Can Friedrich Merz save Germany from becoming irrelevant?
Friedrich Merz arrived in Washington this week alongside Europe’s most senior leaders, ostensibly to coordinate the continent’s response to Trump’s…
Friedrich Merz’s reign of error
We are 100 days into Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship, and Germany has achieved something truly remarkable: a coalition government so perfectly…
Merz’s Palestinian disaster
Friedrich Merz may have restored Germany’s diplomatic credibility internationally, but his latest foray into Middle Eastern statecraft shows the Chancellor…
Friedrich Merz is coming to Britain to forget his troubles at home
Friedrich Merz has managed something truly remarkable: he’s simultaneously the most internationally successful German chancellor in decades and quite possibly…
Can Germany control its borders?
Two days. That’s how long Friedrich Merz’s signature border policy survived before walking into a perfectly laid ambush. While international…
Merz’s new coalition is bad news for Germany
Today, the CDU’s Friedrich Merz has signed a coalition agreement with the Social Democrats. In doing so he has formalised…
What Denmark’s social democrats could teach Germany’s SPD
Despite suffering their worst electoral humiliation since the 1890s, Germany’s Social Democrat party (SPD) is displaying a remarkable combination of…
How Friedrich Merz betrayed his voters
German politics has delivered yet another masterclass in how to betray your voters while maintaining a straight face. This time…
Russia is the big winner in Germany’s election
The real winners of Germany’s election are sitting in Moscow. Despite Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) technically claiming victory with…
