What Keir Starmer has learnt from the return of the German Social Democrats
To win back Red Wall voters, Labour needs a single word to define the party and its purpose. That word…
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With Western support for Ukraine flagging, a protracted war is in Vladimir Putin’s interest
Ambiguity has held Kyiv’s allies together so far – but it will divide them when the conflict’s final stages approach.
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Babi Yar: a harrowing masterpiece of Ukraine under Nazi rule
Anatoly Kuznetsov’s classic account of the 1941 massacre of Ukrainians is republished as Kyiv suffers the ravages of war again.
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On the “war kitsch” of All Quiet On The Western Front
Edward Berger’s film of the novel has been lauded across the world. But in Germany it has met with negative…
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Letter of the week: Why Germany follows
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Olaf Scholz’s dithering on Ukraine is paying off at home
His SPD party has seen a bump in the polls.
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Tanke schön: a breakthrough for Ukraine
Germany to send battle tanks to Ukraine; in the US, a frightening rise in mass shootings.
Why Britain is deluded about Germany
Two years in Berlin have taught me that German efficiency is a myth.
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Germany is isolated once more – and no one now trusts Olaf Scholz
For Europe, the German chancellor’s first year in office has been a series of broken promises and fractured relationships.
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Germany took too long to reach the right decision on tanks
Berlin’s stalling has cost it the trust and goodwill of its allies.
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What Germany gets wrong
The war in Ukraine is among the biggest tests the EU has faced – but instead of showing leadership, Olaf…
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Oleksiy Danilov: “Weak people always come up with excuses not to act”
Ukraine’s national security adviser on German betrayal, the coming Russian onslaught and why the West is scared.
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Germany has become the roadblock at the heart of Europe
Berlin is consciously and deliberately stalling on sending Kyiv battle tanks.
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Divisions over Ukraine are exposing the incoherence of German foreign policy
The departure of Christine Lambrecht is part of a longer trail of woe in the country's defence ministry.
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The “Lady Voldemort” of German politics is poised to unite the extreme left and right
If she starts her own anti-establishment party, Sahra Wagenknecht could alter Germany’s political landscape.
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Angela Merkel’s failures serve as a warning to British leaders
The former German chancellor’s short-termism created an unsustainable economic model. Will the UK avoid the same trap?
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One year in, has Germany’s traffic-light coalition “dared more progress”?
Olaf Scholz’s progressive government has been strong domestically but mixed abroad.
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Nick Robinson’s Media Notebook: On Berlin’s dark past, and in defence of the Today programme
Gazing down from the Reichstag’s glass dome, I was reminded that Britain is not alone in facing unstable politics.
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Germany’s far-right plot shows how old and new forms of extremism are fusing
Hard-line nationalism has merged with conspiracy theories such as QAnon.
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From the NS archive: Brüning and Hitler
19 December 1931: The future Führer is manoeuvred to the edge of German politics.
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