"Merkel is the Right Woman"
Alan Posener, The Guardian | September 17, 2009
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel will probably remain in office after the upcoming general elections on September 27 - a good thing. ++ After the Schröder-era Merkel managed Germany's realignment in a good working relationship towards Washington, Russia, France and the rest of Europe. ++ With the legacy of the economic crisis, the war in Afghanistan, and North Korea's and Iran's nuclear weapon programs, the upcoming years will be difficult and "Merkel is the right woman for these difficult times."
