Germany’s nationalist AfD party hopes to take power in 2026

Since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has stood in opposition. In 2026, it hopes to win state-level governing power and perhaps more.
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Berlin accuses Turkey's President of playing politics in anti-Europe attacks

Germany's foreign minister on Saturday openly accused Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan of ramping up anti-European rhetoric in a bid to score political points back home ahead of a key referendum. Sigmar ...
The New York Times

German Leaders, Undercutting the Far Right, Are Leaning on the Far Left

Germany’s centrist establishment has long scorned the far left, but it is increasingly reliant on leftists to outmaneuver the far right in crucial votes in Parliament. By Clay Risen Reporting from ...
The American Conservative

The Rise of German Nationalism Exposes Washington’s Delusions

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The recent electoral surge of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which secured 20.8 percent in February's snap election and ...
The Conversation

Germany’s plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers

Michelle Lynn Kahn has received funding from the National Humanities Center, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, American Historical Association, American Jewish Archives, and Alexander von ...
World Politics Review

Germany’s Defense Spending Spree Comes With Some Potential Downsides

Three Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks and a Puma infantry fighting vehicle are seen during a German military exercise, in Munster, Germany, Dec. 6, 2018 (DPA photo by Philipp Schulze AP Images). Click ...