The handling of Islamic minorities reignites debate over ‘two-tier’ Britain
Policing, freedom of speech and equal treatment before the law are increasingly shaping the political debate in England. This cont…
Zelenskyy to Trump: Put pressure on Putin, not on me
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Donald Trump to pressure Vladimir Putin rather than Kyiv if he truly wants to end the war.
Germany left behind in nuclear power
In Paris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signalled a major shift back towards nuclear energy in Europe. German…
The super-election year is reshaping German politics
Germany faces a year of decisive regional elections. The vote in Baden-Württemberg offers a first glimpse of shifting voter behavi…
‘Wives should obey’ – Gen Z and the return of old gender roles
On International Women’s Day, a global study paints a contradictory picture: while support for equality remains high, traditional …
Middle East conflict could trigger unprecedented migration to Europe
After the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Israel expanded ground operations in southern Lebanon. Iran, in turn, launched air strikes o…
45 per cent of young Muslims show sympathy for Islamism
A new radicalisation study reveals alarming figures: almost every second young Muslim in Germany expresses sympathy for Islamist p…
Germany’s growing reliance on foreign doctors raises concerns
A quarter of doctors in Germany do not hold a German passport. Language barriers and questionable qualifications are only part of …
No more missiles? How the attack on Iran could affect the war in Ukraine
The regime did not collapse even after the death of its supreme leader, and an end to the escalating conflict in the Middle East i…
‘Completely undemocratic methods’: leading media lawyer Ralf Höcker on the AfD ruling
Germany’s domestic intelligence service has suffered a court setback over its classification of the Alternative für Deutschland as…
Bond. Fritz Bond. How Germany plans to overhaul its intelligence service
In Tehran, more than 40 leadership targets were neutralised simultaneously, among them Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In Berlin, meanwhil…
Trump welcomes his ‘friend’ Merz – chancellor backs line against Tehran
Merz stands demonstratively at Trump’s side in the White House. With a remark about the ‘elimination’ of the Iranian regime, the c…
Two rulings in favour of free speech
In recent years, courts have repeatedly sought to treat statements protected by freedom of expression as criminal offences. German…
The Berlinale scandal and the architecture of cultural power
The Berlinale scandal is more than a festival incident. It exposes a publicly financed film system in Germany and across Europe th…
Germany’s most German party
The Greens began as a counterculture movement. Today they embody the nation’s instincts more faithfully than any rival – its moral…