Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

Doug Specht examines how forms of media - and public figures - have helped to bolster support for Germany's AfD party ...

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

Even though the fascist party AfD (Alternative for Germany) came in second, fascism still won. A brand-new fascism has ...

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

Not Germany’s much-discussed far-right party, the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, who are often described as modern-day ...

Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Wednesday drew a chorus of criticism, including from his ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany party achieved its best result ever in Sunday's election. It is now set to be the main ...

As astonishing as the electoral gains are for Germany’s far-right AfD party in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, they ...

Many challenges lie ahead for Germany's new coalition government with the country in a state of flux, facing mounting ...