Rise of the Far Right in Europe?
The other day, I had a chat about the extent of the Far Right’s rise in Europe and the structural factors behind that with Courthouse News. Here’s the article, with some choice quotes by me.
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Kandidatur von Friedrich Merz: Gespräch mit dem Handelsblatt/dts
Mit dem Handesblatt bzw. dts habe ich über die Kandidatur von Friedrich Merz für den CDU-Vorsitz und dessen mögliche Folgen für die AfD gesprochen. [contentcards url="https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/cdu-vorsitz-cdu-konservative-wollen-mit-friedrich-merz-afd-waehler-zurueckgewinnen/23251454.html" target="_blank"]
Gespräch mit dem Handelsblatt über die Zukunft der AfD
Mit dem Handelsblatt habe ich über die mittelfristigen Zukunftsaussichten der AfD gesprochen: [contentcards url="http://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/analyse-langes-ueberleben-oder-schnelles-scheitern-wovon-die-zukunft-der-afd-abhaengt/21176460.html"]
Newsweek portrait of Frauke Portrait
Yardena Schwartz has written a portrait of the AfD’s Frauke Petry for Newsweek, with some input and a couple of verbatim quotes from me. [contentcards url="https://www.newsweek.com/2017/03/17/frauke-petry-germany-afd-party-nationalism-564872.html"]
Diário de Notícias on the state of the German election campaign
Over at Diário de Notícias, Jose Fialho Gouveia has published another article on Germany, Schulz, and all that jazz, once more with a couple of my cents added. By the way, don’t you just love the imagery of beer jug hefting German politicians? [contentcards url="http://www.dn.pt/mundo/interior/merkel-perde-tapete-vermelho-e-schulz-pode-mesmo-ganhar-5745729.html"] If you’re interested, here is the English transcript of our…
The Herald of Scotland on Germany’s New Right
The Herald of Scotland ran a feature on Germany’s Far Right and its relationship with (Neo-)Nazism, with some input from me. [contentcards url="http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15134407.Shadow_of_Nazism_hangs_over_Germany__39_s_resurgent_far_right/"]
Diário de Notícias on the potential for a Macron-Schulz bromance
I had another chat with Jose Fialho Gouveia that contributed to an article on the possible restarting of the French-German integration motor. Here is the article (in Portuguese). [contentcards url="http://www.dn.pt/mundo/interior/com-macron-e-schulz-de-mao-dada-ue-pode-reencontrar-motor-historico-5687961.html"]
Interview mit ZeitOnline: Ist der Schulz-Effekt real?
Warum ich glaube, daß die Kandidatur von Martin Schulz keine Gamechanger ist: Mit ZeitOnline habe ich darüber gesprochen [contentcards url="http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-02/spd-martin-schulz-bundestagswahl-2017-interview"]
Interview with Diário de Notícias on the Nationalist International (or not)
Does the European Radical Right present a united front vis-a-vis the European Union, and is there a Trump effect that could further the cause of the Radical Right in Europe? I don’t think so (and here is an automated English translation). [contentcards url="http://www.dn.pt/mundo/interior/ue-debaixo-de-fogo-dentro-de-casa-no-ano-do-vai-ou-racha-5637863.html"]
Interview with Diário de Notícias on Schulz vs Gabriel
With the upcoming (well, sort of) election and the shenanigans in the SPD, the world is watching Germany. The other day, I was interviewed by a journalist working for Diário de Notícias. [contentcards url="http://www.dn.pt/mundo/interior/schulz-contra-merkel-nas-eleicoes-mas-geringonca-pouco-provavel-5628465.html"] Just like the next guy, I love the sound of Portuguese, but I don’t understand any more than the odd word…