About this episode

The episode discusses the strength of Germany's firewall against the far right, the US's concerns about Europe's space agenda, and how countries can recover from tourist complaints.

As the AfD wins in Saxony-Anhalt, how strong is Germany’s firewall against the far right? Then: Is the US concerned about Europe’s space agenda? And: How can a country bounce back after record tourist complaints? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• far-right politics
• Germany
• US-Europe relations
• tourism complaints
• political analysis

Keywords

• Germany
• far-right
• AfD
• tourism
• US
• space agenda
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AfD

Places: Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, US, Europe

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