Alice Weidel Archives - The Oxford Blue

From left to right, the image shows Germany's Chancellor candidates in 2025: Olaf Scholz (SPD), Robert Habeck (Greens), Friedrich Merz (CDU), and Alice Weidel (AfD)

Global Affairs

Unpopular: Germany’s Disliked Chancellor Candidates

by Isolde Sellin January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

The Berlin Fernsehturm (TV Tower) extends into a cloudy blue sky in Germany's capital

Global Affairs

Germany’s Deciding Year

by George Roberts January 17, 2025January 17, 2025

The Hiding Tree

Dami Adedoyin-AdeniyiJun 15, 20254 min read

“When I was younger there was a valley near my house. It was this secret thing; you wouldn’t know it was there, but it was.…

Why does tragedy make us laugh?

Aria ChakravortyJun 15, 20254 min read

Illustration of an actor on stage, holding a skull in his left hand and surrounded by laughter

“As she explained the tragic news, we both had the strangest feeling: we were trying not to smile. We were children in detention, lips pursed…

“All of the Madness Needs Rooting Out”: Dominic Cummings at the Sheldonian

Aria ChakravortyJun 15, 20254 min read

Aria Chakravorty outlines the subject of Dominic Cummings’ recent talk at the Sheldonian Theatre. Image by Aria Chakravorty, used with permission.

Outside OX1 Week 7: Wagner, Colombia, Los Angeles

Daniel BurnsJun 14, 202512 min read

Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image

The Global Affairs team explore the biggest news from this week, including Wagner pulling out of Mali, the assassination attempt against a Colombian presidential candidate,…