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A review by scottjeffe
The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton
5.0
What a woman. What a leader. With grace and humility Angela Merkel led Germany for 16 years. In that time this greatest believer in America and the western alliance has had to take the lead in moving Europe away from its dependence on the US and toward a future where that US cannot be counted on to always be a good partner.
In the final chapter of the book, the author describes how in the closing days of the trump administration she led negotiations for an EU trade deal with China. In the opening days of the Biden administration she was pressured to slow walk finalization because “America was back.” Merkel moved forward, finalized the agreement, demonstrating in a concrete way that Europe is done being the junior partner of the US. Nothing could better demonstrate the end of the Pax Americanus.
In the final chapter of the book, the author describes how in the closing days of the trump administration she led negotiations for an EU trade deal with China. In the opening days of the Biden administration she was pressured to slow walk finalization because “America was back.” Merkel moved forward, finalized the agreement, demonstrating in a concrete way that Europe is done being the junior partner of the US. Nothing could better demonstrate the end of the Pax Americanus.