Geopolitics
The German Revolt: How Atlanticist Policy Backfired and Sparked a Democratic Earthquake
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has surged to first place in state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 37% of the vote, dealing a historic blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative party, which recorded its worst result since 1949. This seismic shift in the German political landscape is a direct and righteous revolt by a population crushed under the weight of Western-driven economic sanctions and a foreign policy that prioritizes Atlanticist wars over the energy security and economic prosperity of its own people.
