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OpinionFischer: Unity would have been impossible with the AfD: Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer warns of the consequences of fundamentalism ...
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AfD ban: Lessons from the extreme Greens of the 80s: Those in favor of banning the AfD would be fortunate if they could find even remotely system-critical quotes ...
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Joschka Fischer: “We live in very turbulent times”: Joschka Fischer performs in Bayreuth and talks about the contents of his current book “Who are we?”
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Paid articlePaywallJoschka Fischer in Bayreuth - | A call to "defend the republic": Not a normal reading: Joschka Fischer discusses politics directly with visitors at the ...
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Paid articlePaywallJoschka Fischer is coming to Ahrensburg: He wants to know who we are: Joschka Fischer, former Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor, will be at the Ahrensburg ...
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Paid articlePaywallOpinionThe Return of the German Question: Joschka Fischer fears that the victory of the far-right AfD in Saxony-Anhalt could augur a nightmare scenario for Europe.
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Podcast "Everything said?": Joschka Fischer, what do you still think Germany is capable of? And the world?
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Worried, almost resigned: Joschka Fischer speaks in Osnabrück: Joschka Fischer read and discussed to a sold-out audience at the noz media center ...
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Paid articlePaywallPolitical discussion at home: Joschka Fischer on Rezzo Schlauch: "He did it for Germany"
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Paid articlePaywallAfD in Saxony-Anhalt - | Joschka Fischer warns CDU against coalition: Several parties are discussing giving the AfD governmental responsibility and forming a ...
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Joschka Fischer: | "America will withdraw from Europe": Former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer sees Europe at a turning point. Germany must prepare for a new ...
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Joschka Fischer warns on Lanz that Germany will "crash": On "Markus Lanz" (ZDF), former Vice-Chancellor Joschka Fischer chose drastic words to describe the ...
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Key FactsJoschka Fischer Warns of Germany's Economic Collapse
May 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
- Joschka Fischer highlights a fundamental rupture in Germany-US relations, undermining the longstanding transatlantic security pact.
- He states Europe must now independently ensure its own security amid shifting global alliances.
- Fischer criticizes the current coalition’s failure to agree on vital reforms, putting Germany’s competitiveness at risk.
- He calls for a major recovery effort to avoid economic and social downfall, citing past cooperative successes as a model.
We Europeans must understand: We are on our own now, and we must take care of our own security.— Joschka Fischer, in a Markus Lanz interview, discussing transatlantic relations and Germany's security.
"We must defend ourselves": Former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer calls for a European nuclear bomb
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Key FactsFischer Calls for European Power and Nuclear Deterrence
Jan 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesspiegel.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesspiegel.de
- Joschka Fischer recognizes the decline of US democracy and stresses Europe's need to become an independent geopolitical actor.
- The false belief in perpetual peace in Europe must be replaced by rapid and comprehensive military strengthening.
- Germany should not pursue its own nuclear weapons but support deterrence within a European framework.
- Europe's economic and technological reliance on the US demands accelerated digital innovation and closer cooperation.
Europe must become a power, and at the moment we are still standing in our own way.— Joschka Fischer discusses the need for Europe to take on a stronger geopolitical role.
Joschka Fischer sees Donald Trump failing: Joschka Fischer is worried. The former foreign minister believes US President Trump could cause a lot of damage ...
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Joschka Fischer: "Without democracy, the best intentions are nothing": Whether it's the Middle East, the war in Ukraine or the AfD: the world situation is bleak ...
zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2024-05/joschka-fischer-afd-demokratie
Joschka Fischer: ex-foreign minister speaks of illusion in relationship with Russia
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