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Italy's Far Right Blueprint
How Italy's political experiments birthed the modern far right across Europe.
Foreign Policy · 2m
Germany risks violent conflict with Russia, spy chief warns
Germany's foreign intelligence chief warns of escalating Russian threats as the Kremlin intensifies its shadow war on Berlin.
POLITICO · 1m
Merz vows to push reforms despite historic CDU defeat
Germany's chancellor faces his worst election results since World War II but refuses to back down from unpopular economic changes.
NPR · 1m
Merz's crisis shakes Germany's political stability
Germany's chancellor faces his lowest approval ratings ever as far-right and left-wing parties surge, threatening European unity.
BBC News · 2m
German far-right surges in state election disaster for Merz
The AfD wins its second state election this year as Chancellor Merz's approval plummets and mainstream parties refuse to work with the far right.
TIME · 2m
Klopp takes Germany job amid far-right surge
New coach Jurgen Klopp uses football to reclaim national pride from extremists after AfD's election gains.
BBC Sport · 1m
Why East Germany is voting far right
A historian explains the AfD's surge in former East Germany and what mainstream parties got wrong.
The New Yorker · 4m
Eight state leaders back Merz as chancellor faces pressure
German state premiers rally behind Friedrich Merz after far-right AfD surge raises questions about his leadership.
BBC News · 1m
What's the matter with eastern Germany?
German far-right populism traces back to reunification, but historians disagree about why.
Foreign Policy · 3m