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What Merkel’s Successor Will Mean for German Politics

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer promises more of the same in German politics.

Thorsten Benner

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Germany Dec 13, 2018 Snapshot

What Merkel’s Successor Will Mean for German Politics

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer promises more of the same in German politics.

Thorsten Benner

Europe Nov 2, 2018 Snapshot

Angela Merkel’s Vision Problem

Angela Merkel's recent announcement that she will hand over the leadership of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) this December, and refrain from seeking another term...

Yascha Mounk

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a session at the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, October 17, 2018

Politics & Society Oct 15, 2018 Snapshot

The Twilight of German Conservatism

Much ink has been spilled on the collapse of European social democracy. Much less talked about, but just as brutal, has been the decline of German conservatism.

Georg Diez

Civil Society Sep 19, 2018 Snapshot

Post-Truth Germany

Germany, like the United States, has entered a post-truth hall of mirrors.

Georg Diez

Far-right protestors in the German city of Chemnitz, September 2018.

Germany Jan 22, 2018 Snapshot

Another Grand Coalition Takes Shape in Berlin

It is the EU, rather than any particular German political party, that emerges as the big winner of the emerging government in Berlin.

Sudha David-Wilp

Politics & Society January/February 2018 Comment

From Nazism to Never Again

Germany’s effort to confront Hitler’s crimes was halting at first, but today the Germans have accomplished a major feat: collective acceptance of moral responsibility...

Richard J. Evans

Stumbling across history: plaques memorializing Holocaust victims in Berlin, November 2013.

Campaigns & Elections Nov 21, 2017 Snapshot

Germany's Chance for a Reset

Germany is in need of a reset to piece together its fragmented political system. A snap election could usher in an era of new political leadership and give the...

Sudha David-Wilp

Domestic Politics Nov 2, 2017 Snapshot

Why the AfD Could Be Good for German Democracy

Describing the AfD as antidemocratic obscures real problems with German democracy that predate the AfD—and to which it arose as a response.

Hans Kundnani

Leaders of the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) Bundestag group Alice Weidel and Alexander Gauland and members of AfD vote during the first plenary session of German lower house of Parliament after a general election in Berlin, October

Ideology Oct 11, 2017 Snapshot

The Shadow of Poland's Past

In most of Europe, the anniversary of the start of World War II was little more than a historical curio. But in Poland, the place where the conflict began, September 1...

Jonathan Gorvett

Poles pray on Kasprowy Wierch mountain during a mass prayer on the country's borders, October 2017.

Domestic Politics Sep 29, 2017 Snapshot

Handling the Alternative for Germany

The Alternative for Germany could drag German politics deeper into a single-minded focus on the supposed dangers of immigration and Islam.

Thorsten Benner

Alexander Gauland before an AfD meeting in Berlin, September 2017.

Politics & Society Sep 25, 2017 Snapshot

The Future of Germany's Social Democrats

After a bad loss in Sunday's election, the Social Democratic Party is entering Germany's opposition instead of joining a grand coalition with Merkel's Christian...

Michael Bröning

Removing an election campaign billboard showing Social Democratic Party leader Martin Schulz, Berlin, September 2017.

Campaigns & Elections Sep 24, 2017 Snapshot

Merkel's Next Steps

Merkel now needs to think all the more carefully about her legacy, regardless of what kind of coalition government emerges in Berlin.

Sudha David-Wilp

Campaigns & Elections Sep 22, 2017 Snapshot

The Burdens of Germany’s Next Chancellor

Whoever leads Germany in the coming years and how this person responds to some of the most important challenges hanging over today’s tenuous political landscape will...

Claire Greenstein and Brandon Tensley

Campaigns & Elections Sep 20, 2017 Snapshot

The Role of the Small Parties in Germany's Elections

Since it’s a virtually foregone conclusion that Angela Merkel and her Christian Democrats will nail down a fourth term, there is copious speculation over the...

Paul Hockenos

Politics & Society Sep 16, 2017 Snapshot

The German Election and Donald Trump

U.S. Donald Trump and his policies have become easy fodder for German candidates looking to pick up votes in this month's election.

Dominik Tolksdorf

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, March 2017.

Labor Sep 11, 2017 Snapshot

Germany After the Hartz Reforms

The Hartz Reforms did tackle weaknesses in Germany’s labor markets and benefits system. But they were not the main reason for the country’s subsequent economic...

Christian Odendahl

Campaign posters for Anglera Merkel (L) and Martin Schulz in Berlin, September 2017.

EU Aug 2, 2017 Snapshot

Turkey and the EU’s Diplomatic Stalemate

Despite the recent European Parliament resolution halting talks, because of their mutual need of one another, neither Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor the EU...

Amie Kreppel and Sinan Ciddi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganmeets with European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium, May 2017.

Trump Administration September/October 2017 Comment

Berlin’s Balancing Act

For too long Germany has taken a free ride on the world built by the United States. Now, it has no choice but to act to preserve the liberal order.

Stefan Theil

The odd couple: Trump and Merkel at the G-20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, July 2017.

Politics & Society Jul 11, 2017 Snapshot

Merkel's Next Challenge

Angela Merkel must now exit the international stage and start speaking to German voters in a quest to be reelected for a fourth term.

Sudha David-Wilp

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump in Hamburg, Germany, July 2017.

Afghanistan Jun 27, 2017 Snapshot

Germany's Other Refugees

After Syrians, Afghans represent the second-largest group of asylum seekers in Germany. Yet Afghans are far less likely to be granted refugee status than their...

Yardena Schwartz

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