Politico and NBC News on the Far Right in Germany

Before Christmas, I had yet another chat with the journalist Yardena Schwartz, who covers Germany for various outlets in the US. Parts of our conversation re-surface in a piece she wrote for Politico on Germany’s Far Right:

Germany’s Far Right Rises Again

Purged from German politics 70 years ago, nationalism is back. And many fear where it could lead.

POLITICO Magazine

She also published an article on how the Far Right tries to capitalise from the Berlin Christmas Market attack, again with a little bit of input from yours truly.

Member of German far-right party: Truck attack 'didn’t surprise me at all'

Right-wing party Alternative for Deutschland, or AfD, is steadily gaining ground in Germany — and the group hopes to capitalize on the Berlin attack.

NBC News