Tag: Angela Merkel

Equal Opportunity Racism

By Wieland Hoban
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While the discriminatory nature of Philosemitism in Germany is not always obvious, due to a lack of knowledge of Jewish culture and politics, it is easier to recognise racism in the way Palestine solidarity advocates are treated. (More…)

Coronabonds for Beginners

By Ernst Stetter
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“The microbe is back!” Jacques Delors told AFP at the end of March.  But, the EU godfather wasn’t referring to Coronavirus. (More…)

Rock Against Corona

By Charlie Bertsch
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After days of reading one depressing news story after another about the pandemic that has turned our world upside down, I was desperate for anything that would brighten my spirits. (More…)

The better country. Berlin, 5 February.

German Democracy in Crisis

By Joe Keady
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Given the extent of the far-right resurgence in Europe over the last decade, it’s often difficult to predict where the shock waves are going to come next.  On 5 February, it was Thuringia’s turn. (More…)

Bringing Russia closer to the EU. Laying the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Rügen

The Nord Stream 2 Tug of War

By Maxim Edwards
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Nord Stream 2 is going ahead. Last Wednesday, after two and a half years of delay, Denmark’s government gave permission for a section of the natural gas pipeline to pass through its exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea.  (More…)

Antisemitic Lega graffiti. Turin, August 2019.

Return of the Repressed

By John Foster
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“Populism…is the buzzword of the twenty-first century,” according to Dutch sociologist Cas Mudde, its best-known analyst. But that’s largely due to our misunderstanding it, he claims. (More…)

Modern Germany. Berlin, August 2019.

Dangerous Outsiders

By Joel Schalit
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Nationalism is here to stay. The far-right may never take over the European Commission. But its politics are now mainstream and have changed the way the executive frames multiculturalism. (More…)

Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond. Al Başra Oil Terminal, Iraq.

Brexit Driving Iran Crisis

By Mitchell Plitnick
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Iran and a trade deal. The 26 July exchange could not have deferred more to Trump. (More…)

Hard to Pin Down

By Matt Rubenstein
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At least German pollsters had gotten it right. There was no populist sweep of the country’s parliamentary seats in the 2019 EU elections. (More…)