By Tolga Dişçi Europe is increasingly taking on the atmosphere of a continent preparing for war. As governments move forward with plans to adapt infrastructure to wartime needs, the militarization of society is becoming increasingly visible in everyday life as well. At the same time, we can talk of a growing sense of concern among the public. In the light ...

The AfD emerged as the leading party in the September 6 election in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, winning 43.8 percent of the vote. With 39 seats in the state parliament, the party would reach the 42 seats needed to form a government if it secured the support of three more lawmakers. This would put the AfD in charge of ...

By Özgür Altınbaş German journalist Benedikt Kaiser commented in an interview to RRN on the AfD’s overwhelming victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections. Kaiser stated that on fundamental issues in Germany such as migration, energy policy, social matters, and peace/war, the AfD stands as the only political force resolutely breaking away from the “old parties” bloc ranging from the CDU ...

By Tuğba Almışlar Location: Berlin’s Bendlerblock. Date: July 20, 2026. At an official ceremony of the German Armed Forces, young recruits took their oath in the presence of Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Chief of Defence Carsten Breuer, and numerous political leaders. The guest of honor was the writer, Navid Kermani. Taking the podium, Kermani issued a striking appeal to German ...

By Prof. Dr. Ulrike Guérot, Political Scientist, Founder of the European Democracy Lab, Germany The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The ...

By Kai-Achim Schönbach, ret. Vice-Admiral of the German Navy The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which featured presentations by ...

The speech of Kay-Achim Schönbach, former commander of the German Navy, at the conference on NATO and Global Security. The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO on June 26-27, 2026, in Istanbul, Türkiye, ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for 7 and 8th of July in Ankara. One of the speakers was ...

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Guérot, a renowned German political scientist, on the downfall of the European Republic, the left’s surrender to tech-feudalism, and why the global neo-liberal order must fall to prevent a new era of inverted totalitarianism. By Yunus Emre Özgün Europe is trapped in a structural paradox. The post-Cold War architecture of the continent is unraveling under the weight ...

Independence from the US, social justice, lifting Russia sanctions By Deniz Yıldırım – Emre Ünver, from Berlin / Germany The general congress of BSW, whose support is rapidly rising in Germany, was marked by calls for independence, anti-US/NATO policies, and workers’ rights. The resolution passed in the Congress called for an end to military aid to Ukraine and a resumption ...

Members of parliament attended the BRICS-Europe meeting. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) participated in the “BRICS–Europe” symposium held in Sochi from 13 to 17 November. The presence of the AfD’s European Parliament member Hans Neuhoff, MP Steffen Kotré, and chairperson of Saxony Jörg Urban, triggered a debate in Germany. How on earth could a political party of Germany attend “full-scaled ...