Germany

Communism and democratic socialism won’t heal today’s political divisions. But social democracy—which helped ward off extremism following World War II—could.

The fiercest devotees of the far-right AfD aren’t native Germans but migrants from Russia.

A look at terms from India and El Salvador to South Korea and Ukraine.

Fragments of the wall have become museum pieces. But with the rise of extremist parties in Germany, the debate over the barrier’s legacy is anything but history.

Millennials on the left and right are getting tired of their country’s politics of centrism—and trouble in the governing coalition shows it.

Robert Habeck established himself outside major parties, has sweeping plans for Europe’s future—and is getting ever closer to taking power in Berlin.

Renewed defense spending by European states is in part a response to Russian aggression.

Many European far-right parties made their mark by railing against the EU. Now they are appealing to a pan-European identity to further their goal of a racially pure, white Christian continent.

Resistance to Chinese technology is growing in Germany—and the ripple effects could reach across the continent.

Impeachment drama on full display in Washington, fallout of the U.S. recognition of Israeli settlements, and the legacy of Bolivian President Evo Morales.

The former royal family lost countless artworks, palaces, and wealth in the 20th century. But were they victims—or enablers of the Nazis?

The fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago was a giddy moment, but the subsequent rush to tear down walls everywhere has yielded a global system in which bad actors are no longer held accountable. 

What it means to brand today’s right-wing leaders with the F-word—and why you probably shouldn’t.

Central bankers are recognizing they have the power and responsibility to fight climate change. The Bundesbank would rather not.

Berlin’s refusal to shut Huawei out of its 5G networks weakens Europe’s prospects of standing up to Beijing.

PiS won by offering provincial voters social benefits that transformed their lives. If Poland’s opposition wants to defeat the illiberal ruling party, it will have to offer an alternative welfare state model.

The new pipeline won’t deliver energy security. It will make the EU more dependent on a capricious Russia.

The far-right is associated with the disaffected masses—but has a growing intellectual class.

Feeling guilty for the carbon burned on your last flight? The Germans have a word for that.