Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a late-night statement on May 11, indicated readiness for “direct talks” with Kyiv in Istanbul on Thursday, May 15. In his...
Concerns are mounting that the new measures implemented by Germany’s federal government to deter asylum seekers from entering the country could escalate into conflicts with its...
Germany has denied media reports that it had declared a “national emergency” to increase border controls and refuse entry to refugees. A government spokesperson told Euractiv,...
A while ago, when Syria still had a state, I had the opportunity to correspond with a Kurdish nationalist on a social network. I was arguing...
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has temporarily refrained from classifying the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “definitely far-right.” The elevation of...
History is being rewritten in Germany, and the issue of post-World War II territorial arrangements and the displacement of German settlers (“East Germans”) is being brought...
Alexander Rahr is one of Germany’s leading foreign policy experts. He worked at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) for twenty years, where he held...
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) alliance in Germany, failed to obtain the necessary majority in the...
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, has officially classified the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “proven far-right extremist organization.” This decision is based...
Discussions are heating up within Germany and the EU regarding future economic relations with China. The background to this issue is the offer from a new...