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Katja Hoyer

Katja Hoyer

The Spectator

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Germans pining for Gerhard Schröder forget his errors and ties to Putin. The SPD needs a fresh approach

The former German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, is enjoying a curious political revival. Not so long ago, his reputation seemed in tatters. In light...

08.04.2026 10

The Guardian

Katja Hoyer

The AfD is flirting with Nazi history – but moral outrage alone won’t stop the far right

Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is different from its sister movements across the west. In a country deeply conscious of its...

23.02.2026 300

The Guardian

Katja Hoyer

Why can’t Friedrich Merz just say sorry?

20.11.2025 20

The Spectator

Katja Hoyer

Books / What drove the German housewife to vote for Hitler?

30.10.2025 20

The Spectator

Katja Hoyer

Schadenfreude / The plight of Germany’s powerless centrists

27.09.2025 10

The Spectator

Katja Hoyer

Schadenfreude / The plight of Germany’s panicking centrists

27.09.2025 10

The Spectator

Katja Hoyer

Germany’s panicking centrists are driving voters to the fringes

27.09.2025 10

The Spectator

Katja Hoyer

If the Greens in Germany move towards the centre, they can become a real force again

08.08.2025 20

The Guardian

Katja Hoyer

Germany’s Bundeswehr bears no resemblance to an actual army

31.05.2025 10

The Spectator

Katja Hoyer

Lacking force / Germany’s Bundeswehr bears no resemblance to an actual army

29.05.2025 10

The Spectator

Katja Hoyer

Monarchism is a real threat to the German state

21.05.2025 10

The Spectator

Katja Hoyer

Merz’s plan to reclaim Germany’s place on the world stage

04.05.2025 10

The Spectator

Katja Hoyer

Merz’s coalition treaty is an empty, promise-free shell

12.04.2025 10

The Spectator

Katja Hoyer