Tanit Koch
03 September 2025
Christina Block and the legal thriller that's gripping Germany
Forget Prime or HBO, Germans are fixated by the case unfolding live in a high-security Hamburg courtroom usually reserved for terrorism cases
Read the full article27 August 2025
Sven Liebich, Germany's trans neo-Nazi
Now formally a woman, Liebich has received an 18-month prison sentence for incitement of hatred and cheering on Russia’s war in Ukraine
Read the full article13 August 2025
Why Merz will pay the price for challenging Netanyahu
The chancellor's policy change will do little to alter the course of the conflict in Gaza. It has, however, alienated his party
Read the full article06 August 2025
My ultimate guide to Germany's music festivals
From politicians and A-listers to Jägermeisters at 2am, our big three festivals have all bases covered
Read the full article30 July 2025
Summer holidays, Germany's hot topic
To avoid chaos, and in true German style, the country’s schools break-up for summer at different times
Read the full article23 July 2025
The British media are wrong - Germany is not Trumpified
The constitutional court remains untouched by chaos and is still the country’s most trusted institution
Read the full article16 July 2025
Germansplaining: The madness of King Ludwig
The eccentric monarch’s fantastical Bavarian castles, once dismissed as kitsch, have finally gained Unesco World Heritage status
Read the full article09 July 2025
How Merz talks his way up in the polls
The chancellor's straight-talking has, unexpectedly, boosted his popularity
Read the full article02 July 2025
The ex-Nazis who got away with their past
A new book reveals the former Nazis at the heart of Das Kanzleramt, the chancellor’s office, the power hub of the young German democracy
Read the full article25 June 2025
Can Germany, finally, cut red tape?
Under Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, laws were passed to this end. But, it never happened
Read the full article11 June 2025
Merz promised a migration crackdown. Can he deliver?
For now, the chancellor is sticking to policy – if only to keep the AfD in check
Read the full article05 June 2025
Merz can't win with Trump. So why try?
Trump’s disdain for ‘Good old Germany’ is well known. Will the chancellor hold his own on his first official trip to the White House?
Read the full article28 May 2025
Gerhard Schröder isn't doing himself any favours
The 81-year-old former chancellor claimed it prevented him from attending a parliamentary inquiry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern over his role in the Nord Stream 2 saga
Read the full article21 May 2025
The House of Hohenzollern, a dynasty fit for a Netflix drama
After 99 years, the German authorities and the Hohenzollern family have decided to bury the hatchet
Read the full article14 May 2025
Germansplaining: The battle over free speech
A string of decisions has triggered a wave of criticism – from the public, the media, legal scholars and politicians
Read the full article08 May 2025
This is what VE Day means to Germans
We’d come to think of May 8 as a liberation. The AfD thinks commemorating it is a humiliation
Read the full article06 May 2025
Germansplaining: The AfD extremists
As tempting as the dream of an AfD-free Bundestag may be, banning the party wouldn’t make the anger and fear that fuel it disappear
Read the full article30 April 2025
How Merz can build his coalition
Scholz’s successor will exceed expectations – but only as the bar for the chancellor-designate has been set so low
Read the full article23 April 2025
Why you should visit Heligoland
Eighty years ago, the island was nearly wiped off the map. Today it relies on wind-farm crews more than tourists
Read the full article09 April 2025
Merz's honeymoon is over
Thanks to the SPD, expectations of the soon-to-be chancellor are now so low he can hardly fail to impress once in office
Read the full article02 April 2025
Germany’s embarrassing mobile network
Mobile phone coverage is notoriously patchy due to past policy failures and slow infrastructure expansion, leaving rural areas full of dead zones
Read the full article26 March 2025
Why we need to stop worrying and love the drone
The drone has proved a game-changer in Ukraine’s defence of its country. So why doesn’t the German army have a single armed one?
Read the full article19 March 2025
Merz faces his next challenge
If Germany’s problems don’t get resolved, the extremists could be leading the charge in the next general election
Read the full article12 March 2025
Germansplaining: A tough road ahead
Friedrich Merz's critics are already queueing up long before his new government has even left the starting blocks
Read the full article05 March 2025
Britain's post-Brexit era is over
Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status
Read the full article25 February 2025
Why Merz must act fast
Despite the CDU achieving one of its worst results ever, the party has managed to keep the AfD out of power – for now
Read the full article19 February 2025
Inside the head of Germany’s next chancellor
The six-foot-six Friedrich Merz tends to look down on people - but his tenacity could be just what a troubled country needs
Read the full article12 February 2025
Why are Germans fed up with politics?
A recent psychological study revealed how the country picks its politicians. The results were nothing short of depressing
Read the full article03 February 2025
The dark shadow of the AfD hangs over German politics
The leader of one of Germany’s main political parties relied on the extreme right wing AfD party to get his immigration bill through parliament. Big mistake
Read the full article27 January 2025
No, Elon. Here’s why Germans can’t ‘move beyond’ Auschwitz
On Holocaust Memorial Day, with anti-Jewish crimes at an all-time high, the country needs to remember more than ever
Read the full article22 January 2025
What our language says about us
This year’s non-word of the year, ‘Bio-deutsch’ (biological German) has caused much controversy
Read the full article15 January 2025
Who will win Germany's immigrant vote?
The number of immigrant voters could reach a peak at this election but this doesn't mean that the Social Democrats, Greens and the liberal FDP will benefit
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