Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia's war on Ukraine​.

Paula Newton speaks with David Broder, the Europe Editor at Jacobin, and Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, about the results of the German elections.