Migration and cuts among Merz's priorities for German coalition talks
Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz identified on Friday migration, economic competitiveness and spending cuts as ...
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Next Steps for Germany’s National Security Zeitenwende
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared in 2022 that Germany was undertaking a societal and political sea change on national security matters. The word he used for this sea change in thinking, ...
Merz's spending splurge risks blowback among German conservatives
A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...
In the footsteps of the Long March 80 years later
Reflecting on my recent trip to take part in the 80th anniversary commemoration of the Long March, the words that keep coming to my mind are “once in a lifetime.” The opportunity to be as connected to ...
Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany
The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.
German General gives CNN firsthand look at military training as country readies billions for funding
In the 30 years since the end of the Cold War, the German military, known as the Bundeswehr, has been under-funded and ...
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Neo-Nazi march in Berlin called off as counter-protests swell
A large right-wing extremist demonstration in Berlin ended prematurely on Saturday as hundreds of counter-protesters blocked ...
Berlin police arrest scores as neo-Nazi march blocked
Right-wing extremists aimed to march through Berlin's left-wing alternative district of Friedrichshain. However, they didn't ...
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The Momentous Class Struggle of the German Peasants’ War
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War, the largest European uprising before the French Revolution ...