Out of Four, One? Why Germany’s “Impossible” Coalition Just Might Work
“Everything must change so that everything can stay the same.” So wrote Lampedusa in The Leopard about a Sicilian aristocracy coping with revolutions in nineteenth century Italy. But this phrase …
Documenting German and Japanese War Crimes prior to 1945: The UN War Crimes Commission
Dan Plesch’s new book, Human Rights after Hitler: The Lost History of Prosecuting Axis War Crimes, sheds light on the existence of a little-known agency founded amid the atrocities of …
German Election Results Highlight Old Divides Between East And West
Featuring Jack Janes via NPR on September 26, 2017.
Transatlantic Implications of the 2017 German Federal Election
The results of the German election will have important implications for Europe and the transatlantic relationship. Here is a first take on what this means for transatlantic relations. Chancellor Merkel …
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Germany’s Political Earthquake: Making Sense Of The Right Shift In Elections
Featuring Jack Janes via NPR on September 24, 2017.
Germany’s far-right AfD party gains seats in national parliament in major cultural shift
Featuring Jack Janes via USA Today on September 24, 2017.
Germans hand Chancellor Angela Merkel a historic fourth term
Featuring Jack Janes via USA Today on September 24, 2017.
German Chancellor Merkel’s unflappable style may carry her to an election victory Sunday
Featuring Jack Janes via the Los Angeles Times on September 21, 2017.
The Left Party: Left Over? Left Out? Or Left Turn?
The Left Party (Die Linke) is the story of the last twenty-seven years since German unification. It has been the largest of the three smaller parties in the Bundestag during …
The German Election Only Looks Boring
The consensus on this week’s election in Germany is that it has been a boring campaign, it’s outcome a done deal, and that we can all look forward to four …
Angela Merkel: 4.0
On September 24, Angela Merkel is likely to match former chancellor Helmut Kohl by winning a fourth election to become Chancellor of Germany. Following that, the question is: what will be …
