John Kampfner
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Sep 10, 2026
Philip ClarkHOST
Also tonight I want to have a chat about the fact that Germany's entered the space age too because they've successfully launched a rocket, a privately funded rocket into orbit from Norway.
Philip ClarkHOST
Our foreign correspondent tonight is John Kampfner, an award-winning British journalist, author and foreign affairs commentator.
Philip ClarkHOST
He began his career reporting from East Berlin and Moscow and has written extensively about Germany and Europe.
Philip ClarkHOST
He's the author of Why the Germans Do It Better and his latest book, Braver New World.
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Philip ClarkHOST
Yeah, it's interesting.
Philip ClarkHOST
It is so interesting.
Philip ClarkHOST
Just before you go, John, I'm speaking with John Kampfner, award-winning author and broadcaster, joining us live from Berlin.
Philip ClarkHOST
Just before you go, Germany successfully launched a private rocket into orbit.
Matt FreiHOST
And they're even classed as a right-wing extremist group by German intelligence.
Matt FreiHOST
So is this election just a blip in Germany's democratic story, or is this a watershed moment with chilling echoes of the past? To discuss all this, I'm joined by the author and commentator John Kampfner, whose two books are Why the Germans Do It Better, we'll ask him about that, and Braver New World, and also by Dr Sarah Wagner, who is a German researcher in political science at Queen's University in Belfast.
Matt FreiHOST
Welcome to you both.
Matt FreiHOST
Let's start with you, John Kampfner.
Matt FreiHOST
You're also joining me from Berlin.
Matt FreiHOST
You chose to move to this country after Brexit.
Luke Siddham DundonHOST
As you're about to hear, the result hasn't come as a complete surprise, but the size of the vote for the AFD has.
Luke Siddham DundonHOST
We'd been anticipating this news for a few days, so we booked in Berlin-based author and journalist John Kampfner
Mark ButlerGUEST
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Luke Siddham DundonHOST
advance.
speaker_0HOST
when the Nazis were in power.
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So how did the AFD manage to win over so many voters? Berlin-based author and journalist John Kampfner says social media, particularly TikTok, played a major role in the party's campaign.
John KampfnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He absolutely knows how to campaign.
John KampfnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
and how to do social media and how to appeal to people circumventing the old conventional media.
Sally SaraHOST
But the party looks like it will fall just short of securing an absolute majority.
Sally SaraHOST
So will it be able to form a coalition? John Kampfner is a Berlin-based author and journalist and joins me now.
Sally SaraHOST
Hi, John.
Sally SaraHOST
Welcome to Breakfast.
Helen PiddHOST
Today in Focus, the AfD's TikTok star.
Helen PiddHOST
John Kampfner, welcome back to Today in Focus.
Helen PiddHOST
Great to see you.
John KampfnerGUEST
Great to be back.
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Helen PiddHOST
Thank you very much.
John KampfnerGUEST
Nice to be here.
Helen PiddHOST
That was John Kampfner.
Helen PiddHOST
His new book, Braver New World, is out now.
Matt d'AnconaHOST
And that, and we're, we're, we're planning the re- well, we, we've seen...
Matt d'AnconaHOST
John Kampfner's book is an excellent testimony to other countries that are way ahead of us-
Matt KellyHOST
Yes
Matt d'AnconaHOST
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