Katja Hoyer

Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian and writer. Her latest book Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe will be released in May 2026.

Is France the obstacle to European rearmament?

Is France the obstacle to European rearmament?

17 Feb 2026

Anti-AfD resistance is spreading beyond party politics

Anti-AfD resistance is spreading beyond party politics

08 Feb 2026

Germany is giving eco-terrorists an easy ride

Germany is giving eco-terrorists an easy ride

06 Jan 2026

Why German businesses are flirting with the AfD

Why German businesses are flirting with the AfD

02 Dec 2025

Germany is not ready to lead Nato forces in Europe

Germany is not ready to lead Nato forces in Europe

21 Nov 2025

Is Sahra Wagenknecht’s resignation the end of Left-conservatism?

Is Sahra Wagenknecht’s resignation the end of Left-conservatism?

11 Nov 2025

Germany’s €377-billion military plan won’t fix the Bundeswehr

Germany’s €377 billion military plan won’t fix the Bundeswehr

28 Oct 2025

Friedrich Merz has no answer to Germany’s economic crisis

Friedrich Merz has no answer to Germany’s economic crisis

20 Sep 2025

Cologne immigration pact opens door for AfD

Cologne immigration pact opens door for AfD

31 Aug 2025

How Merkel fuelled the AfD

How Angela Merkel radicalized Germany

21 Aug 2025

Germany’s new Israel policy reflects public scepticism

Germany’s new Israel policy reflects public skepticism

08 Aug 2025

Macron-Merz bromance can’t hide tensions in Europe

Macron-Merz bromance can’t hide tensions in Europe

24 Jul 2025

UK and Germany are finally confronting immigration crisis

UK and Germany are finally confronting immigration crisis

17 Jul 2025

Germany cannot subsidise its way out of energy crisis

Germany cannot subsidize its way out of energy crisis

07 Jul 2025

Can Germany really build the strongest army in Europe?

Can Germany really build the strongest army in Europe?

17 May 2025

'Extremism' label will only help the AfD

'Extremism' label will only help the AfD

03 May 2025

AfD surge leaves Friedrich Merz cornered

AfD surge leaves Friedrich Merz cornered

10 Apr 2025

Is Germany heading for a Russia reset?

Is Germany heading for a Russia reset?

01 Apr 2025

German Left is holding Friedrich Merz to ransom

German Left is holding Friedrich Merz to ransom

13 Mar 2025

$Is Germany heading for a fractured parliament?$

Is Germany heading for a fractured parliament?

22 Feb 2025

Germany's election debate presented a false choice

Germany's election debate presented a false choice

10 Feb 2025

German Left on verge of collapse as election nears

German Left on verge of collapse as election nears

31 Jan 2025

AfD embraces 'remigration' ahead of election

AfD embraces ‘remigration’ ahead of election

15 Jan 2025

Germany's 'Dunkelflaute' is causing an energy crisis in Europe

Germany’s ‘Dunkelflaute’ is causing an energy crisis in Europe

16 Dec 2024

Syria has reignited Germany's migration debate

Syria has reignited Germany’s migration debate

10 Dec 2024

Thomas Tuchel doesn't carry England's trauma

Thomas Tuchel doesn’t carry England’s trauma

17 Oct 2024

Why does Olaf Scholz want to speak to Vladimir Putin?

Why does Olaf Scholz want to speak to Vladimir Putin?

03 Oct 2024

Why the Brandenburg election threatens Olaf Scholz

Why the Brandenburg election threatens Olaf Scholz

22 Sep 2024

Solingen attack has inflamed Germany's immigration debate

Solingen attack has inflamed Germany’s immigration debate

28 Aug 2024

Centrists can't ignore the rise of populism in East Germany

Centrists can't ignore the rise of populism in East Germany

19 Aug 2024

Olaf Scholz wants a second term — but Germans aren't interested

Olaf Scholz wants a second term — but Germans aren’t interested

26 Jul 2024

Refugees won't solve Germany's jobs crisis

Refugees won’t solve Germany’s jobs crisis

15 Jul 2024

AfD divisions exposed ahead of conference

AfD divisions exposed ahead of conference

29 Jun 2024

Why Rod Stewart's Ukraine comments hit a nerve in Leipzig

Why Rod Stewart’s Ukraine comments hit a nerve in Leipzig

18 Jun 2024

Young Germans are drifting to the AfD

Young Germans are drifting to the AfD

12 Jun 2024

Will East Germans ever feel at home?

