German “traffic light” coalition falls apart
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner following months of internal conflict over budget policies, signaling early elections in Germany
What’s really behind Germany’s unshakeable support of Israel?
To understand Germany’s unconditional support for the Israeli genocide, one must understand the origins of the German state
France all dressed up and nowhere to go
France is entrapped in the predicament of countries that get sandwiched between great powers. It is condemned to diplomacy that is constantly in a state of suspended animation interspersed with sudden bouts of activity
Germany swims or sinks with NATO
The US is re-energizing its coalition with Germany and Poland for the next phase of the Ukraine war. But, the German public is conflicted over this war
Threat of war looms over Europe as NATO drill goes full-throttle
Steadfast Defender 2024, the biggest NATO drill since the end of theCold War, involving more than 90,000 military personnel from 31 member countries and Sweden is underway in Europe
Thousands march in Berlin for annual Luxmeburg-Liebknecht demo
Security forces arrested dozens of pro-Palestine activists who marched in the Luxmeburg-Liebknecht demonstration in Berlin on January 14. The annual demonstration commemorates the martyrdom of communist leaders Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
Farmers’ protests surge in Germany against cuts in subsidies and tax increases
The traffic light coalition government in Germany decided to cut subsidies to farmers and increase energy taxes while funding to imperialist wars goes uninterrupted
German people’s movements march in solidarity with Palestine
As thousands took to the streets in Germany, people’s movements condemned the government’s crackdown on solidarity with Palestine. They also spoke out against the Olaf Scholz government’s complicity in Israel’s war on Gaza
Ouster of populist-nationalist government in Poland is highly consequential
The change has significant consequences for Europe as a whole. For a start, the anti-European rhetoric from Warsaw will stop — and along with that, the non-stop tirade against Germany
German trade unions slam inadequate raise in minimum wage
The Minimum Wage Commission has agreed to a meager hike in the hourly minimum wage against calls by trade unions for a raise at par with inflation
First as tragedy, then as a farce: AfD recalibrates the slogan ‘Germany first’
The far-right party’s ‘Germany first’ campaign in many ways resembles the Nazi campaign for German supremacy propagated during the Hitler era, marked with militarism and racism
Germany creates equity in western Ukraine
Germany is playing the long game. It is creating equity in western Ukraine where it is not Russia but Poland that is its contender as it is entirely conceivable that the ongoing war will radically change the territorial boundaries of Ukraine in the east and south






