Los votantes del estado de Sajonia-Anhalt, en el este del país, han castigado a los principales partidos por su gestión de la crisis del coste de la vida.
- Professor in International History, Flinders University
Voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt punished the major parties for their handling of the cost-of-living crisis.
Regime change has long proved tempting to large states. But it rarely goes to plan.
Far from having solved the issue of Middle East peace, assassinations continue to pour oil on the flames.
Ucrania sin los ucranianos. No es la primera vez que países poderosos, como hacen ahora Estados Unidos y Rusia con Ucrania, negocian nuevas fronteras o esferas de influencia sin contar con la opinión de las personas que viven allí. Y estas historias no suelen acabar bien.
Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right issues, he may struggle to form a coalition.
Berlin (1885), Munich (1938), Yalta (1945)… autant de précédents dont le souvenir s’impose aujourd’hui quand Russes et Américains cherchent à régler le sort de l’Ukraine sans demander son avis à cette dernière.
A decision to negotiate over the heads of the Ukrainians would reveal just how Trump sees Ukraine and Europe.
Elon Musk is by no means the cause of the AfD’s popularity, but his embrace of the extremist party has given it a global profile and new credibility in German politics.
Killing a prominent individual rarely brings about the widespread change the act is intended to achieve.
As young people despair that established parties can address their many concerns, far-right parties have found fertile political ground.
Ghassan Hage has been sacked by Germany’s prestigious Max Planck Foundation due to his trenchant criticism of Israel’s war. It’s just the latest in an ongoing culture war in Germany.
Labor has touted a renewed engagement with the Asia-Pacific since coming to power. The submarine deal, however, is not in this spirit.
Is it possible to disentangle the personal attributes of a gentle and kindly woman, from her role as the crowned head of a declining global empire that waged numerous wars? Many don’t think so.
In the space of one week, some of the old certainties about Europe have been thrown out the window.
With a very close result as counting continues, it could be weeks or even months before a government is formed. But Sunday’s election has already delivered some significant results.
With a long winter approaching and the virus gripping Europe, the ongoing battle between health and the economy, lockdowns and personal freedoms, will prove hugely challenging.
It would be easy to assume that outbreaks of extreme-right groups in the former east are a legacy of its communist past, but the idea does not bear scrutiny.
After 18 years as leader of her party, and 13 as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has announced that this will be her last term. How has she changed Germany and the world?
Nazi, fascist, ultra right-wing - these terms seem to be bandied about a lot these days. But what do they really mean?
Looking like a centrist, but governing as a conservative, Angela Merkel has cleared the decks before the coming German election.
Dire government warnings and counter-terrorism raids in our suburbs paint a picture of the worst threat Western nations have ever faced. A little historical perspective is in order.
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