Angela Merkel
Dogs and long waits: Merkel recalls Putin’s ‘power games’
The former German chancellor’s memoirs are out. And she’s saying a lot more in public than she did in 16 years.
- by Geir Moulson
Latest
Angela Merkel reveals advice the Pope gave her to deal with Donald Trump
The long-serving German chancellor sought counsel on how to tackle the US president-elect’s “property developer mentality”.
- by Thomas Escritt and Sarah Marsh
Opinion
Immigration
What will happen if Australia keeps virtue-signalling on immigration
On immigration policy, nations need to telegraph their meanness – growling menacingly so they can gentle their claws when dealing with real cases of need.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Editorial
Silvio Berlusconi
A burlesque opening act that raised the curtain on Trump
When Silvio Berlusconi was elected Italy’s prime minister in 1994 Donald Trump was more than two decades into the future, but Berlusconi was the promise of things to come.
- The Herald's View
‘Ambition, wisdom and passion’: Merkel awarded Germany’s highest honour
Angela Merkel’s legacy has attracted increasingly critical scrutiny since her departure, but her impressive list of firsts has earned her recognition.
‘Cold War never ended’: Merkel says she should have armed Germany to deter Russia
The former Germany chancellor conceded that her country’s lacklustre defence spending weakened her ability to negotiate with Vladimir Putin.
- by Jörg Luyken
Merkel admits not having strength to tackle Putin before invasion
In a rare interview, the former German chancellor, who spends her retirement binge-watching Netflix, says she was “powerless” near end of her reign.
- by James Crisp
Opinion
Ethical investing
If you’re told ESG is the next big thing, beware of greenwashing
When a public relations conference told me this week that environmental, social and (corporate) governance is the next big thing, I took it as a warning that it’s about to be over.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
‘This is a different time’: Angela Merkel breaks her silence on Ukraine, defends record on Putin
It’s the former German chancellor’s first comments about the war and what may have led to it.
- by Geir Moulson
Changing of the guard: Scholz takes oath of office, ending Merkel’s reign
With his down-to-earth and no-nonsense manner, Scholz has positioned himself as Merkel’s natural successor and a safe pair of hands to steer Europe’s largest economy.
- by Michael Nienaber
Merkel’s successor achieves something she never did: gender parity
Angela Merkel, a conservative, long shunned the word feminist. Until her final years in power, she rarely publicly promoted the issue of advancement for women.
- by Katrin Bennhold
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