Why are far-right parties gaining support in Europe? Examine how fuel prices, immigration and political distrust are shaping European politics in 2026. Continue reading Why Europe’s Far Right Is Gaining Support as Energy Prices Rise
Alice Weidel’s challenge to Merz goes beyond a Bundestag speech. Germany’s disputes over Ukraine aid and Russian energy could create an opening for Moscow. Continue reading Why Moscow Would Welcome Alice Weidel’s Challenge to Merz
A joint AfD–BSW Ukraine vote in Saxony-Anhalt tests Germany’s political firewall. How can the AfD gain parliamentary influence without governing? Continue reading Germany’s Political Firewall Faces a New Test: How the AfD Can Gain Influence Without Governing
Germany’s economy is recovering, but confidence in Friedrich Merz’s government remains exceptionally low. New polling shows why voters consider the reforms unfair and how the AfD benefits. Continue reading Germany’s Reform Crisis: Why Merz Is Losing Voters to the AfD
My daughter lives in Munich with her husband and child. They are German citizens, highly educated professionals building an ordinary family life in a country that is now their own. From Karachi, I have never felt a need to put an asterisk beside the word German when I think about them. Then I saw the AfD win nearly 44 percent of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt. My daughter does not depend on a German visa, nor does her family need an employer to preserve its right to remain in the country. She is German, and so are her husband and child. … Continue reading My Daughter Is German. The AfD’s Rise Makes Me Ask What “German” Now Means
From Karachi, I have grown used to seeing Germany’s political map divided by a border that officially disappeared in 1990. Election night brings it back. Television maps turn parts of the former East blue for the Alternative für Deutschland, while much of the old West looks different enough to sustain a comforting explanation: AfD belongs mainly to Germany’s unfinished reunification story. Then I looked again at Baden-Württemberg. The AfD received 18.8 percent there in March 2026, almost double its 9.7 percent result five years earlier, and it captured the Mannheim I constituency. It did not win the state, but a … Continue reading Germany Thought the AfD Was an Eastern Problem. Then the West Started Moving
