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  • Germany's high-stakes EU gamble over Russia

    Germany's high-stakes EU gamble over Russia
    2025/12/19
    Germany’s chancellor demanded a breakthrough. The EU summit delivered mixed results: Ukraine funding secured, Mercosur delayed. Is Friedrich Merz cementing Germany’s leadership—or exposing Europe to unnecessary risks? Berlin Briefing host Nina Haase, DW Chief Political Editor Michaela Küfner and Daniel Goffart (WirtschaftsWoche) unpack the stakes, the style, and what this means for 2026.
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    30 分
  • Ukraine, US, and Europe: The race for a truce before Christmas

    Ukraine, US, and Europe: The race for a truce before Christmas
    2025/12/12
    Could it really happen? Why you shouldn’t hold your breath for a quick ceasefire in Ukraine: In this episode of Berlin Briefing, host Michaela Küfner discusses the current flurry of diplomacy between Washington, Berlin, Kyiv, and Moscow over Trump’s revised plan for Ukraine, and what the new US security strategy means for Europeans and the future of the transatlantic partnership.
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    34 分
  • Why Germany’s far-right AfD just founded a new youth wing

    Why Germany’s far-right AfD just founded a new youth wing
    2025/12/04
    The far-right AfD has launched ‘Generation Germany,’ a new youth wing aiming to groom future party leaders. In this Berlin Briefing episode, host Nina Haase and journalists Matthew Moore and Hans Pfeifer unpack its founding, the protests, ties to extremist networks, and what it means for Germany’s political landscape.
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    36 分
  • A rift in the alliance? Trump’s Ukraine peace plan and Germany's response

    A rift in the alliance? Trump’s Ukraine peace plan and Germany's response
    2025/11/28
    "Russia’s wish list"- that’s how many in Washington and Berlin labelled Washington’s initial 28-point plan toward peace in Ukraine, when it first became public. DW’s Nina Haase and Michaela Küfner discuss with Dominik Tolksdorf (DGAP) how a total sell-out of Europe was prevented, and how deep this latest crack in US-German relations now runs in the transatlantic alliance.
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    30 分
  • DW interview with German chancellor Friedrich Merz

    DW interview with German chancellor Friedrich Merz
    2025/11/24
    As negotiations over a 28-point plan for Ukraine intensify, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns of a "deep threat" to Europe’s security architecture. Merz outlines Europe’s leverage, Africa’s growing role in global politics, and speaks about his hopes that China could push Russia toward ending the war.
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    6 分
  • Young Vs Old? How a fight over pensions is shaking the German government

    Young Vs Old? How a fight over pensions is shaking the German government
    2025/11/21
    18 young conservative MPs have rebelled against the pension reform - threatening the coalition between conservatives and social democrats. Is this Friedrich Merz’s biggest stability test yet? DW’s Michaela Küfner, Nina Haase and Steven Beardsley break down the demographics, the economics, and the political drama behind Germany’s pension showdown.
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    38 分
  • Conscription comeback: Will Germany find 80.000 new soldiers?

    Conscription comeback: Will Germany find 80.000 new soldiers?
    2025/11/14
    It’s a deal: Germany’s coalition has agreed to restart military conscription from January 2026. DW's Berlin Briefing hosts Michaela Küfner and Nina Haase speak to Marcel Bohnert, deputy head of the Bundeswehr Association and Quentin Gärtner from Germany’s school pupils' association about the new model that will make it compulsory for 18-year-old men to undergo an armed forces physical test.
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    37 分
  • Back to Syria? Germany's conservatives face off on deportation plans

    Back to Syria? Germany's conservatives face off on deportation plans
    2025/11/06
    Germany’s conservatives are in turmoil after Foreign Minister Wadephul’s visit to Syria. His remarks about the country’s dire living conditions — and the unlikelihood of large-scale returns — have sparked backlash within his own party. Is the push for repatriation grounded in reality — or is it just political theater? Nina Haase breaks it down with Daniel Thym, Aya Ibrahim, and Michaela Küfner.
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    41 分