Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

Merz’s “real independence” statement would have been noteworthy coming from any German chancellor. But it is even more striking when one considers the fact that Merz is a committed transatlanticist ...

A sense of urgency is rising as parties on the extreme right and left may be able to block defense spending when Germany’s ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party faces a lack of leadership following its defeat on February 23, having garnered only 16.5% ...

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

President Donald Trump's successful runs that prioritized halting illegal immigration have had an effect on international ...

However, reunification in 1990 allowed Angela Merkel, the East German daughter of a protestant pastor, to enter politics and ...

An era-defining week of geopolitics has boosted hopes for a European economic revival, not due to any peace dividend that ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

Of all three former governing parties, the Greens performed best in the recent general election. But they have still landed ...

Merz supports renewable energy, but his party resists aggressive climate action. The push for a green transition faces ...

Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security ...