In his first campaign to become chairman of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 2018, Friedrich Merz, now Chancellor of Germany, made two promises: get his party back up to 40% of the...

From Aggressors to Allies: Germany and Japan Redefine Roles for the 21st Century

The Free Democratic Party (FDP) has earned the moniker of “kingmaker” in German politics. A party that is fiscally conservative and socially liberal ...

This article originally appeared in In Depth, Volume 23 Issue 1, published by the Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs.

Germany’s “traffic-light coalition” reached the end of the road in December 2024 after then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for, and subsequently lost, a vote of confidence.

Saxony-Anhalt’s state parliament voted in a new premier on January 28, seven months ahead of schedule.

Before the sun rose on the western German city of Giessen on November 29, individuals were lining the streets armed with signs reading “New Name, Same Fascists” and “No Tolerance for Intolerance.”

Just three months after Left Party star Sahra Wagenknecht announced she was leaving the party after 16 years of service, she formed her own political group.

Small Satellites, Big Leaps: How Germany’s Mittelstand Can Close Europe’s Launch Gap by Courtney Flynn Martino

On the morning of May 6, Friedrich Merz prepared for the formality of being elected Germany’s 11th postwar chancellor.

The United States and Germany have long shared many important ties.

Germany’s 21st Bundestag convened on March 25, the first meeting of a new parliament with 630 members.

Germany went to the polls on February 23 in an election held seven months ahead of schedule, prompted by the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s tripartite coalition in November 2024.

As Ukraine’s future hangs in the balance, world and European leaders are rallying around Kyiv.

Lichtenberg, tucked into the eastern edge of Berlin, has long been home to strong political forces. During World War II, a Wehrmacht officers’ mess hall was there, and, once the war ended, the main of...

Elon Musk made waves last December with a tweet proclaiming “Only the AfD can save Germany”.

Just a day after Donald Trump’s decisive U.S. presidential win, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ushered in the end of his own government with the firing of his finance minister and coalition partner, Ch...