Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, German Chancellor

It’s safe to say that the foreign-policy-focused writers here at National Review have not been big fans of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It’s subtle, but headlines like “Ms. Merkel’s Ignorance,” “Merkel’s Nord Stream 2 Hypocrisy,” “Angela Merkel, America’s Ally (Apparently),” and “Her Inner Brezhnev” offer a hint that we at NR were a wee bit perturbed by her decisions during her tenure.

The rest of the world has finally caught up to our skepticism; last year, a headline in The Economist declared, “Merkel’s legacy looks increasingly terrible.”

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Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review.

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It’s safe to say that the foreign-policy-focused writers here at National Review have not been big fans of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It’s subtle, but headlines like “Ms. Merkel’s Ignorance,” “Merkel’s Nord Stream 2 Hypocrisy,” “Angela Merkel, America’s Ally (Apparently),” and “Her Inner Brezhnev” offer a hint that we at NR were a wee bit perturbed by her decisions during her tenure.

The rest of the world has finally caught up to our skepticism; last year, a headline in The Economist declared, “Merkel’s legacy looks increasingly terrible.”