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  • Friedrich Merz: What to expect from Germany’s likely next leader

    Friedrich Merz: What to expect from Germany’s likely next leader
    2025/01/24
    Friedrich Merz is the frontrunner to become Germany’s next leader after February’s elections. In this episode, DW’s Richard Walker and Michaela Küfner break it all down with writer John Kampfner. Who is Merz? Why did he have a feud with Merkel? How would he deal with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, the Ukraine war and the challenge of China? And can he deliver the reboot that he says Germany needs?
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    42 分
  • What do Germany's main parties promise voters?

    What do Germany's main parties promise voters?
    2025/01/17
    In this episode, DW’s Michaela Küfner, Nina Haase, Giulia Saudelli and Matthew Moore dive into the German election campaign, breaking down the key issues shaping the upcoming federal election. They explore the differences between the main parties on immigration, Russia's war on Ukraine, and climate change. And they wrapped up with their predictions for the election's outcome.
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    37 分
  • What do Elon Musk and AfD leader Alice Weidel have in common?

    What do Elon Musk and AfD leader Alice Weidel have in common?
    2025/01/10
    From Hitler, education and energy, to Mars colonization - X owner Elon Musk's chat with the far-right AfD party's Alice Weidel left many people puzzled. We break it down with Kate Conger, co-author of 'CharacterLimit: How Elon Musk destroyed Twitter'.
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    43 分
  • Anti-NATO, anti-woke: The new party disrupting German politics

    Anti-NATO, anti-woke: The new party disrupting German politics
    2025/01/03
    Germany’s new BSW party, led by Sahra Wagenknecht, is shaking up politics with a mix of left- and right-wing ideas. Opposing NATO and climate policies while advocating for a stronger welfare state and industry revival, it’s dividing opinions ahead of the elections. DW’s Richard Walker, Matthew Moore, and historian Katja Hoyer explore its platform and potential impact.
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    36 分
  • Why Germany’s far-right AfD is set to break records

    Why Germany’s far-right AfD is set to break records
    2024/12/27
    Elon Musk says there's only one political party that can save Germany: the Alternative for Germany (AfD). The far-right party is on track for its best result ever in Germany’s upcoming elections. What is driving its growth? How would the AfD change Germany? DW’s Richard Walker, Matthew Moore and Stefanie Witte (Tagesspiegel) discuss in this Berlin Briefing (recorded on December 13).
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    44 分
  • How Assad’s fall is shaking up Germany’s migration debate

    How Assad’s fall is shaking up Germany’s migration debate
    2024/12/20
    In this episode, we dive into the complexities surrounding the future of Syrians in Germany. The debate has been heating up since the Assad regime was toppled. Host Nina Haase speaks to DW's Michaela Küfner and migration expert Raphael Bossong from SWP think tank about where Germany stands-almost ten years after Angela Merkel said "we can do this" about taking in more than a million people.
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    35 分
  • Will Europe help Georgians defend their EU path against the billionaire with the zebra?

    Will Europe help Georgians defend their EU path against the billionaire with the zebra?
    2024/12/12
    “We are basically playing by the rules, whereas Moscow is not,” Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Die Zeit magazine Michael Thumann tells Berlin Briefing Host Michaela Küfner in this latest edition on Georgia’s looming constitutional crisis. Will Europe come to the rescue of thousands of pro-EU protesters?
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    29 分
  • Can Germany have it both ways with China, cooperation AND rivalry?

    Can Germany have it both ways with China, cooperation AND rivalry?
    2024/12/06
    China is already calling some major shots on European trade and security. Where that leaves Germany as Europe’s largest economy is at the core of this week’s Berlin Briefing podcast. We map out how Germany’s chancellor and foreign minister still have profoundly different views of the relationship Germany should have with China.
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    28 分