List of Germany articles
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The Rhine runs low during a heat wave in Cologne, Germany, on July 18. Germany’s Economy Is Carried on the Rhine’s Shrinking Back
Rivers are critical to transportation—and drying up as the climate shifts.
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Protesting high energy prices in London Europe’s Tiny Steps Won’t Solve Its Energy Emergency
The bad policies that created the crisis are still in place.
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Duda, Scholz, Macron in Berlin The EU’s Balance of Power Is Shifting East
Russia’s war has opened up a vast strategic chasm within the European Union.
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The Grohnde nuclear power plant Germany Confronts Its Nuclear Demons
Opposition to all things nuclear was the bedrock of the modern German political psyche. Then came Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands in front of the Chancellery in Berlin. Germany’s New Resolve on Russia Is Already Flagging
Berlin—along with Paris—may yet help Moscow snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
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Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate Alice Weidel (left) speaks with former Christian Democratic lawmaker Erika Steinbach during an AfD election campaign event on in Pforzheim, Germany, on Sept. 6, 2017. Steinbach has since joined the AfD and heads its political foundation, Desiderius-Erasmus-Stiftung. Germany May Soon Pay Millions to Far-Right Operatives
A pending court case could force Berlin to fund the AfD’s foundation.
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(From right to left) Daniel Günther, minister-president of Schleswig-Holstein; Friedrich Merz, federal chairman of the Christian Democratic Union; and Hendrik Wüst, minister-president of North Rhine-Westphalia, stand together in Berlin on May 9. Germany’s Christian Democrats Are on a Comeback Mission
The future of governance in the country looks very much like a conservative-green alliance.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Russia’s War Has Created a Power Vacuum in Europe
Moscow’s war and Berlin’s morally bankrupt response to it leave Europe without a leader.
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Scholz and Putin stand at podiums next to one another. The French-German Divide Is Back
Macron’s victory and Scholz’s wavering over Russia could shatter the momentary unity between Paris and Berlin.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on March 31. Germany’s Security Revolution Is Already Stalling
Real change would require confronting the root causes of its security policy failures.
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Afghans fleeing the country are evacuated from Kabul Airport in 2021. Germany Is Displacing Afghan Refugees to Make Way for Ukrainians
Hundreds of Afghans who fled the Taliban have been evicted as an even larger flood of Ukrainian war refugees arrive.
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Olaf Scholz looks on during a two-day party meeting on February 07, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. The Real Reason Germany Is Always Afraid
Berlin hesitates on everything because of its ruling party’s identity problems.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets a member of the German Navy’s Special Forces while she visits the Braunschweig warship in Kiel, Germany, on Jan. 19, 2016. Germany Has Never Been a Pacifist Power
Contrary to the popular historical narrative, the country has always prepared for war.
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French fighter jet takes off Putin Has Popped the EU Defense Bubble
No, the European Union cannot make the continent secure.
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Members of the German Bundeswehr attend a ceremony to honor the veterans of Germany's Afghanistan mission in Berlin on Oct. 13, 2021. Putin United the West—but Now Comes the Hard Part
Security will require painful trade-offs Western governments may not be ready to make.
