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  • Boost or bust the AfD? Inside Friedrich Merz’ gamble to reform Germany

    Boost or bust the AfD? Inside Friedrich Merz’ gamble to reform Germany
    2026/07/08
    Can German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stop the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany? Germany's coalition government has launched sweeping reforms on the economy, pensions and welfare. In this episode of Berlin Briefing, DW’s Michaela Küfner and Matthew Moore examine with economist Marcel Fratzscher whether Germany's reform gamble can reverse the far-right populist surge.
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    34 分
  • 250 Years of USA: Where Germany needs to pivot now

    250 Years of USA: Where Germany needs to pivot now
    2026/07/03
    As the United States marks 250 years of independence, Germany is confronting an uncomfortable question: can it still rely on its most important ally? Former German ambassador to Washington Emily Haber joins DW's Nina Haase to discuss the future of transatlantic relations and how Europe may have to forge new alliances and capabilities on its own.
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    37 分
  • NATO under pressure: Can Germany be the European leader?

    NATO under pressure: Can Germany be the European leader?
    2026/06/26
    In this Berlin Briefing special from the Global Media Forum, DW’s Nina Haase and Max Hofmann are joined by NATO expert Gerlinde Niehus and Maximilian Mayer from the University of Bonn to discuss: where does Germany hold real leverage and how can it help Europe become a strategic power?
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    32 分
  • Rewriting the past? Inside the AfD's history agenda

    Rewriting the past? Inside the AfD's history agenda
    2026/06/19
    Berlin Briefing looks at how Germany remembers the Holocaust and why it's being targeted by the far-right AfD. Björn Höcke rejects German collective guilt, blaming only the Nazi dictatorship. With Melanie Amann, author of "Fear for Germany: The truth about the AfD" and social scientist Jakob Schergaut, host Michaela Küfner examines the controversy and the AfD’s push to reshape history.
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    36 分
  • World Cup 2026: Can Germany’s football team save the government?

    World Cup 2026: Can Germany’s football team save the government?
    2026/06/12
    As the World Cup kicks off, pundits in Germany are asking: Could success on the pitch help the coalition bounce back? In Berlin Briefing, host Max Hofmann discusses with DW’s Chief Political Editor Michaela Küfner, sports and politics expert Florian Bauer, and DW sports reporter Jonathan Harding whether this is the most political World Cup yet — and whether ‘die Mannschaft’ could lift the mood.
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    36 分
  • Inside Germany's big UN defeat

    Inside Germany's big UN defeat
    2026/06/05
    Germany just suffered one of its biggest diplomatic setbacks in decades: losing a UN Security Council seat it thought was practically guaranteed. In this episode of Berlin Briefing, host Nina Haase and her guests, DW's Max Hofmann and UN expert Myriel Marthez, take you inside the vote, inside the backroom diplomacy, and inside the reasons Germany’s campaign collapsed.
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    35 分
  • Will Germany stand up to the big tech bros?

    Will Germany stand up to the big tech bros?
    2026/05/29
    Berlin Briefing host Michaela Küfner unpacks the Pope's call for responsible AI regulation and asks what Germany’s plans are to avoid a sell-out to big tech interests. She is joined by tech regulation expert Matthias Kettemann from the Leibniz Institute for Media Research and DW's tech policy correspondent Maximiliane Koschyk.
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    34 分
  • What the AfD would do in power

    What the AfD would do in power
    2026/05/22
    The AfD is surging in the polls - in some regions, it's way out in front of Germany’s traditional parties. But despite record support, the far-right party still has almost no real executive power. Why is that? And could that soon change? In this episode host Max Hofmann discusses with DW’s Matthew Moore and author/historian Katja Hoyer what would happen if the AfD won a state outright.
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    42 分