{"id":301936,"date":"2025-12-05T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/afds-new-youth-wing-what-you-need-to-know-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:00:23","slug":"afds-new-youth-wing-what-you-need-to-know-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/afds-new-youth-wing-what-you-need-to-know-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"AfD&#8217;s new youth wing: What you need to know | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Px2Lhtfyzl8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"AfD's new youth wing: What you need to know | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Px2Lhtfyzl8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has launched a new youth wing called &quot;Generation Germany&quot;\u2014a training ground for the party\u2019s future leaders. But this isn\u2019t just a German story. It\u2019s part of a global trend of far-right movements gaining ground across democracies.<\/p>\n<p>In this Berlin Briefing episode, host Nina Haase is joined by seasoned political journalists Matthew Moore and Hans Pfeifer who have followed the AfD for years. Together, they break down:<\/p>\n<p>What happened at the founding meeting and the protests surrounding it<br \/>\nHow the AfD is trying to replace its scandal-ridden predecessor with a more strategic youth wing<br \/>\nWhat the new leader represents\u2014and his ties to extremist networks<br \/>\nWhy this matters for Germany\u2019s elections next year, where the AfD is polling at record highs in the east<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 Watch now to understand why the rise of Generation Germany could reshape politics far beyond Germany.<\/p>\n<p>CHAPTERS:<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n03:24 Protests + heavy police presence<br \/>\n09:40 AfD reacts to protests<br \/>\n12:06 Freedom of speech<br \/>\n13:53 You should care about the AfD youth<br \/>\n15:52 Ethnic nationalism + Nazi stormtrooper references<br \/>\n19:47 New leader of the AfD youth<br \/>\n24:54 \u201cHitler style\u201d: Satire? Undercover agent?<br \/>\n32:17 Predictions<\/p>\n<p>DW Berlin Briefing on<\/p>\n<p>Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<\/p>\n<p>Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ<\/p>\n<p>RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https:\/\/rss.dw.com\/xml\/podcast_Berlin_Briefing<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/top-stories\/s-9097<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media: \u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews\/ \u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews \u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/ \u25baTwitter: https:\/\/x.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has launched a new youth wing called &quot;Generation Germany&quot;\u2014a training ground for the party\u2019s future leaders. 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