Marcus Colla
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Biography
Publications
Marcus Colla is Mark Kaplanoff Research Fellow in History at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the history of modern Germany and Eastern Europe.
![The God in the rubble](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-04/GettyImages-1058619864.jpg?itok=3u3iRu6K)
The God in the rubble
Germany’s struggle with morality is not only a concern of history but an animating factor in contemporary politics.
![The powerlessness of the powerful](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-01/GettyImages-1800264798.jpg?itok=Yozb1cSn)
The powerlessness of the powerful
Geert Wilders’ victory might be a sign Europe’s populists are a far more diverse and supple group than their critics are willing to recognise.
![Tales from the magic circle](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-12/Revolution%20poetry%20comp.jpg?itok=rQevhPTO)
Tales from the magic circle
A new book explores how post-war Europe’s waves of counterculture and activism transformed the notion of revolution.
![Left behind: Sahra Wagenknecht’s new populism](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-10/Sahra%20Wagenknecht%20comp.jpg?itok=sosq1XP9)
Left behind: Sahra Wagenknecht’s new populism
Germany’s forgotten voters are finding voice in anti-mainstream parties that defy classical definitions of “left” or “right”.
![Friedrich Merz and the fall of the “Berlin firewall”](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-07/Friedrich%20Merz%20Germany%20comp.jpg?itok=9Ef9S4Xg)
Friedrich Merz and the fall of the “Berlin firewall”
To remain mainstream, Germany’s centre-right has employed all manner of tactics. Will it resort to cooperation with the populist far-right?
![A new solidarity? Olaf Scholz on the future of Europe](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-09/Olaf%20Scholz%20compressed.jpg?itok=65WmZlGz)
A new solidarity? Olaf Scholz on the future of Europe
Acknowledging the continent’s centre is “moving eastwards” marked the German chancellor’s address as visionary, of sorts.
![Mikhail Gorbachev: The last revolutionary](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-08/Gorbachev%20and%20Reagan%20compressed.jpg?itok=uOqXae17)
Mikhail Gorbachev: The last revolutionary
Ambitious Soviet reformer whose political career was defined by “perestroika”.
![Six months of war in Ukraine: Europe’s life and fate](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-08/GettyImages-1242602164.jpg?itok=MahNfmWM)
Six months of war in Ukraine: Europe’s life and fate
Emotions have inevitably subsided but support for Ukraine remains resolute – enough to dismay Putin-loving populists.
![Turkey plays the dance of the go-betweens in Ukraine war](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Erdogan%20Putin%20resized.jpg?itok=QH2V8oNJ)
Turkey plays the dance of the go-betweens in Ukraine war
Ankara is perfectly placed to mediate between Kyiv and Moscow, and recoup some credibility with NATO at the same time.
Pagination