Artikel im Handelsblatt zu den Protesten gegen die AfD
Daa Handelsblatt hat einen ausführlichen Artikel zu den Massenprotesten, in dem auch ich zu Wort komme.
Category: Politics
How worried should we be about the deportation plans?
Very worried, I think. And why is that? Glad you asked: I explain that on the latest Germany in Focus podcast, from 26:30
Interview mit t-online: Können Massenproteste Unterstützung für die AfD beeinflussen?
Was bewirken die Massenproteste gegen Rechtsextremismus bei den AfD-Wählerinnen und -wählern?
Is the far right behind the large-scale farmers’ protests in Germany?
The far right is not the driving force behind the farmers’ protests, but their style is indicative of an erosion of democratic norms in Germany
Support for Alternative for Germany (AfD) in July 2023: high, but (not yet) through the roof
Support for the radical right #AfD is up 3-4 points since May 2023. Most of that shift happened in May, but that does not mean that the surge is over.
The AfD, Russia, and the attack on Ukraine
How much influence does Russia have on Germany’s AfD? And how important is the AfD for Russia? Here are some of my findings from a longer report on Russia and the populist right in Europe
They never said goodbye to Lenin
Unlike most European countries, Greece features both old and new left-wing radicalism
Alternative for Germany in Bremen: a house divided against itself
The German city state of Bremen is going to the polls in May, but it is not clear whether Alternative for Germany (AfD) will not be on the ballot. Its parliamentary party collapsed more than three years ago, shortly after the last election. Two years ago, the state chapter’s leader, Peter Beck, resigned. Since then,…
A small note from a not-so-great-anymore island
Well, what else did I expect? Coming back to the UK after six years was bound to be strange.
Germany: the Identitarian Movement remains under surveillance
In 2016, Germany’s “Office for the Protection of the Constitution”, a.k.a. the spooks, put the German branch of the Identitarian Movement under surveillance. They are also listed in the Office’s yearly reports under the heading “right-wing extremist actors”. Germany being Germany, the IB in this country is organised as a registered association, which has taken…