Germany rearms, far-right rises: A dangerous combination? | Wider View from Brussels

On September 6, Germany crossed a line not crossed since the founding of the Federal Republic.

Following the local election in Saxony-Anhalt, a far-right party stands a chance, for the first time since the rise of the Nazis, to govern in one of Germany’s federal states.

Join Wider View from Brussels’ host Marcin Zaborowski along with his guests, Roland Freudenstein, co-founder of the Brussels Freedom Hub, and Catrine Fieschi, Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Europe, as they try to answer the question: What does the AfD’s victory mean for Germany, for its neighbors, and for Europe as a whole?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Domestic fallout and the AfD’s national momentum
05:27 The erosion of the mainstream “firewall” around the AfD
12:28 Comparing Germany’s AfD and France’s National Rally
16:18 Far-right rivalries and European political anxiety
21:12 Security implications and advice for European leaders

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