In the mid-1980s Germany was wracked by a toxic 'Asyldebatte' that bears similarities to what's happening today.
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If you believe everything you read, Germany is facing the abyss. But there's actually a lot to be hopeful about.
The German approach to refugees is becoming increasingly binary: if you are not a refugee, you must leave; if you are a refugee, you must integrate.
The SPD is in government with Angela Merkel again after signing a coalition deal. But life has been harder for the social democrats.
Martin Schulz could face a major backlash from his own party after breaking his promise not to enter government with Angela Merkel's CDU again.
Germany's Social Democrat Party leadership voted in favour of a new coalition with Angela Merkel's block – but it's far from plain sailing ahead.
In mid-2015 the German Foreign Office after decades of denial seemingly acceded, in a very informal way, to labelling what had happened in South West Africa as genocide, is now backtracking.
Over three months since Germans voted in national elections, preliminary talks are due to start Jan. 7 on forming a coalition government. What has taken so long?
The issue of whether to allow refugees to bring their close family to Germany has been a sticking point in coalition negotiations.
Martin Schulz has said he'd rather go back into opposition than agree to another grand coalition. But is that sensible?
Few thought she'd go the distance when she first came to power. That was more than a decade ago.
Angela Merkel is on course for victory but she will need to form a coalition, and there's more than one way to make that happen.
Follow the money to see if Angela Merkel is on course for a fourth term as chancellor after the September vote.
Looking like a centrist, but governing as a conservative, Angela Merkel has cleared the decks before the coming German election.
The former foreign minister is uniquely placed to encourage Germany to take a more active role in the world.
When war broke out, black Americans fought in segregated units to serve their country. The breath of freedom they experienced in Europe flamed the fight for equality when they returned home.
The Berlin terror attack at the end of 2016 will have major political implications for Germany's elections this year and an uneasy European Union, writes a German studies scholar.
The high profile attack will polarise an already strained political debate in Germany.
In reelection bid, Merkel's not just up against a xenophobic, nationalist party in Germany. In the wake of Trump’s election, liberal democracies around the world hope she'll defend them, too.
Past research suggests governing parties often take a hit in mid-term regional votes before recovering in national contests.
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Reader in European Politics, University of Westminster
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Professor of Politics, University of Sussex
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Assistant Professor of German and Global Studies, Michigan State University
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Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences and EU Centre on Shared Complex Challenges, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in International History, Flinders University
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Lecturer in German and European Politics and Society, Deputy Director of the Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Political Science, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
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Professor of Modern European History, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Nottingham Trent University
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Researcher and lecturer in political geography, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in German, University of Bristol
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor and Fellow in Politics, University of Oxford
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