Nord Stream Climbdown Should Put Ostpolitik to Rest
Change-through-rapprochement worked in the 1970s. Vladimir Putin’s Russia is different.
Germany
Germany’s Merkel Installs Favorite as Successor
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is seen as the best candidate to defend Angela Merkel’s legacy.
Update from the Election to Succeed Angela Merkel
The business-friendly Friedrich Merz appears to have the momentum on his side.
Eurozone Budget Could Take Years
Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel agree, but there are still obstacles.
Merkel Stepping Down as Party Leader, Explained
How will this affect the remainder of her chancellorship? Who could replace her?
Hessen State Election Confirms National Political Trends
The Social Democrats are in crisis. Merkelism is still popular.
Takeaways from the Bavaria State Election
It’s not all about Angela Merkel.
Christian Democratic Lawmakers Rebel Against Merkel
Parliamentarians oust the chancellor’s ally as their group leader.
How to Interpret the Collapse of Bavaria’s Christian Democrats?
If they were wrong to mimic the far right, what does that mean for conservatives elsewhere?
Merkel Breaks with German Tradition in Seeking EU’s Top Job
No German has ever held the presidency of the European Commission. For a reason.
Removing American Troops from Germany Would Be a Mistake
Those 35,000 soldiers serve American, not German, interests.
Macron, Merkel Agree on Eurozone Reforms
Other countries may not be eager to join.
Merkel Survives Yet Another Overhyped Crisis
The Bavarian right was probably never going to separate from Angela Merkel anyway.
Bavarian Right Manufactures Immigration Crisis
Here is everything you need to know about the row between Germany’s conservative parties.
Germany’s Social Democrats Understand They Need to Pick Side
The party has tried to please everyone for too long.