A rising backlash against green policies is energising Europe’s far right
The spectacular blooming, then rapid wilting, of Germany’s Greens is a warning for progressives everywhere.
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Wolfgang Münchau
Wolfgang Münchau is a New Statesman columnist and the director of Eurointelligence.
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