Brexit has made the EU less liberal and open
Brussels’ embrace of protectionism is a problem for those who yearn for closer ties with Europe.
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The AfD’s nuclear option
How the German far right could end up in government.
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Why is the far right surging in Germany?
Economic and social marginalisation is pushing voters towards the AfD.
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In defence of “what if?”
Why counterfactual history is an essential tool for understanding the present.
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Bismarck is still the GOAT
The Iron Chancellor reshaped a continent in his image.
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Britain is not the sick man of Europe – that accolade goes to Germany
To survive in a modern, digital world, the German economy requires not a green transition but a full-scale revolution.
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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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Emmanuel Macron’s vision for Europe still doesn’t match reality
As long as the defence of the continent depends on American goodwill, Europe cannot credibly distance itself from the US…
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Germany has taken over Britain’s role as leader of the EU’s awkward squad
Olaf Scholz’s insistence on reopening the debate on fuel-driven cars was Cameron-esque in its pettiness and its short-sightedness.
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European unity over Ukraine is holding – for now
A new poll of European publics reveals that support for Kyiv has strengthened since Russia’s invasion a year ago.
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“Merkel’s Russia policy was pure appeasement”
Roderich Kiesewetter, a leading MP in the former chancellor’s CDU, on how his party helped embolden Vladimir Putin to invade…
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Who destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines?
Three main actors are considered potentially culpable.
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Countries urging Germany to send Ukraine tanks must now do the same
The failure of other states to step up is a European tragedy.
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What Keir Starmer has learnt from the return of the German Social Democrats
To win back Red Wall voters, Labour needs a single word to define the party and its purpose. That word…
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With Western support for Ukraine flagging, a protracted war is in Vladimir Putin’s interest
Ambiguity has held Kyiv’s allies together so far – but it will divide them when the conflict’s final stages approach.
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Babi Yar: a harrowing masterpiece of Ukraine under Nazi rule
Anatoly Kuznetsov’s classic account of the 1941 massacre of Ukrainians is republished as Kyiv suffers the ravages of war again.
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On the “war kitsch” of All Quiet On The Western Front
Edward Berger’s film of the novel has been lauded across the world. But in Germany it has met with negative…
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Letter of the week: Why Germany follows
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Olaf Scholz’s dithering on Ukraine is paying off at home
His SPD party has seen a bump in the polls.
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Tanke schön: a breakthrough for Ukraine
Germany to send battle tanks to Ukraine; in the US, a frightening rise in mass shootings.