The Globalist

Germany will continue to gradually slip from the top to the upper middle ranks of the growth league of major European countries. Its current golden decade will end in the 2020s.

As Europe’s largest economy struggles to find its future path, what about calls that Germany is Europe’s hegemon?

There are similarities between today’s Europe and the patchwork of around 300 territories and principalities which comprised the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.

Germany’s current political contortions will likely end with a fourth term for Merkel.

Four questions about the country’s near-term political path.

The Jamaica coalition consists of representatives of the globalization and modernization winners. It pitches urban elites against the less successful.

Here’s what you need to know about Germany’s September 24 elections.

The election and subsequent choice of coalition matter. But the differences between the various options are modest rather than stark.

Don’t look for major policy changes in Germany after the September 24 federal elections.

Angela Merkel looks set for a comfortable win in next month’s German elections. But which coalition partner will she choose?