A German officer is facing trial on terrorism charges. At a volatile time for Western democracy, his story mirrors the story of Germany itself.
Tag: Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right
Ex-Military Officers Criticize Spain’s Government and Praise Franco
The comments by former officers, and some current ones, struck a raw nerve in a country that had been ruled by a military dictatorship.
She Called Police Over a Neo-Nazi Threat. But the Neo-Nazis Were Inside the Police.
Death threats linked to police computers and the discovery of far-right chat groups in police departments across Germany have fed concerns about far-right infiltration.
Christchurch Inquiry Says New Zealand Couldn’t Have Prevented Mosque Attacks
But the Royal Commission, the country’s highest-level investigation, faulted lax gun regulations and the country’s “fragile” intelligence agencies.
How Steve Bannon and a Chinese Billionaire Created a Right-Wing Coronavirus Media Sensation
Increasingly allied, the American far right and members of the Chinese diaspora tapped into social media to give a Hong Kong researcher a vast audience for peddling unsubstantiated pandemic claims.
Does Trump’s Defeat Signal the Start of Populism’s Decline Globally?
Populist leaders may have lost their most prominent champion, but their economic, social and political grievances remain potent.
Netflix’s ‘Barbarians’ Reclaims a Battle Beloved of Germany’s Far Right
“Barbarians” depicts the Battle of Teutoburg Forest, which has long been a rallying cry for German nationalists, including the Nazis.
Coronavirus, QAnon, Trump: Your Monday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
QAnon Is Thriving in Germany. The Extreme Right Is Delighted.
As the U.S. conspiracy theory goes global, it has found fertile ground in the putsch fantasies and anti-Semitic tropes long popular on Germany’s far-right fringe. Counterterrorism officials worry.
Golden Dawn Found Guilty of Running Criminal Organization in Greece
The court tied the far-right party to a string of attacks, including the fatal stabbing of a left-wing rapper.