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Esme Nicholson
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Esme Nicholson is a radio journalist and reporter for NPR based in Berlin. She covers German culture and politics and has reported on Germany’s response to Brexit and other European stories.
2 episodes featuring Esme Nicholson
Up First from NPR
Trump’s power faces tests at home and on NATO’s eastern flank
The episode connects legal and institutional resistance in Washington with a security warning that Russia could probe NATO’s unity through deniable attacks.
Sep 18, 2026 · 15 min
Up First from NPR
Three crises test aviation safety, Ukraine diplomacy and Germany’s far right
The episode connects a deadly transportation disaster with stalled diplomacy and an election result that could reshape Germany’s political system.
Sep 7, 2026 · 15 min