Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAuschwitz: lessons for today's America + Germany
In this Holocaust Remembrance Day episode, Berlin Briefing explores rising hate crimes in Germany and the US, the politicization of antisemitism, and…
4 months, 1 week ago
Facing the future: Germany’s struggle with nuclear reliance on the US
Germany is famously "under the US’ nuclear umbrella"-creating a dependency that some are now calling risky. What exactly does that mean? How would US…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Germany is running out of allies — Can India help?
With Germany and India both shaken by Trump 2.0, they’re now trying to deepen ties from business to defense – with Friedrich Merz greeted to much fan…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
When diplomacy meets reality: Germany's balancing act with Trump’s America
Headlines coming out of the US shook the world in the first week of 2026: the military operation in Venezuela and Trump's talk of seizing Greenland. …
5 months ago
Why 2026 could be a milestone for Germany's AfD
2025 was the most successful year yet for Germany's AfD, or Alternative for Germany. It came second in national elections and recently topped some op…
5 months, 1 week ago
Why Germany finds it so hard to handle China
2025 exposed Germany's dependence on China, as a source of rare earths and a market and production site for its industry. Berlin says it wants to "de…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Germany's high-stakes EU gamble over Russia
Germany’s chancellor demanded a breakthrough. The EU summit delivered mixed results: Ukraine funding secured, Mercosur delayed. Is Friedrich Merz cem…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Ukraine, US, and Europe: The race for a truce before Christmas
Could it really happen? Why you shouldn’t hold your breath for a quick ceasefire in Ukraine: In this episode of Berlin Briefing, host Michaela Küfner…
6 months ago
Why Germany’s far-right AfD just founded a new youth wing
The far-right AfD has launched ‘Generation Germany,’ a new youth wing aiming to groom future party leaders. In this Berlin Briefing episode, host Nin…
6 months, 1 week ago
A rift in the alliance? Trump’s Ukraine peace plan and Germany's response
"Russia’s wish list"- that’s how many in Washington and Berlin labelled Washington’s initial 28-point plan toward peace in Ukraine, when it first bec…
6 months, 2 weeks ago