Jenny Lind Schmitt is WORLD’s Global Desk Chief and Europe reporter. She is an author and a World Journalism Institute and Smith College graduate. She lives in Switzerland with her family.
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After the AfD wins nearly 44 percent in Saxony-Anhalt, the longstanding political firewall may still keep it from governing. WORLD’s Jenny Lind Schmitt reports on the uneasy coalitions that barrier creates—and the next tests coming Sunday.
Venezuelans face failing public services and soaring costs after the earthquakes. WORLD’s Jenny Lind Schmitt reports.
World Tour: Swiss voters turned back a population cap, yet nearly half supported it—revealing a country still wrestling with immigration and the costs of rapid growth. WORLD’s Jenny Lind Schmitt reports.
THE FORUM | Grace Jin Drexel on China’s fear of Christians and her father’s imprisonment
World Tour: After years of dominance, Viktor Orbán now faces a challenger from within his own political orbit, raising questions about the future of Hungary’s leadership. WORLD’s Jenny Lind Schmitt reports.
WORLD global desk chief Jenny Lind Schmitt on France’s proposed assisted-dying law, conscience protections stripped away, and the fight to defend the vulnerable
Jenny Lind Schmitt | Western nations that grew rich on cheap fossil fuels insist developing nations can’t have them—due to climate change
Jenny Lind Schmitt | Political scientist Bjorn Lomborg on why current climate policies don’t make economic sense
RELIGION | Making space for faith at the World Economic Forum
Jenny Lind Schmitt on the deadly New Year’s fire in Switzerland, jihadist attacks on Christians in Nigeria, and nationwide protests shaking Iran
