A huge police operation is underway in Erfut, in Germany, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is holding its annual party convention. Thousands of antifascist demonstrators are expected to stage rallies in the city.

Also on the programme: fears that the US may dramatically scale down its commitment to NATO ahead of the alliance’s upcoming summit; and Gen Z Americans from opposite poles of the political spectrum tell us what the 250th anniversary of independence means to them.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Colleen Graffy, a law professor at Pepperdine Caruso Law School in California, and Turkish writer and essayist Kaya Genç.

(Picture: Activists hold banners during a protest against the AfD convention in Erfurt, Germany, July 4, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen)

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