Germany’s Sanctions against Russia Also Hurt at Home
he inflation rate in Germany has reached 7.
How Germany’s Foreign Policy Changed towards Russia after the War in Ukraine
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that Germany wants to invest €100 billion in rearming the military.
Still Waters Run Deep: Germany’s Far-Right Extremism Problem
shot nine people with a migration background in a café in Hanau, Germany.
Germany’s Unchecked Arms Exports: Does Morality Matter?
Since the start of the year and by November 29, 2021, Germany had exported weapons and armaments worth €0.
“Racism is not an opinion, it is a criminal act!” – An Interview with Tareq Alaows on Political Representation in Germany
Politics Today interviewed Tareq Alaows about his experience as a Syrian refugee in Germany and the political participation and representation of refugees in Germany.
Germany Made Its Decision: No Future for the Far Right?
he elections held in Germany on September 26, 2021, produced interesting results.
Germany’s Foreign Policy Is to Remain the Same
Accordingly, these conflicts may lead to Germany increasingly losing influence in international politics.
Germany’s Social Democrat Leadership Has Changed But Future Remains Shaky
The SPD’s new co-leaders are in favour of tougher climate protection measures, much more investment in Germany’s infrastructure and a rise in the so-called minimum wage.
Has the End of Merkel’s Coalition Come in Germany?
If delegates ultimately come to a decision that ends the grand coalition government at Friday’s SPD convention, then Merkel will search for a new but unlikely coalition (with the Greens or/and FDP), or she will make efforts to govern the country under a minority government – an unprecedented situation in post-1945 Germany, and a situation which Chancellor Merkel does not favour and has ruled out several times.
Does Germany’s Political System Need Fundamental Reform?
or a long time, Germany’s political system has been regarded as stable without any need for change.
Germany’s Safe Zone Proposal: A Failed Move for Domestic Ambitions
ast Monday, Germany’s Defense Minister and Chairperson of the Christian Democrats (CDU), Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (AKK), surprisingly raised a proposal for an internationally controlled safe zone in northern Syria.
Germany’s Far-Right grows not through Bold Leaps, but in Small Steps
n a recent report published by the German public broadcaster ARD’s Mainz Report program it was revealed that Germany’s main conservative party, the Christian Democrat Union (CDU), and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), had established alliances in 18 towns at the municipal level.
Germany Elections: The Right-Wing strengthens, but Centrists hold on to Power
he state elections in Germany’s Saxony and Brandenburg states were held this past Sunday.
Intra-party Conflict among Germany’s Christian Democrats: Foreboding Signs for the Elections in Saxony?
CDU’s federal chairperson, Annegret Kramp-Karenbauer, and CDU Minister President of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, both had controversial disputes with the former chief of Germany’s federal domestic intelligence and fellow CDU member, Hans-Georg Maaßen.
Are New Political Constellations Being Formed in Germany?
ince 2005, Germany’s strongest conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, has undergone a quite remarkable transformation process during the Merkel era.
Germany in Danger: Who Cares About Far-Right Extremism?
uring the past weekend, former head of Germany’s federal domestic intelligence, that is to say, the country’s previous federal “spymaster,” Hans-Georg Maaßen, gave a very controversial speech in the southern German city of Weinheim.
Contemporary Anti-Semitism in Germany
ermany has a pre-contaminated history with regard to the religious freedom of Jews.
The End of Center Political Parties in Germany?
t is not the first time that Germany’s social democrats suffered a heavy defeat during elections on the federal, state, or recently at European level.
New Alliances and Potential Power Struggles Within Germany’s CDU
According to the news, AKK promised Merz a federal ministry as soon as she becomes Germany’s next Chancellor.
Germany’s Twofold Ambition: Spend Less, Be More Powerful
ermany became a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the sixth time at the beginning of this year.
