Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, is pushing to expand its military in case tensions with Russia escalate. That’s tricky in a country where the Nazi era casts a long shadow.

Can Germany legally ban the AfD? Inside a high-stakes fight over extremism, democracy and lessons from Nazism.

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The first is that government must have a strategy for redesigning its own processes to take advantage of digitalisation. There is no point focusing on the technology alone. “A common mistake is to put legacy processes into IT systems.

Germany hasn't had an indigenous nuclear weapons program since 1945 and nobody in Berlin is asking for a German bomb. So why so many in the United States suggest otherwise?

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s unwieldy ruling alliance with the Social Democrats is facing an existential crisis of its own making that could trigger its demise after only seven months in office.

Probably the most replayed from West Germany’s run campaign is striker Voller’s spat with Frank Rijkaard in the round of 16 contest, which led to both being dismissed and the match being played ten-against-ten for the majority, with West Germany running out 2-1 winners in an enjoyably open game.

The change means that all 18-year-olds in Germany will be sent a questionnaire from January 2026 asking if they are interested and willing to join the armed forces. The form will be mandatory for men and voluntary for women.

The Jeep, Dodge, Ram parent head is backing a bid against a proposal that would mandate zero-emission vehicles 2035 in the EU.