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John Kampfner

John Kampfner

The Scotsman

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As Germany’s postwar constitution turns 75, threats to its democracy are looming

Germany’s democracy is 75 years old this month. The anniversary is pregnant with meaning, as the country debates with ever greater anxiety the...

09.05.2024 20

The Guardian

John Kampfner

Germany’s murderous history should give it clarity about the Middle East. Instead, it is paralysed

Germany, more than any other country, is struggling to disentangle the horrors of the 7 October Hamas massacre in Israel, the subsequent death of more...

05.04.2024 20

The Guardian

John Kampfner

In Finland, the ‘existential threat’ of Russia looms – and US rescue is far from certain

In 1905, in the Finnish city of Tampere, Vladimir Lenin met Joseph Stalin for the first time. They and two dozen or so revolutionaries began to map...

02.02.2024 80

The Guardian

John Kampfner

Germany’s bond with Israel has been admirable – but it is becoming a straitjacket

With Gaza bombarded, with thousands dead and its infrastructure largely in ruins, is it ever acceptable for a German to criticise Israel? Almost the...

04.11.2023 60

The Guardian

John Kampfner

German politics has a built-in firewall against the far right. It’s beginning to crack

T he Germans have a term for what holds them together: Wehrhafte Demokratie. It roughly translates as fortified democracy, but that does not fully...

27.09.2023 6

The Guardian

John Kampfner

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