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Germans seeking to ban democracy to save democracy
The only way to prevent Germany’s far-right, “fascist” AfD party from becoming even more popular is to ban it. Yet political pluralism is part of the bedrock of a democracy.
The only way to prevent Germany’s far-right, “fascist” AfD party from becoming even more popular is to ban it. Yet political pluralism is part of the bedrock of a democracy.
While the challenges facing the world’s fourth-largest economy are real, many have rather lost sight of Germany’s strengths.
Bureaucracy and too much red tape have led to an exodus of major manufacturers.
The German economy may be struggling because of the dip in world trade but it won’t be long before it’s back centre stage.
Despite calls to ban the far-right group, Germany’s sensitive history means it is near impossible to do such a thing.
The right-wing AfD – now the country’s second biggest party – shares many of its economic aims with those on the political left.
The long-awaited publication of the country’s first ever National Security Strategy recognises that Berlin’s foreign policy can no longer revolve only around trade while ignoring the defence dimension.
Despite Olaf Scholz’s optimism, Germany has entered recession.
While Katja Hoyer is neither glassy-eyed nor nostalgic about the German Democratic Republic, her new book is a reminder that life in the GDR wasn’t all bleak.
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