In the mid-1980s Germany was wracked by a toxic ‘Asyldebatte’ that bears similarities to what’s happening today.
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Other conservatives parties in the Western world have done better on female representation than the Liberals - the party needs a gender quota and to rid itself of its right-wing thugs.
Conflicts about policing the border have erupted in much of the world. How people respond depends on the many distinct visions of what borders are meant to be protecting.
If you believe everything you read, Germany is facing the abyss. But there’s actually a lot to be hopeful about.
The president, who called the European Union a ‘foe’ following a series of meetings in Europe, may not realize just how much Americans have gained from their relationship with Europe.
Donald Trump’s coziness with Vladimir Putin and his antagonism toward Europe is making the Russian leader look good to his countrymen and former adversaries across Europe. And Trump is looking bad.
The 20th-century philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote how refugees, in the absence of legal rights, were forced to live in a state of ‘absolute lawlessness.’ Her words matter today.
EU leaders ended their June summit in unanimous agreement, but implementing their conclusions on the ground will be much harder.
After the G7 fiasco, it’s clear that a trade war is in the making. US justifications of “national security concerns” for its tariffs suggest a legitimate target for EU countermeasures: coal.
International trade policy requires three traits to be successful and lead to mutual prosperity. Trump’s is missing all three, as he showed at the G-7 summit.
A political scientist and economist explores the causes and consequences of Trump’s scattershot trade policy.
Seven world leaders with axes to grind are preparing to sit round one table. Sparks will fly.
As the UK and US retreat from the global scene, Germany is ready to step up to preserve the liberal international order and is seeking a seat on the UN Security Council.
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.
The Conversation scholars analyze a few of the key themes and speeches that punctuated the three-day gathering of global elites in the Alps.
Will young Germans remember their history – and will older German embrace the digital future?
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.
Germany’s foreign minister could take a page from Chrystia Freeland’s playbook on how his country should manage foreign policy in the Donald Trump era.
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?
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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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Professor in Contemporary European History, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer with a research focus on political violence, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, University College Dublin
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Reader in Politics, Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University
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Assistant Professor of German and Global Studies, Michigan State University
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Senior Lecturer in Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor in International History, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Economics at Maastricht School of Management and Jean Monnet Chair, Technical University of Cologne
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Professor of Political Science, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
