Wolfgang Munchau Germany is in trouble

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📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: http://unherd.com/join • UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Wolfgang Munchau. • For decades, Germany was a beacon of centrist political stability. During her 16-year leadership, Angela Merkel led a succession of grand coalitions which neutralised the political extremes, and piloted her country through an era of steady economic growth. • Today, that political settlement has dissolved. Germany’s reliance on Russian gas has devastated its industrial economy, while the surface tranquillity of the Merkel era is a distant memory. Alternative für Deutschland, a far-Right populist party, has been the beneficiary of this chaos, surging in the polls to become the second-most popular party in Germany. • To understand this sudden reversal of fortunes and what it means for Europe and the world, Freddie Sayers spoke to Wolfgang Munchau, former co-editor of FT Deutschland, and founder and co-director of the Eurointelligence blog. • • Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page • • Follow UnHerd on social media: • Twitter: / unherd • Facebook: / unherd • Instagram: / unherd • TikTok: / unherdtv • • // TIMECODES // • 00:00 - 01:18 - Introduction • 01:18 - 04:22 - The rise of the AfD in Germany • 04:22 - 08:20 - How immigration and economics fuelled the AfD • 08:20 - 11:42 - Why did Germany shut down their nuclear power stations? • 11:42 - 12:53 - It’s not a Left vs Right issue • 12:53 - 14:45 - Why the German car industry is in trouble • 14:45 - 16:59 - Who is to blame for Germany’s woes? • 16:59 - 18:30 - The AfD’s rise is down to the incompetence of the German elites • 18:30 - 19:40 - What happens next? • 19:40 - 21:44 - What do Germans think about the Ukraine War? • 21:44 - 27:11 - What kind of populist German political agenda would get support? • 27:11 - 31:12 - What happens to Europe if Germany continues to decline? • 31:12 - 35:05 - Could Brexit Britain escape the decline of Europe? • 35:05 - 36:10 - Concluding thoughts • • #UnHerd #WolfgangMunchau #AFD

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