Conservative party leader Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor. He's long been a transatlanticist, but has made clear he's no fan of US President Donald Trump.

Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics Podcast, Carl Cannon spoke with historian and Council on Foreign Relations fellow Liana Fix ...

Debate is building over just how deep the Trump administration’s antagonism runs, and whether the real goal is to destroy the ...

Finding money to adapt to the new security reality poses huge challenges. Also in short supply is the political courage and ...

Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a ...

Shunned by liberal Germans, anti-immigration AfD is now the second strongest party in Germany. It's also favored by President ...

I knew I had to visit the home of Bismarck to properly appreciate his position in German history. I also visited Germany when ...

Premier takes flight in the rarefied atmosphere of diplomacy, daring to go where no man — or woman — has gone.

Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

The German elections concluded with a victory for the CDU/CSU party, led by Friedrich Merz. Prior to the elections, he ...

If anyone thought Mr Merz was being alarmist, they were swiftly disabused. On February 24th, on a UN resolution that blamed ...