Tag: germany

Germany is not doing all it can to cut back energy use and increase economic pressure on Russia, I argue in this piece for China Dialogue.

The German Greens have opened up yet another new chapter in its fourth decade. After a first stint from 1998 to 2005, the Greens are governing at the federal level only for the second time.

Angela Merkel probably understands the climate crisis better than most heads of government. Nevertheless, her actual climate policy record is weak.

Gradually, Germans are coming to realize that Chancellor Merkel is no longer going to be […]

In political terms Germany differs from most Anglo-Saxon countries in at least one regard: its voting system. How does proportional voting shape forming a government, policy outcomes, and a country’s political culture?

The recent elections in Bavaria and Hesse drew a lot of international attention. Their outcome […]

The State elections in Bavaria mark a dramatic shift in German politics. Bavaria’s Christian Social […]

While some countries like the United Kingdom quit brown coal some time ago, Germany is still […]

Three in four Germans want to phase out coal. Merkel willl have to deliver.

The next government’s ambition for the Energiewende depends on the constellation of its coalition.