How Germany’s Conservatives Threaten Europe’s Future
BY MOUNIR MAHMALAT Imagine a young couple at a boring dancing party. While one tries to animate and initiate the
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How Germany Shifted To The Far-Right In Less Than Two Years – A Personal Journey
BY KIRSTEN RULF Two years ago, exactly one week before Angela Merkel opened the German borders to more than one
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Germany’s Unique Opportunity To Strengthen European Security Cooperation
BY ALEXANDER MEDGETT In March 2017, Germany’s foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel, stated that the two percent of GDP defense spending
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Germany’s Elections Won’t Be a Populist Takeover
BY THOMAS KARL E. HOCKS Yes, Angela Merkel may lose power this year. No, it won’t be like Brexit or
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Money, Polarization, and Obstacles to Voting: A German Perspective on the American Presidential Election
BY SEBASTIAN LANGER Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) announced it’s 2017 election budget: 20 million Euro
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The Real Problem with Germany’s New Policy on Migrant Family Reunification
BY KATIE PARRY Over the last month Germany has quietly moved to make family reunification harder for many recently arrived
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