A new wave of "Ostalgie" could force Berlin into a new Ostpolitik
The East will weigh more heavily, potentially forcing Berlin into a new Ostpolitik and a different approach to both the military conflict in Ukraine and coexistence with Russia.
Krah, Le Pen, the «Chinese spy» and the stab in the back
With a discourse against immigration and war, the AfD is the big winner of the European elections in Germany, but this could turn against itself.
BSW, the sensible alternative to Alternative for Germany
The elections on 9 June show us a new political landscape, with two anti-war formations making up almost half of the electorate in Eastern Germany…
Germany at the eye of the European political storm
Because the European Parliament (EP) doesn’t make the laws that are applied in people’s daily lives, but merely makes recommendations that countries may or may not adopt, European elections don’t have the same significance as national ones. The EP elections serve above all as a barometer of political trends in each Member State. That’s why turnout is generally much lower than in national elections…
Germany cursed by the Hindu Kush
Shouldn’t this sad episode be a wake-up call for Europeans to stop importing causes and flags that aren’t ours? Officially, the Bundeswehr was in Afghanistan because “our security is also defended at the Hindu Kush”, as Defence Minister Peter Struck (SPD) justified Germany’s twenty-year military intervention in the Central Asian country in 2002…
European far right unveils alliance with Zionism
Last weekend, a major event organized by the Spanish far-right party Vox took place in Madrid. The “Viva Europa 2024” convention aimed to bring together “the living forces of Europe in a historic event” just a few weeks before the European Parliament elections…