Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

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If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain cut international aid to raise military spending. He’s hoping to make a case for ...

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Donald Trump has always been an avowed transactionalist rather than a transatlanticist. The author of The Art of the Deal ...