Editorial: “Never again”? The 2025 German elections
Germany's political and cultural discourse remains dominated by "reductio ad Hitlerum".
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The German Vote
Once a model of stability, Germany is now gripped by economic decline, political fragmentation, and growing public discontent. As the upcoming elections approach, will Germany double down on its current path or face a long-overdue reckoning? This volume dissects the forces shaping the election—from deindustrialisation to media manipulation, from the AfD surge to Berlin’s uneasy role in Europe—offering a sharp, unfiltered look at a nation struggling to define its future.
Editorial: “Never again”? The 2025 German elections
Germany's political and cultural discourse remains dominated by "reductio ad Hitlerum".
The Heritage of Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel’s legacy is one of paradox: hailed as the steady hand guiding Germany through crisis after crisis, she is also the a…
“Who’s afraid of AfD?” Germany’s Political Earthquake: The AfD and the Collapse of Consensus
Few political parties in Europe receive coverage as relentlessly hostile as Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).
From Boom to Gloom: Germany's Industrial Downturn
Germany, long considered Europe’s economic powerhouse, is now grappling with an industrial downturn that threatens its once-unassa…
The Deepening Divide: Is German Reunification Slowly Unraveling?
Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany’s ostensible reunification still reveals fissures that challenge the narr…
Fax from the Future: Modernise or Mummify
The fax, an antiquated piece of 1980s tech, has become a metaphor among Germans for their country’s bureaucratic inertia and techn…
Germany: Europe’s Hesitant Hegemon?
Germany dominates the EU while simultaneously resenting the very structures that reinforce its leadership.
Not Exactly a Bromance: The Future of the Franco-German Couple
Since the start of Olaf Scholz’s coalition with the FDP (Free Democratic Party) and the Greens, things have not gone smoothly betw…
Pump and Dump: German-Chinese economic and political relations
Since 2015, China and Germany have been having a bit of a love affair when it comes to trade. 10 years later, the Sino-German rela…
Between Elitist Progressivism and The Working Class: The SPD’s Identity Crisis
For much of the postwar era, Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) was the ally of the country’s working class. The factories we…
Green to Gray: How the Party of Youth Hit its Midlife Crisis
The dream of eternal youth is as old as human history itself.
The De-Germanisation of Germany
The "Great Replacement" theory, a demographic hypothesis by Renaud Camus in 2011, posits that the white European population is bei…
Germany and the U.S.: A Tale of Love and Loathing
The Trump presidency brings a new geopolitical direction to the United States, one that leaves some of its closest allies question…
“All of this is pathetic.” - Jeffrey Sachs Dissects Modern Germany
Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University.
Quo Vadis, Germany?
On February 13th, an Afghan attacker ploughed his car into a crowd in Munich. It was not the first such incident in Germany’s 2025…
Democratic Elections: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Democracy, once considered a straightforward process of electoral representation, is increasingly subject to reinterpretation by t…
Great Texts Revisited: Thomas Mann’s Doctor Faustus – A Study of Excess
The setting is Palestrina, Italy—this Welschland, having long-served as the dreamscape of the German spirit, meant refuge from the…
The Quiet Exodus: Why Germany’s Brightest Are Leaving
Germany has long been recognised for its significant contributions to engineering and innovation, particularly in sectors like the…