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Germany still hopes that China will “change through trade.” It will not

Paul Lever  
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The European Union has abandoned indulgence of UK delusions, and you cannot blame them

Jonathan Lis  
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The plain truth is that Britain will probably never leave the European Union—thank goodness

Jonathan Lis  
World

The reinvention of Germany’s social democrats?

Paul Lever  
World

So Germany gets a government—one sorely lacking in ambition

Paul Lever  
World

The end for Germany's centre-left? Why another "grand coalition" could be the Social Democrats' undoing

Leopold Traugott  
World

German politics just got a lot more complicated

James Sloam  
World

How Merkel can bring AfD voters back into the fold

Sophie Gaston  

How to understand Germany’s new political landscape

Merkel has done less well than expected and weeks of fractious political bargaining now lie ahead. But whatever the country’s next government looks like, don’t expect a softer line on Brexit
Paul Lever  
September 24, 2017

German elections: Infographics and result trackers

Merkel looks set for a fourth term as Chancellor. Here you can explore some of the election data
Prospect Team  
September 24, 2017

Angela Merkel is no salvation of the liberal order

She sells her strengths abroad, but weaponises her blandness at home
Kati Krause  
August 15, 2017

How the German elections could change the course of Brexit

Whoever wins in Britain, Berlin will seal our deal. Regime change there will spell trouble
Paul Lever  
May 15, 2017

What can we expect from this year’s German elections?

The main political challenge may come from the mainstream left, not the populist right
Nicholas Wright  
March 9, 2017

After the Berlin election

What does the success of the right-wing AfD mean?
Charles Lees  
September 23, 2016

Britain had no post-Brexit plan—that bewilders the French

"The costs inflicted upon the British economy and the British brand are beyond all predictions"
Christine Ockrent  
July 12, 2016

Are Merkel’s “open arms” really the problem?

She has been hit in three Länder so far in Germany's regional elections—why?
Uta Staiger  
March 14, 2016

David Cameron’s decade as Conservative Party leader

The defining moments of the Conservative leader's tenure at the top
Alex Dean  
December 7, 2015

What the Brexit debate means for France

Friends, foes and federalists
Christine Ockrent  
July 16, 2015

Former MI6 head: Putin could get more dangerous

There is only one threat to the Russian President's hold on power, says Sir Richard Dearlove
Jay Elwes  
March 20, 2015

Germany, Putin’s former friend

Germany wants no "strategic relationship" with Russia
Constanze Stelzenmueller  
January 22, 2015
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