Emily Schultheis

Senior Editorial Director @POLITICOEurope Live | Californian in Berlin | say hi: eschultheis (at) politico (dot) eu

[Emily Schultheis @emilyrs]

My story for @POLITICOMag on Ukraine’s Antarctic program:

[National Antarctic Scientific Center 🇺🇦 @nasc_ua]

Ukraine’s Antarctic mission is featured in Politico 😎

The article’s title says it all:
“Ukraine’s Weirdest Front Line: How a mint-green research base, 14 scientists, and a gentoo penguin colony became part of Ukraine’s war strategy.”

The article discusses Ukrainian Antarctic research, the impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion on this process, and the geopolitical struggles over Antarctica.

Symbolically, the story was published just ahead of the 48th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Japan 🇦🇶, where Ukraine is traditionally represented by the National Antarctic Scientific Center.

The piece explores:
• how Ukraine’s Antarctic research became an important diplomatic tool;
• how Antarctic Treaty members split into two geopolitical camps;
• and what it means to work 15,000 km from home while your country fights for its independence under constant attacks.

Enjoy reading

https://t.co/hR3taJHkZv

[Ryan Heath @politicoryan]

Take a peek at Ukraine's weirdest front line - thanks to @emilyrs https://t.co/Ja0nc6INmn

[David Siders @davidsiders]

JB Pritzker's leaner profile is turning heads everywhere from Springfield to image-obsessed LA, @ShiaKapos & @emilyrs write ...

‘Looks like he's getting ready for a fight’: Why JB Pritzker is slimming down

https://t.co/rt4kMkJ3z2 via @politico

[Christopher Cadelago @ccadelago]

JB Pritzker is losing weight. Even Donald Trump is taking notice. https://t.co/0qBcgbhovu

@ShiaKapos @emilyrs

[Garrett Ross @garrett_ross]

Texas’ redistricting push is well-covered terrain at this point. But what’s the state of play in California?

The stellar @emilyrs slots in for a guest author swing on Playbook to break down California’s redistricting reality: https://t.co/UHkkvqnT6z

[POLITICO @politico]

MAGA-branded candidates confront their limits abroad, even as far-right surges https://t.co/ekzX4olyEO

[Jeremy B. White @JeremyBWhite]

An Orange County library clash distills our bitter political moment: @emilyrs went deep on Huntington Beach's book battle

https://t.co/MIjbV7K6m0

[Caroline Turzer @cturzer]

The US president is attacking his closest allies. His calculation: Germany and other Western countries are weak and must comply. But the US is more vulnerable than Trump believes. https://t.co/Y4ZRLyTnU5
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[Emily Schultheis @emilyrs]

Germany's parliament voted today to loosen its debt brake and allow for more borrowing, long a controversial topic in German politics.

In 2023, I wrote about the so-called black zero — and efforts to change it — for @thedialmag and @ForeignPolicy:

https://t.co/gMYMWf97Wm

[Emily Schultheis @emilyrs]

If you didn’t get a chance to read it earlier this week, check out our election postmortem:

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

The inside story of how 31 days made Friedrich Merz chancellor — and changed Germany forever.
https://t.co/5gunrp9TBm

[Emily Schultheis @emilyrs]

The far-right AfD is set to become Germany's largest opposition party, with nearly a quarter of the seats in the German Bundestag.

@NetteNostlinger and I looked at what it means in practice, and how it will help give them their biggest stage ever: https://t.co/MGoVViCwPK

[Emily Schultheis @emilyrs]

.@joshposaner and I looked at what Germany's new governing coalition could mean for Ukraine: https://t.co/ABTCHDBQUd

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

CDU leader Friedrich Merz long believed his party needed to take a harder line on migration. But the attack in Aschaffenburg convinced him it was now or never.

His decision that followed completely transformed the final weeks of the election campaign.

🔗 https://t.co/gEZRuCAVRk

[Emily Schultheis @emilyrs]

German election postmortem from me and @NetteNostlinger: The inside story of how 31 days made Merz chancellor — and changed Germany forever

https://t.co/9zgnobTrBj

[Emily Schultheis @emilyrs]

And that's a wrap — logging off from liveblogging duties for the night.

Here's the full recap of election day and night in Germany. Danke und gute Nacht!

https://t.co/iRgHKmxLi6 #Bundestagswahl2025

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

Alice Weidel took the German far right to new heights. Here’s how she did it.
https://t.co/7WZqKZXP34

[Emily Schultheis @emilyrs]

Alice Weidel took her far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to new heights in Sunday's election, nearly doubling the party's support.

My profile of Weidel and how she has radicalized alongside her party over the last decade: https://t.co/MgKR9nGppx

[tagesschau @tagesschau]

Laut der 18-Uhr-Prognose von infratest dimap zur Bundestagswahl liegt die Union mit 29 Prozent vorne, gefolgt von der AfD (19,5 Prozent). Die SPD erreicht 16 Prozent, die Grünen kommen auf 13,5 Prozent. Die Linke erzielt 8,5 Prozent und würde damit in den Bundestag einziehen. Knapp wird es dagegen für FDP (4,9 Prozent) und BSW (4,7 Prozent). #Bundestagswahl2025

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

This is possibly the most consequential German election since WWII, as the world watches on to see how far the country veers to the right.

Our reporters are on-the-ground in Berlin to bring you live updates as results come out tonight 👇

https://t.co/JzMpU99m3n

[Emily Schultheis @emilyrs]

It's Election Day in Germany!

Follow along with @politico's live blog: https://t.co/iRgHKmxLi6