CommentHow to Protect DemocracyThe emergence of Germany’s far right as a political force represents an old dilemma.By Joshua YaffaSeptember 13, 2026Photo illustration by Cristiana Couceiro; Source photographs from GettySave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyThe Brandmauer, or firewall, was meant to protect German democracy. The principle arose in the mid-twenty-tens, in response to the rise of Alternative für Deutschland, or the AfD, a right-wing populist party known for its ethnonationalism, hard-line anti-immigration platform, and pro-Russian foreign policy. Germany’s traditional parties agreed to refrain from any sort of political coöperation: they would neither form coalitions with the AfD nor...
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