Episodios

  • Germany is running out of allies — Can India help?

    Germany is running out of allies — Can India help?
    Jan 16 2026
    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 fanfare by Narendra Modi in the Indian Prime Minister’s home city. But is this for real, or are the good vibes just for show? Find out in this edition of Berlin Briefing with Richard Walker, Biresh Banerjee, Michaela Küfner, and Sandra Petersmann.
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    44 m
  • When diplomacy meets reality: Germany's balancing act with Trump’s America

    When diplomacy meets reality: Germany's balancing act with Trump’s America
    Jan 9 2026
    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. DW Berlin Briefing host Nina Haase and her guests, Michaela Küfner (DW) and Thorsten Benner (Global Public Policy Institute) discuss whether Germany's relative silence is strategic restraint or helplessness in the face of US assertiveness.
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    38 m
  • Why 2026 could be a milestone for Germany's AfD

    Why 2026 could be a milestone for Germany's AfD
    Jan 2 2026
    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 opinion polls. Now in 2026, the party could win power in state elections for the first time. In this Berlin Briefing, Richard Walker and Matthew Moore analyze what could be another year of breakthroughs with Kate Brady of the Washington Post.
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    41 m
  • Why Germany finds it so hard to handle China

    Why Germany finds it so hard to handle China
    Dec 26 2025
    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-risk" the relationship. But is it serious? Or is it in too deep? Richard Walker sat down with experts Noah Barkin and Clifford Coonan to analyze Germany's options.
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    44 m
  • Germany's high-stakes EU gamble over Russia

    Germany's high-stakes EU gamble over Russia
    Dec 19 2025
    Germany’s chancellor demanded a breakthrough. The EU summit delivered mixed results: Ukraine funding secured, Mercosur delayed. Is Friedrich Merz cementing Germany’s leadership—or exposing Europe to unnecessary risks? Berlin Briefing host Nina Haase, DW Chief Political Editor Michaela Küfner and Daniel Goffart (WirtschaftsWoche) unpack the stakes, the style, and what this means for 2026.
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    30 m
  • Ukraine, US, and Europe: The race for a truce before Christmas

    Ukraine, US, and Europe: The race for a truce before Christmas
    Dec 12 2025
    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 discusses the current flurry of diplomacy between Washington, Berlin, Kyiv, and Moscow over Trump’s revised plan for Ukraine, and what the new US security strategy means for Europeans and the future of the transatlantic partnership.
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    34 m
  • Why Germany’s far-right AfD just founded a new youth wing

    Why Germany’s far-right AfD just founded a new youth wing
    Dec 4 2025
    The far-right AfD has launched ‘Generation Germany,’ a new youth wing aiming to groom future party leaders. In this Berlin Briefing episode, host Nina Haase and journalists Matthew Moore and Hans Pfeifer unpack its founding, the protests, ties to extremist networks, and what it means for Germany’s political landscape.
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    36 m
  • A rift in the alliance? Trump’s Ukraine peace plan and Germany's response

    A rift in the alliance? Trump’s Ukraine peace plan and Germany's response
    Nov 28 2025
    "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 became public. DW’s Nina Haase and Michaela Küfner discuss with Dominik Tolksdorf (DGAP) how a total sell-out of Europe was prevented, and how deep this latest crack in US-German relations now runs in the transatlantic alliance.
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    30 m