Will East Germans ever feel at home?

23 May 2024

Immigration won't solve Germany's birth rates crisis

Immigration won’t solve Germany’s birth rates crisis

04 May 2024

Björn Höcke's Nazi trial won't damage the AfD

Björn Höcke’s Nazi trial won’t damage the AfD

19 Apr 2024

Ukraine proposal may shatter Olaf Scholz's government

Ukraine proposal may shatter Olaf Scholz’s government

16 Mar 2024

German Euroscepticism is on the rise

German Euroscepticism is on the rise

24 Jan 2024

Could Sahra Wagenknecht be in Germany's next government?

Could Sahra Wagenknecht be in Germany’s next government?

16 Jan 2024

Franz Beckenbauer united West and East Germany

Franz Beckenbauer united West and East Germany

09 Jan 2024

Germany's farmer protests spell trouble for Olaf Scholz

Germany’s farmer protests spell trouble for Olaf Scholz

19 Dec 2023

Does Germany have a special responsibility towards Israel?

Does Germany have a special responsibility towards Israel?

08 Dec 2023

Could the implosion of Germany's far-Left benefit the AfD?

Could the implosion of Germany’s far-Left benefit the AfD?

16 Nov 2023

Germany cannot afford to forget Anne Frank

Germany cannot afford to forget Anne Frank

07 Nov 2023

Sahra Wagenknecht's party is a threat to the German establishment

Sahra Wagenknecht’s party is a threat to the German establishment

23 Oct 2023

The AfD surge spreads to West Germany

The AfD surge spreads to West Germany

09 Oct 2023

Germany cannot keep ignoring AfD voter concerns

Germany cannot keep ignoring AfD voter concerns

14 Aug 2023

Germany's Greens in free fall amid corruption allegations

Germany’s Greens in free fall amid corruption allegations

25 May 2023

Will King Charles save East Germany?

Will King Charles save East Germany?

29 Mar 2023

Cracks emerge in Germany's coveted education system

Cracks emerge in Germany’s coveted education system

09 Mar 2023

From the EU to Olaf Scholz, Germans are losing faith

From the EU to Olaf Scholz, Germans are losing faith

06 Jan 2023

Was this Germany's last ever Nazi war crime trial?

Was this Germany’s last ever Nazi war crime trial?

21 Dec 2022

Germany loses patience with climate extremists

Germany loses patience with climate extremists

27 Nov 2022

The Franco-German alliance is falling apart

The Franco-German alliance is falling apart

27 Oct 2022

AfD support surges in east Germany

AfD support surges in east Germany

30 Sep 2022

Will the Rhine dry up this summer?

Will the Rhine dry up this summer?

16 Aug 2022

Germany (still) refuses to go nuclear

Germany (still) refuses to go nuclear

02 Aug 2022

Germany's Greens embrace coal

Germany’s Greens embrace coal

21 Jun 2022

Germany's dangerous dependency on China

Germany’s dangerous dependency on China

31 May 2022

Unlike Sweden, Austria stays neutral

Unlike Sweden, Austria stays neutral

20 May 2022

Why Olaf Scholz stopped acting like a 'sulky sausage'

Why Olaf Scholz stopped acting like a ‘sulky sausage’

