The Battle for Germany’s Soul
Kolumn publicerad hos Project Syndicate For Kohl, Germany’s history and central position in Europe meant that it must never pursue national greatness as an end in itself. To his mind, the country with more neighbors than any other country on the continent should not throw its weight around. Rather, it should uphold an idea of Europe in which all countries, large and small, feel equally secure. But since the start of the refugee crisis in the fall of 2015, Kohl’s vision of Eur