Starmer has failed to stand up for his own principles
2026: Already a big year for impotent political handwringing
ByFriedrich Merz
Europe’s far-right paradox
Anti-immigration populists are creating instability across the continent – whether mainstream parties work with them or against them.
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Friedrich Merz has emboldened Germany’s far right
The incoming chancellor’s coalition compromises leave a lot of space for the AfD.
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Europe’s diplomacy problem
If the Americans can talk to the Russians why can’t the Europeans?
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Germany’s polarised election
Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next chancellor though his country’s traditional political stability has vanished.
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The far right rising
The AfD is courting the global right – and threatening to upend European politics.
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