13.05.2025
Does Germany’s Green Transition Need More or Less State?

The new German government should invest in increasing people’s economic safety and create greener, more inclusive communities.

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03.04.2025
To the Last Drop: Europe’s Hidden Water Crisis

A cross-border investigation explores groundwater depletion in Romania, Italy, and Germany, three of the EU’s hardest-hit countries.

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25.02.2025
Can Germany Be Saved From Decline?

Wolfgang Munchau muses on what it will take to revitalise the German economy and save Europe’s green agenda in a time of geopolitical tension.

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13.02.2025
What Happened to Germany’s Climate Movement?

Germany’s climate movement is trying to regain momentum by building alliances with trade unions and aligning climate action with social justice.  

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29.10.2024
“You won’t dig”: The Long Battle Over Serbia’s Lithium 

EU’s collaboration with Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić to access lithium risks undermining citizen trust in accession to the EU project.

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17.09.2024
Germany’s Far-Right Moment

As we try to make sense of the far-right’s rise in the EU’s biggest economy, framing the shift as a purely East German problem would be an error.

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24.05.2024
Power Matters: Rethinking Germany’s European Role

How has the country with the greatest responsibility to “act European” turned into an obstacle to EU policymaking?

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19.01.2024
Lessons from Germany for a Just Transition

To win popular support, the green transition must address social concerns and allow for democratic participation.

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30.11.2023
Eyes on Germany: Migration Divides Generations of Greens

The younger generations of German Greens are at odds with the pragmatic approach of the party’s leadership on migration.

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15.11.2023
Armin Langer: Fighting Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Germany

Hamas’s attack on 7 October and Israel’s retaliation led to a wave of antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe. How do we address this?

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