Frontrunner in bid to become chancellor criticised for relying on AfD to pass parliamentary motion on migration laws
David Safier’s new crime series grants the former German chancellor a lively post-leadership twilight as a super sleuth
Most politicians are fundamentally unsuited to the painful and exposing reckoning that is required
Fans of the former German chancellor should be contrite — even if she isn’t
A cast of world leaders are surrounded by zombies in a delirious film that packs a mordant punch
A failure to respond to Russian, Chinese and Syrian aggression helped to create the unstable world of today
What she does not say about Moscow is as significant as what she does say
The former German chancellor’s remarkable story is undermined by a failure to admit mistakes — though she does not pull her punches on Putin and Trump
Former chancellor’s memoirs back reform of borrowing cap that she introduced into constitution
Ignoring Vladimir Putin’s opposition to 2008 proposal would have risked ‘playing with fire’, writes Germany’s ex-chancellor
Comedy portrays former leader, once Europe’s most powerful politician, solving murders in her retirement
Top economics aide says the ex-chancellor had little choice after deciding to phase out nuclear power
The ‘Moskau Connection’ recounts Gerhard Schr?der and other politicians’ all-too-trusting approach to Putin
A foiled far-right plot shows democracy is strong, but the former chancellor’s legacy is under critical scrutiny
An entire worldview, not just one leader, stands tainted
For far too long politicians, businesspeople and voters refused to face up to the ominous nature of Putin’s style of rule
Ruling is an embarrassment for former chancellor six months after she retired from politics
Germany’s interests meant finding ‘modus vivendi’ with Russia, says ex-chancellor in first interview since leaving office
Be it Ukraine or energy supply, John Lough’s book says Berlin needs to hit a new note in relations with Moscow
Unprecedented 3-party coalition promises fresh start for Europe’s largest economy
Governments are increasingly using displaced people to exploit Europe’s divisions and fears over migrants
Outgoing chancellor has said little about growing up in the former communist east
Women who have shaped the year, chosen by our readers
Merkel and Scholz say fourth wave has put country in ‘serious’ situation
Diplomatic efforts intensify with second call between Angela Merkel and Alexander Lukashenko
