Can the German peace movement unite to avert disaster? Although Chancellor Scholz has ruled out sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine, the atmosphere in Germany is one of mounting ‘war readiness,’ while the left remains worryingly divided, warns VICTOR GROSSMAN
Features | Friday 25th Aug 2023 In Germany, fascists are on the up and Die Linke is in a worsening crisis
Wednesday 08th Feb 2023 Lula offers hope of a different approach to Ukraine – but sadly his summit with Scholz shows Europe is unlikely to grasp it VICTOR GROSSMAN reflects on the dangerous groupthink pushing ever more arms to Ukraine
Thursday 22nd Sep 2022 Germany: the 'traffic light' that bays for war Across the political spectrum in Europe's most powerful nation there is a growing desire for confrontation with Russia and a new era of military intervention globally — and now even the radical left is folding on this crucial issue, reports VICTOR GROSSMAN
Monday 07th Feb 2022 Will Germany reject war ‘nonsense’ this time? As so many around in the West ramp up the tensions over Ukraine, it seems the seat of European power is cooling in its desire for conflict — but will calmer minds prevail, asks VICTOR GROSSMAN
Thursday 07th Oct 2021 Left disappointed: Die Linke disaster barely averted in German elections The Left party’s policy of going easy on the SPD, the Greens and its own principles backfired disastrously, writes VICTOR GROSSMAN
Friday 13th Aug 2021 The Berlin Wall and the Kaiser Palace On the 60th anniversary of the raising of the Berlin Wall, VICTOR GROSSMAN writes that the restoration of the once-socialist Palast of the Republik to a grim approximation of its pre-war Prussian style, complete with a museum full of stolen colonial loot, matches the the nation’s rapid return to imperialism
Thursday 17th Jun 2021 Bad news from Germany: collapsing support for the left In his Berlin bulletin VICTOR GROSSMAN reports that although the far right have failed to break through in recent elections, the left are breaking down
Friday 14th May 2021 Greens, vaccines and military manoeuvres VICTOR GROSSMAN considers what a Green Party advance means in an increasingly militarised and aggressive Germany — and what would the real left might do
Wednesday 16th Sep 2020 Germany’s tug-of-war between forces for peace and militarists The US is raging that Europe's leader might deepen business ties with Russia, so Russophobia over Belarus is once again raging too. Will Germany continue to bristle towards the East and embrace Nato, or does the left have a different path open, asks VICTOR GROSSMAN
Sunday 09th Feb 2020 Thuringia: a fascist coup averted? VICTOR GROSSMAN exposes the shocking back-room betrayal in Germany, where two major parties colluded with the far right to keep the left out of power
Monday 19th Aug 2019 Merkel’s ‘snow queen’ and Bremen hopes VICTOR GROSSMAN reports from Germany where the left are in little shape to challenge the increasing militarisation pushed by the moribund coalition of conservatives and social democrats
