From Leipzig to Jerusalem
Israel’s Elections and Eastern Germany’s Unfinished Reckoning Early in my tenure as American consul-general in Leipzig, I visited Jerusalem, the city of my first diplomatic posting, and encountered an unexpected …
The Transatlantic Situationship
How MAGA-AfD Ties Are Reshaping American-German Relations In September 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly celebrated the radical-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) electoral victory in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, …
The AfD’s New Transatlantic Network
Tracking the AfD’s Engagement with the United States As the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has gained support domestically—exemplified by 20.8 percent of the vote in the 2025 Bundestag election—they have …
Merz’s Economic Challenge
The AfD’s Pressures on Domestic and European Policy The rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Germany is having an impact on the economic agenda of the German …
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After Kohl and Merkel
Why the CDU Is Collapsing In September, the party of Adenauer, Kohl, and Merkel failed to win even five percent of the vote in Merkel’s own home state. It was …
The Crisis of Social Democracy
In 2025, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) experienced its worst electoral result since 1887, garnering a meager 16.4 percent of the vote and falling below the right-wing extremist …
On the Decline of Germany’s Major Political Parties
The decline of Germany’s major political parties, the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD), can be vividly illustrated in a single image (Figure 1). …
Berlin Voted for Change
Will Germany’s Political Center Listen? The most striking result of Berlin’s state election may also be its greatest paradox. Die Linke, a party long considered firmly anchored in Germany’s past, …
Canada, the EU, and a Fragmenting Global Economy
Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke on successive days before the European Parliament in Strasbourg. During her annual State of …
One of 83 Million
Last week, two sports figures offered very different answers to a deceptively simple question: what does it mean to stand with your country? In Washington, Capitals hockey legend Alexander Ovechkin …
Change at All Costs
Election Impressions from Saxony-Anhalt At 5:59 pm on Sunday, September 6, the anticipation in the whimsical restaurant tucked inside Magdeburg’s historic Millennium Tower was palpable. With all screens turned to …
The Unloved Chancellor
Following the results of the recent Landtag elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the press is already preparing Friedrich Merz’s political obituary. While he may be responsible for some of the discontent and …
