The Globalist

The centre-right CSU and the centre-left SPD lost the state election in Bavaria. This spells some trouble for Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU-SPD coalition in Berlin.

In reality, German government debt levels have been going up during Merkel’s 12-year reign – and this despite a booming economy.

How the Merkel government is risking Germany’s future by underinvestment and other ill-applied policy approaches.

Why third-generation German Turks feel a stronger bond with their parents’ or grandparents’ country of origin than do the older generations.

In welcoming Turkey’s presidential dictator for a state visit, the EU’s largest member nation is exploring the limits of self-humiliation. A working visit would be quite enough.

The Economist’s recent feature on today’s Germany as a model for all of Europe was fake news. The signs of crisis – mainly a widespread complacency – are already visible in financial markets.

Spain, France and Germany have the largest high-speed train networks after China and Japan.

From zero to leader in a decade.

There are signs of the beginning of a reset in German relations with Russia. But serious impediments to a pragmatic relationship remain.

German fiscal bliss: Debt to GDP ratio can fall to 60% this year.