Angela Merkel governed Germany for 16 years, but never led
Merkel has governed Germany for 16 years, but she never led it.
Merkel has governed Germany for 16 years, but she never led it.
There is one difference between a classic tragedy and Mody’s EuroTragedy.
German leader Angela Merkel rose from obscurity with no clear ideological platform thanks to a skill at jumping on and off bandwagons, but her run of luck is over.
It may be madness to do something over and over again while expecting a different result.
If Australia wanted to draw any conclusions from the German turnaround of the past decade, there are a few.
By putting European idealism ahead of economic concerns, Europe’s leaders have given speculators ample opportunity to exploit the weaknesses of the flawed monetary construction that is the euro.
The liberation of East Germany from decades of totalitarian dictatorship was a blessing.
© Dr Oliver Hartwich