The Intelligence: is Germany al[t]right?

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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party represents a growing <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/01/21/germany-strikes-a-brave-new-deal-on-immigration?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr ...

A steady 20-point lead in the polls suggests that the <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/02/28/a-changing-british-electorate-is-propelling-labour-towards-victory?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content ...

Our Berlin bureau chief sits down with the increasingly popular co-leader of the <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/12/19/the-head-of-the-hard-right-alternative-for-germany-is-riding-high?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_ ...

The populous South-East Asian country is uniquely <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/01/23/few-countries-are-better-placed-than-vietnam-to-get-rich?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_sho ...