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Scenarios for the future German government: Part 2
Once the dust settles after the September elections in Germany, the parties will have to form a government. Looking at the polls, it will likely include the CDU/CSU, the Greens, and potentially the FDP. What would this mean for Germany’s future in the three key areas of foreign affairs, climate change and economic policy? Dr. Michael Wohlgemuth offers his analysis.
Iconoclasm and moral hypocrisy
Modern-day iconoclasts are removing objects and symbols of Western civilization as part of moralistic campaigns. By doing so, they are falsifying history and attacking the very foundation of democracy.
Opinion: Germany 30 years after the Berlin Wall came down
A little over 30 years ago, the Berlin Wall came down. GIS expert Michael Wohlgemuth, who studied in both East and West Germany in the late 1980s and early 1990s, shares his impressions of how far the country has come economically, and the challenges it faces as a deepening political ...
Focus Germany: Future of the French-German tandem
Brexit has raised expectations of renewed attempts at joint Franco-German leadership of the EU. Without Britain’s leveling role, however, the EU’s prospects under the Berlin-Paris tandem could depend on compromises between German ordoliberalism and French economic interventionism. Smaller member states are concerned that their interests would be shunted aside.
Is the German coalition condemned to stay?
Election results in Saxony and Brandenburg show the Christian Democrats and the Social Democratic Party are losing ground. Unless voter concerns like migration, safety and a credible approach against pollution are addressed, both parties will fare poorly in the federal elections.
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