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Friedrich Merz is one of the few serious conservatives Europe has left. Can he save a noble tradition (even if it's not mine)? foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/23/can…

Salient, salutary reality check on the UK's trade position ft.com/content/8b5357…

Back in London briefly next week, including doing a talk on Germany, UK and Europe for an old friend at this beautiful community church on June 3. Tickets here eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-speak…

Zelenskyy and Merz. What is the new German Chancellor's thinking on Russia, Ukraine - and Trump. Interview with DW Deutsche Welle youtube.com/watch?v=MMYK0t…

It was a good discussion, also looking at whether Merz's recent criticism could spark a change from Germany's paralysed refusal to speak out

As Chancellor Friedrich Merz has his first face-to-face with Trump, a short primer on him and where German foreign policy is now: johnkampfner.substack.com/p/is-germany-r…

This is what the West must contend with

In amongst all the terrible news around the world, not least Gaza, the fact that the UK is gradually, if belatedly, moving towards a more courageous approach towards Israel's far-right government is to be lauded. If only Germany and others would follow suit

I wonder if German public broadcasting is pandering towards the AfD. No, I didn't think so...

"I write to make sense of a world that often seems chaotic." Why do we write? New for Literary Hub, 12 Orwell Prize finalists tackle Orwell's famous question! Link below ⤵️ #OrwellPrize Edward Wong Anne Applebaum Mishal Husain Simon Parkin Gabriel Gatehouse Lucy Ash Elif Shafak Jo McMillan

Fascinating discussion earlier today in Berlin with John Bolton. Leaving aside his support for bombing Iran, he was entirely confident when I asked if US democracy will survive next 4 years. 'We have withstood worse; will withstand Trump'. Really?

“I spent over five years in solitary. For nearly three, I didn’t get a single letter. It was total isolation.” Siarhei Tsikhanouski's conditions behind bars were torture. He’s free now – but many remain imprisoned. We must keep fighting until they’re all free.

Why is it that we focus on one or two, but care so little about so many wars? Foreign Policy In honour of Natalia Estemirova: foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/27/ple…

Next Saturday on BBC Radio 4 I present a doc on Mein Kampf to mark its centenary. I'll say more about it as TX approaches - I'm also writing some pieces around it - but, suffice to say, it was a challenge. I'm pleased it was a pick of the day The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.com/culture/tv-rad…

Mein Kampf turns 100. This was the manifesto for genocide, an opening chapter to mass murder. As revisionism resurfaces across Europe, even in some 🇪🇺 states, ⁦⁦⁦John Kampfner⁩ doc. is a reminder of the evil of the Nazis & their collaborators. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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