05 May 2022

European gas companies buckle under pressure from Putin

European gas companies buckle under pressure from Putin

29 Apr 2022

Pressure mounts on Olaf Scholz to send weapons

Pressure mounts on Olaf Scholz to send weapons

22 Apr 2022

The pro-Putin protests giving Germany a headache

The pro-Putin protests giving Germany a headache

14 Apr 2022

Germany faces a spring of discontent

Germany faces a spring of discontent

01 Apr 2022

Germany lifts Covid restrictions — and people aren't happy

Germany lifts Covid restrictions — and people aren’t happy

21 Mar 2022

Putin's war sparks an existential crisis in Germany

Putin’s war sparks an existential crisis in Germany

15 Mar 2022

Gerhard Schröder's legacy will be forever tainted

Gerhard Schröder’s legacy will be forever tainted

07 Mar 2022

Putin's speech reveals a dangerous and distorted worldview

Putin’s speech reveals a dangerous and distorted worldview

24 Feb 2022

Finally, Olaf Scholz shows some backbone with Russia

Finally, Olaf Scholz shows some backbone with Russia

16 Feb 2022

The German Chancellor won't say the words 'Nord Stream 2'

The German Chancellor won’t say the words ‘Nord Stream 2’

09 Feb 2022

Friedrich Merz takes Merkel's old party to the Right

Friedrich Merz takes Merkel’s old party to the Right

26 Jan 2022

Germany's Catholic party is back in parliament

Germany’s Catholic party is back in parliament

19 Jan 2022

David Bowie at 75: why Germany will remember him

David Bowie at 75: why Germany will remember him

10 Jan 2022

Macron challenges Germany for EU dominance

Macron challenges Germany for EU dominance

04 Jan 2022

The Covid wars ruined Germany's Christmas

The Covid wars ruined Germany’s Christmas

28 Dec 2021

Europe's biggest economy is on the brink

Europe’s biggest economy is on the brink

16 Dec 2021

Germany's new Government surrenders to identity politics

Germany’s new Government surrenders to identity politics

25 Nov 2021

Which way will Germany's new chancellor go on defence?

Which way will Germany’s new chancellor go on defence?

22 Nov 2021

Angela Merkel is too soft on Russia

Angela Merkel is too soft on Russia

15 Nov 2021

Is Olaf Scholz anything more than a mini Merkel?

Is Olaf Scholz anything more than a mini Merkel?

02 Nov 2021

Does Germany have a mercenary problem?

Does Germany have a mercenary problem?

22 Oct 2021

The 100 year old Nazi standing trial in Germany

The 100 year old Nazi standing trial in Germany

15 Oct 2021

Olaf Scholz almost certain to become Chancellor

Olaf Scholz almost certain to become Chancellor

07 Oct 2021

Angela Merkel hasn't left the building

Angela Merkel hasn’t left the building

27 Sep 2021

East Germany's bitter lessons for Cuba

East Germany’s bitter lessons for Cuba

24 Sep 2021

In Germany, our energy crisis is far worse than yours

In Germany, our energy crisis is far worse than yours

22 Sep 2021

The Merkel era was not Germany's golden age

The Merkel era was not Germany’s golden age

17 Sep 2021

In Germany, nobody wants to talk about the workers

In Germany, nobody wants to talk about the workers

31 Aug 2021

Are we witnessing a centre-Left resurgence in Germany?

Are we witnessing a centre-Left resurgence in Germany?

25 Aug 2021

Why the Berlin Wall lives on in German minds

Why the Berlin Wall lives on in German minds

13 Aug 2021

Is Germany finally standing up to Beijing?

Is Germany finally standing up to Beijing?

04 Aug 2021

Germany's floods are politically dangerous, too

Germany’s floods are politically dangerous, too

19 Jul 2021

Has Angela Merkel betrayed the United States?

Has Angela Merkel betrayed the United States?

15 Jul 2021

Germany's autobahn wars are intensifying

Germany’s autobahn wars are intensifying

07 Jul 2021

In Germany, the Green bubble is bursting

In Germany, the Green bubble is bursting

30 Jun 2021

Meanwhile in Germany, it's Bismarck's turn to be toppled

Meanwhile in Germany, it’s Bismarck’s turn to be toppled

14 Jun 2021

The UK Greens are no match for their German cousins

27 May 2021