The Chancellor Goes to Washington: Friedrich Merz's Visit to Trump Succeeded Because It Didn't Fail
By all accounts, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Donald Trump in the Oval Office was a success. But the bar was low. There are plenty of potential pitfalls for the trans-Atlantic relationship on the road ahead.
Patrick Lawrence: Wanderers & Seekers
In this fourth and final part of his series on Germany, the author writes of the end of an era in the country and a renewed search for its identity.
By Patrick Lawrence
in Dresden, Germany
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This is the fourth in a series of four articles on Germany. Read the first, second and t
Patrick Lawrence: The Lost Man of Europe
Germany demonstrates the Continent’s abandonment of its honorable social-democratic traditions and its embrace, with the zealotry of the convert, of the neoliberalism of the Anglosphere.
The first in a series of articles on Germany.
By Patrick Lawrence
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After 16 years as Germany's political leader, she realized that it was time for someone new. But one year after leaving office, Angela Merkel has yet to find closure – particularly as her legacy continues to look worse and worse. DER SPIEGEL visited her to learn more about her present and her plans for the future.
A Year with Ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel: "You're Done with Power Politics"#AngelaMerkel #ChristianDemocraticUnion #History #Germany
A Year with Ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel: "You're Done with Power Politics"
After 16 years as Germany's political leader, she realized that it was time for someone new. But one year after leaving office, Angela Merkel has yet to find closure – particularly as her legacy continues to look worse and worse. DER SPIEGEL visited her to learn more about her present and her plans for the future.
A Few Sanctions and That Was It: Merkel's Legacy on Russia Casts a Shadow over Her Party
Angela Merkel knew how brutal Vladimir Putin could be. But under her leadership, Germany became increasingly dependent on Russian natural gas. Her energy policy errors are now weighing heavily on the country.
Shameless deals for medical equipment, dubious foreign contacts and corona crisis mismanagement: Angela Merkel's conservatives are in bad shape as the election campaign looms. How did they lose their way?
Fall from Grace: Merkel's Conservatives Mired in Scandal and Incompetence
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Fall from Grace: Merkel's Conservatives Mired in Scandal and Incompetence
Shameless deals for medical equipment, dubious foreign contacts and corona crisis mismanagement: Angela Merkel's conservatives are in bad shape as the election campaign looms. How did they lose their way?
Europe's Refugee Disaster: Merkel Losing Her Patience with Lack of EU Solidarity - DER SPIEGEL - International
The German government feels it has been left in the lurch by most of its EU partners on asylum policy. Even refugee hardliner Horst Seehofer, Germany's interior minister, has some choice words for Austria.
Philipp Amthor, a young up-and-comer in Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right CDU, is facing sanctions of wielding his political influence for private gain. Could a promising career have already reached the end of the road? By DER SPIEGEL Staff
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Philipp Amthor, a young up-and-comer in Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right CDU, is facing sanctions of wielding his political influence for private gain. Could a promising career have already reached the end of the road? By DER SPIEGEL Staff
Once self-identified as the "anti-party party," Germany's Greens now have aspirations of moving into the Chancellery before long. At age 40, their story is one of astonishing success -- and change.
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Once self-identified as the "anti-party party," Germany's Greens now have aspirations of moving into the Chancellery before long. At age 40, their story is one of astonishing success -- and change.
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