FEATURED COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Report
Sep 4, 2026
The right wing takes aim at the EU’s linchpin
By
Jeffrey Gedmin
Germany’s far-right AfD party is closing in on a once-unthinkable prize: an absolute majority in a state government. As polls show the party in the lead ahead of Saxony-Anhalt’s September 6 election, can the center hold?
Issue Brief
May 8, 2026
Can Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship survive?
By
Phyllis Berry
One year into his chancellorship, Friedrich Merz heads a government beset by economic stagnation, low public approval, and coalition tensions.

Dispatches
May 5, 2026
‘Zeitenwende’ is anchoring Germany’s role as a Baltic Sea Power
By
Anna Wieslander
The Merz government has been keen to emphasize that Germany is a trustworthy and long-term security provider in the region.
