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A great power in trouble: What's wrong with Germany?

October 5, 2023

Germany is often taken for granted as a stabilizing force. But with its economy stumbling and politics lurching rightwards, what comes next? Our guests: Valerie Höhne (Tagesspiegel), Arne Delfs, (Bloomberg News), Katja Hoyer (Kings College London)

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DW Sendung To The Point | TTPD+E Arne Delfs
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Arne Delfs is a Government Reporter for Bloomberg News based in Berlin. 

DW Sendung To The Point | TTPD+E Valerie Höhne
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Valerie Höhne, is a journalist and editor at the Berlin bureau of the German newspaper Tagesspiegel.

DW Sendung To The Point | TTPE Katja Hoyer
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Katja Hoyer, is a researcher at the Kings College in London and author of the best-selling book "Beyond the wall" about the former German Democratic Republic.
 

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