With the AfD surging, it could soon be the largest party here. But, if he acts now, that dark scenario need not come to pass
John Kampfner is the author of In Search of Berlin and Why the Germans Do I…
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The British-German conversation deserves more than tired old cliches. Over to you, Merz and Starmer | John Kampfner ○
The chancellor’s first London visit is an opportunity for a modernising reset – on business, defence and even school trips
Look at the Germany shelf of your local British bookshop and, if one exists a…
10 months ago
Germany is finally getting a new government – and it will be plunged straight into crisis mode | John Kampfner ○
With the country enveloped in gloom and facing mayhem from the US and Russia, it’s hard to imagine a more fraught time to take power
Germany is about to get a new fitness trainer. So declared Markus S…
11 months ago
Europe is crying out for leadership. After years of drift, Germany is finally ready to answer | John Kampfner ○
A historic vote to boost spending on defence and infrastructure shows the country is shedding its excess of caution – and its complacency
Few people outside Berlin’s political bubble will have heard o…
It’s the liberal German dilemma: Merz is anathema, but he might stand up to Trump | John Kampfner ○
Amid the gloom, the truth is dawning: the country faces hard political choices, and needs a more muscular approach to defence
Donald Trump and his lieutenants have done Germans an enormous favour. Pe…
13 months ago
Austria’s ‘firewall’ against the far right collapsed. Could the unthinkable happen in Germany too? | John Kampfner ○
Events in Vienna are forcing Germany’s bickering mainstream parties to rally together. But the AfD could yet outflank the centre
Could Germany go the way of Austria? Could the party of the far right b…
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