Why Germany’s confidence is shattered and its economy is kaput
Its economy hadn’t just withstood the ascendance of China; it was thriving in its wake. Its balanced public finances stood ...
Germany’s Anti-Extremist Firewall Is Collapsing
This may be the year the firewall collapses. The AfD is now polling at about 22 percent nationally and seems destined for a ...
Foreign Affairs1d
In Germany, the Center Can Hold
PETER SPARDING is Senior Vice President and Director of Policy at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress and ...
DPA International on MSN1d
German elections: The leaders to watch
These are the key political figures in Germany's elections on Sunday - and likely the biggest players in the coalition negotiations that will follow: OlafScholz- centre-left Social Democratic Party ...
Migration hardliner Friedrich Merz expected to become Germany’s next chancellor as CDU leads polls
Friedrich Merz is set to be Germany’s next chancellor as CDU-CSU leads, with his policies and AfD ties reshaping politics.
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Angela Merkel laments Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s administration
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed concern after Donald Trump offered Elon Musk a position in the ...
The American Conservative2d
Germany’s Turning Point
This is unacceptable,” gasped Germany’s Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, a Social Democrat. He is right to be nervous. In ...
The Street Journal3d
A guide to Germany’s political parties
The party’s program is founded on the principles of individual freedom and civil rights. It has always campaigned for more tax cuts. The FDP opposes expropriations, rent control, or rent caps and ...
Germany's economy is in the dumps. Here are 5 reasons why
Here are five reasons for Germany's ongoing economic slump: Moscow's decision to cut off natural gas supplies to Germany in ...