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Michael Bröning

Michael Bröning

Berlin

Michael Bröning is head of International Policy at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, a political foundation affiliated with the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Articles

Europe’s left turns right on immigration

Instead of following the nationalist right, the left should pursue a strategy that can be popular without being populist [...]

In praise of the nation

Why progressives can’t leave civic patriotism and the nation state to right-wing populists

The dreaded ‘M-word’

When did Europe’s centre-left stop listening to voters’ concerns about migration?

Germany's rumbling discontent

Germany’s apparent resistance to populist parties masks a deep dissatisfaction with the political status quo.

Germany’s centre left and the case for optimism

With Europe's political climate still volatile, Germany's federal election remains far from a foregone conclusion [...]

Berlin’s benevolent populist

The biggest winner in the upcoming German elections may be democracy itself

Disunited they stand

Debunking the myth of a right-wing international front