Understanding the 'Alternative for Germany': Origins, Aims and Consequences

Abstract

The election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency of the United States presents some clear parallels with populist movements in Europe (see Martin Rhodes' piece on Trump, Brexit, and Nationalism). We examine some of those parallels here with Professor Donald Abenheim of the Naval Postgraduate School and author of Rettet den Staatsbuerger in Uniform: Gedanken zu einem deutsch-amerikanischen Problem, a series of essays on military professionalism and contemporary conflict.