Angela Merkel; drawing by James Ferguson; Courtesy of The New York Review of Books

Can Germany Lead the EU to a Prosperous Future?

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 30, 2013

Timothy Garton Ash discusses the new German question: Can Europe’s most powerful country lead the way in building both a sustainable, internationally competitive Eurozone and a strong, internationally credible European Union? He explores the question and looks for answers in his article “The New German Question” in August 15 issue of the New York Review of Books.

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