A World Without Merkel

摘要

Angela Merkel used to tell Germans "we can do it" when addressing the question of integrating the million-plus refugees who have come to Germany since 2015. That pragmatic attitude and her liberal approach have-after the election of Donald Trump and his "America First" agenda-spurred many politicians and pundits to hail Germany's motherly chancellor as the de facto leader of the free world. But after a narrow election victory in September and the collapse of coalition talks on Nov. 19, it's beginning to look as if she may not be able to "do it" after all.