John Foster / 13 Jan 2023
The Greens Are Dead
Lützerath and German Environmentalism
Be careful what you wish for. It may be a cliché, but it's one the Greens are learning all over again.(...)
CDU
John Foster / 26 Nov 2021
Germany of the Future
Replacing Angela Merkel
Sixteen years of leadership by any party is too long. Particularly for a country half of which is still new to democracy, like Germany.(...)
John Foster / 05 Nov 2021
Better Handle on the Zeitgeist
The Persistence of Populism
It’s still an open question as to whether populism is the new normal.(...)
Wieland Hoban / 13 Sep 2021
Minority Outreach Problems
Jews and the German Elections
September 2021: general election time in Germany. It will be the first since 2005 in which Angela Merkel will not be a candidate for chancellor.(...)
John Foster / 11 Jun 2021
Fascist Identity Politics
Germany: A Nation in Its Time, by Helmut Walser Smith
Nationalism has been the most influential politics in Europe since the dawn of the 19th century (to say nothing for the moment about the wider world).(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 01 Apr 2020
Rock Against Corona
Die Ärzte Hearts Merkel
After days of reading one depressing news story after another about the pandemic that has turned our world upside down, I was desperate for anything that would brighten my spirits. (...)
Joe Keady / 12 Feb 2020
German Democracy in Crisis
Alternative für Deutschland in Thuringia
Given the extent of the far-right resurgence in Europe over the last decade, it's often difficult to predict where the shock waves are going to come next. On 5 February, it was Thuringia's turn. (...)
Joe Keady / 08 Nov 2019
Boosted by Violence
Alternative für Deutschland Digs In
The 27 October election in Thuringia was marred by death threats by far-right groups against candidates across Germany's political spectrum. Nearly two weeks later, the threats continue.(...)
Joe Keady / 24 Oct 2019
Death Threat Politics
German Fascists Take Aim
Voters in the German state of Thuringia are set to elect a new state parliament on Sunday. The electoral season has been marred by a rash of death threats against leading candidates. (...)
John Foster / 27 Sep 2019
Keeping It Real
Podemos and the European Left
In a development that is very much emblematic of the state of politics in Europe, Spain is spiralling toward another round of elections to be held in the second week of November. (...)