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It's not easy!
#AFDVerbot
The AfD is the greatest threat to our open society, democracy and the free democratic basic order, and it must be banned. Period!
by Michael Noetzel
30
Lines instead of walls
#R21
The think tank ‘Republik 21’ recommends a rapprochement with the AfD. In future, it will receive funding for its work from the Federal Chancellery.
by Andreas Speit
34
Fear, corruption and headwinds
#USA
As in its first term, Donald Trump's new administration is achieving one thing above all else in its first year: uncertainty – celebrated by his fans as disruption. Trump is once again relying on his presidential power to push through his policies, this time in a much more uncompromising manner.
by Carl Kinsky
6 Successful disagreement #Conscription
by Marcel Hartwig
8 Insults, bodily harm, possession of weapons #In court
by Kai Budler
10 Preparing to govern #Elections2026
by Ernst Kovahl
12 Making new from old #GermanYouth
by Kai Budler
14 Between ‘metapolitics’ and the state parliament #AfD&IfS
by Wolfgang Laskowski
16 Prospects for success #Bavaria
by Robert Andreasch
18 The Southwest AfD #BadenWürttemberg
by Lucius Teidelbaum
19 Short & sweet I
20 Radicalised and successful? #RhinelandPalatinate
by Andries Schwarz, Josef Müller and Oliver Peters
24 Harsh rhetoric, stable polls #MecklenburgWesternPomerania
by Lisa Krug
26 The affluent neglected: libertarian and authoritarian #MitteStudy
by Andreas Speit
32 Pension promises instead of doughnuts #Czechia
by Lara Schultz
37 Short & sweet II
38 ‘Nordbund’ #Military sports
by Andrea Röpke
40 Gullible justice #Trial
by Arthur Baumgarten
42 A stage for self-promotion #NSU
by Sebastian Schneider and Caro Keller (NSU-Watch)
44 ‘Culture under control’ #National Socialism
by Lennart Onken
46 Reviews
The cover photo shows a demonstrator calling for people to ‘take a stand’ against the AfD and racism. Photo: Mark Mühlhaus / attenzione
