S. presidential election, I wrote about the origins of “America First” in the early years of World War II, when…
Mallick Speaks·Jan 30, 2025Anti-American & pro-Russian? The uncertain course of Germany’s partiesI just had to let you know about some amazing changes in Germany’s political scene as I was reading up on. You are aware of how sometimes…A response icon1A response icon1
