The new black-red German government is about to take office. The coalition agreement they have negotiated is extensive. However, it alone will not suffice to implement the urgent changes required. In the upcoming legislative period, the state must become active once more: acting as a proactive shaper that approaches challenges with focus, speed, and renewed confidence in its own capabilities – and is perceived as such. Why Germany needs a new political project.
The CDU/CSU and SPD parties have reached an agreement in the exploratory talks at a remarkable speed to create a special fund for infrastructure and to provide a far-reaching opportunity to increase defense spending beyond the limits of the debt brake. How should these proposals be assessed? What needs to be considered for the sustainable success of this modernization agenda? These questions were discussed on March 7, 2025, in a background roundtable with experts.
Two new policy papers offer valuable insights into (former) industrial regions in the United States. Here’s what we learned discussing them with experts.
Now is the time to move closer together. The historic success of the far right in Germany’s federal election is a threat not only for all disadvantaged groups in this country – it is a threat to democracy which concerns us all.
Progressive parties swiftly need to turn the dial, Florian Ranft states in The Guardian. The attention needs to be moved from simply despising the enemies of democracy to what people really expect.
Following Trump’s election to a second term, we asked experts what this outcome means for progressive forces – in the U.S., across various states, and in Europe. Here’s what they shared in our election debrief.
