The Fracture to Come in German Politics
German politics generally have a reputation for being boring, and few German politicians exemplify this better than…
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The End of Fake News?
In January 2018, French president Emmanuel Macron resolved to make fake news a thing of the past with an…
The Rise of the AfD: The Far-Right Enters the Bundestag
Last week, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the first far-right nationalist party to enter the Bundestag…
#Fedidwgugl: The Dangers of Pragmatic Centrism and Coalition-Building in Germany
This Sunday, 24 September 2017, about 61.5 million German voters will elect a new Bundestag. Many expect the…
To Merkel, or not to Merkel? One Last Test for the European Union in 2017
Germany’s Federal election, which will be held in September 2017, stands as the next political test for the…
Germany Under the Gun: The Far Right’s Threat to Democracy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has widely received praise among observers in other parts of Europe and North…