Merkel’s European and Foreign Policy Legacy on the Eve of the German Elections: European Hegemon or Global Player?
Merkel’s European and Foreign Policy Legacy on the Eve of the German Elections: European Hegemon or Global Player?

Summary/Abstract: It is not easy to judge German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s European and foreign policy, as the picture is varied after nearly eight years in power. Outside of Germany, Merkel has been consistently and repeatedly blamed for a “too little too late” attitude during the euro crisis and for her tough course of austerity, especially by the Anglo-Saxon press and in Southern European countries. In Germany, however, a large number of people, 70%, approve of her crisis management and admire her for guiding Germany with a tranquil hand quite well through the crisis.

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