Newsroom
I’m a liberal now but I still mourn the slow death of the Social Democrats in Germany
A few years ago, I found an old calendar from 1979 in a box of things from my childhood.
Gerhard Schröder
Quadrant
The Long Estrangement
It is strange to observe a nation act irrationally and against its own interests.
Quadrant
German Götterdämmerung
Last November, Germany’s “traffic light” coalition collapsed and snap elections were called for February.
Business Spectator
Germany’s elites reveal their true colours
For Germany’s reputation as a place to do business, both cases are damaging.
Other publications
Tony Abbott’s German moment
If Australia wanted to draw any conclusions from the German turnaround of the past decade, there are a few.
The Australian
Time for Merkel to get serious
Angela Merkel’s confirmation as Chancellor could at first look like a sign of political continuity.
Capital
Mehr Schröder und Rudd, weniger Lafontaine und Dunwoody
Wie viel davon Tragödie und wie viel Farce ist, steht auf einem anderen Blatt.