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State elections in Germany – a nightmare for Chancellor Merz’ ruling coalition 11:02 04.09.2026 Pavel Khlestov

State elections in Germany – a nightmare for Chancellor Merz’ ruling coalition

In September, local legislative elections will be held in the eastern German states of Saxony-Anhalt (September 6), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (September 20), and in Berlin (September 20). It would be no exaggeration to say that the upcoming elections could become a seismic event for the entire German political scene. Judging by the …
The advance of the European right, or what Brussels really fears 10:56 22.07.2026 Valeriya Belyaeva

The advance of the European right, or what Brussels really fears

A Western political scientist once said that when the EU and NATO start talking about "European unity" over and over again, it means cracks are already appearing somewhere beneath the foundations of that unity. The current fuss over this issue is all too obvious. Last week, global news agencies exploded …
Germany wants to become Europe's "locomotive" in space militarization 19:20 25.11.2025 Valeriya Belyaeva

Germany wants to become Europe's "locomotive" in space militarization

Last week, Germany officially unveiled its Space Security Strategy. The November 19 presentation in Berlin was a highly notable event, because this is the first document of its kind adopted in the Federal Republic of Germany, and its presentation by three federal ministers – Defense minister Boris Pistorius, Foreign minister …
Temple of Atheism. Why are churches emptying out in Germany? The Catholic Church in Germany is experiencing a severe personnel crisis 11:44 26.06.2025 Alexei Belov

Temple of Atheism. Why are churches emptying out in Germany? The Catholic Church in Germany is experiencing a severe personnel crisis

In recent remarks to US media, Robert Amsterdam, an international lawyer and attorney for the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), said that the entire world community should pay attention to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s persecution of Christians in his country. "Christians are beaten, tortured, and held hostage. You will see …
Scholz Putting a Brake on Recession in Germany, Recession Putting a Brake on Scholz 11:40 05.11.2024 Valeriya Belyaeva

Scholz Putting a Brake on Recession in Germany, Recession Putting a Brake on Scholz

A recent forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has yet again downgraded Germany's economic outlook. The country's economy is in turmoil, experiencing its second consecutive year of recession. IMF experts predict that Germany's GDP growth in 2024 will be nearly zero compared to the previous year. The situation is …
Berlin puzzle: speculating about Trump but looking to Harris 11:19 16.08.2024 Valeriya Belyaeva

Berlin puzzle: speculating about Trump but looking to Harris

The prospect of seeing Donald Trump as president yet again has long been causing serious worries among politicians in Germany. Neither the European Union as a whole, nor Germany proper expect anything good of such a prospect, which they have dubbed “a horrible scenario”. They do remember what a challenge …
Will the battle against migrants become a magic wand for Scholz? 11:36 17.07.2024 Pavel Khlestov

Will the battle against migrants become a magic wand for Scholz?

The defeat in the elections to the European Parliament, along with a panic fear of the threat from “the right flank”, coupled profusely with the recent successes of the National Alliance in France, “prompted” slow-moving Bundeschancellor Olaf Scholz to frantically search for ways of repairing the ruined reputation of his …
USA ‘passes’ Ukraine crisis over to Europe: problems and strategies 11:52 24.01.2024 Denis Baturin

USA ‘passes’ Ukraine crisis over to Europe: problems and strategies

The «trench reality» of Ukraine is becoming fraught with powerful political and economic consequences for Europe and the USA. The main point is that Ukrainian political leaders intend to continue the war in order to stay in power. Despite the forced mobilization, the flight of draftees from the country and …
Poland feels bitter: Ukraine walked off to the Germans? 11:07 13.10.2023 Vladislav Gulevich

Poland feels bitter: Ukraine walked off to the Germans?

Poland is unhappy with Kyiv gravitating towards Berlin, away from Warsaw. This is what Polish strategists warned about back at the dawn of the 20th century, but Poland’s current authorities just wouldn’t listen. Jozef Pilsudski's political opponent, Roman Dmowski, wrote during the 1930s that in Austrian Galicia the Ukrainian project …
Does Zeitenwende stand up to reality? 12:21 29.08.2023 Andrey Kadomtsev

Does Zeitenwende stand up to reality?

In a recent report, Reuters cited a "German government source" as saying that Berlin is once again putting on hold an increase in its defense spending to 2 percent of GDP. [i] After February 2022, the German authorities never tired of promising to ramp up the country’s military outlays to …
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