The political system of Germany is starting to go haywire, the country is returning to the era of the permanent crisis of the ...

The condemnation of the AfD has raised a fundamental dilemma of democracy: How does an open, free, pluralistic society ...

For all these reasons, we are rooting for the success of Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz. He is a 69-year-old lawyer ...

R. Bruce Anderson writes that a large proportion of European nations came to democratic “norms” while he was alive. What are ...

As Germany rearms, Patrick Howse visits the eastern state of Saxony, where the country's cultural elite are now also taking ...

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, is the worst possible man for the job. Throughout his career, he has held a dogged ...

Germany's government has banned the largest “Reich citizen” group. The extremist far-right organization calls itself the ...

is unprecedented in Germany’s political system, marking an embarrassing start to his tenure as chancellor. After frantic talks between the CDU and SPD, a second vote was held in parliament on ...

Friedrich Merz has won parliament’s backing to become Germany’s chancellor at the second attempt after a surprise failure ...