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KATJA HOYER

Historian & Journalist

ABOUT

Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian and journalist. She is a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Her debut book Blood and Iron was well received by academics and critics. Her latest book Beyond the Wall was a Sunday Times bestseller and long-listed for the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize.

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Katja is currently a columnist for the Berliner Zeitung. She is a regular contributor to The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph and UnHerd and has also worked as a columnist for The Washington Post. She occasionally writes for a range of other newspapers such as The Financial Times, The Times, The Guardian and Die Welt on current political affairs in Germany and Europe as well as history and books. 

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Katja is an accomplished speaker and has contributed to TV productions for Sky History, ITV and German public broadcasters in on- and off-screen roles. She has advised public and private institutions on topical issues in Germany. Katja also co-hosts the podcast The New Germany for the Koerber-Stiftung. She was born in Germany and now lives in the UK.

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RECENT WORK

BLOOMBERG

Germany Wouldn’t Fly Solo on Tougher EU Immigration

29th JANUARY 2025

THE GUARDIAN

Alice Weidel is the presentable face of the AfD

23rd JANUARY 2024

THE SPECTATOR

Germans no longer feel safe after these horrific crimes

23rd JANUARY 2025

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Read Katja Hoyer's Blog

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