You've had deadly crises in Europe from day one and we've overcome them. However we always had one crisis at a time. Today we have about five, from Brexit to ISIS and everything in between, in the past we had leadership. Today we are facing overwhelming demands on leadership and we are delivering less of it.

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Defying History and Theory: The United States as the 'Last Remain... by Josef Joffe

Defying History and Theory: The United States as the 'Last Remaining Superpower,'

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Anti-Americanism is as old as the Republic--a historical constant, which is only remotely related to specific American behavior. So what is new? Andrei Markovits has delivered the best answer yet, ranging across an astounding wealth of material from politics and culture. Uncouth Nation is a rare academic treat. Rigorous and analytical, the book is also a pleasure to read as it penetrates a critical issue of our time.

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There's an old American saying that says you can't beat somebody... by Josef Joffe

There's an old American saying that says you can't beat somebody with nobody.

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In Germany, as in the U.S., the party system is fanning out to th... by Josef Joffe

In Germany, as in the U.S., the party system is fanning out to the extremes.

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There is only one winner for sure: that is the AfD party, and that will heighten the pressure on Merkel to stem the refugee flow she herself has invited into the country.

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The point is not to bring down Merkel, but to chasten and force her to shift from 'open arms' to a more or less closed border to stem the refugee flow, i predict that Seehofer will succeed ... all the more so since she has been seriously weakened.

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I think Germans, once taught to be the 'master race', are moving toward the American model - citizenship by an act of will, in my lifetime, they have become a lot more accepting of different color, religion and ethnicity.

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Generosity is a matter of prosperity, which France, Italy or Spai... by Josef Joffe

Generosity is a matter of prosperity, which France, Italy or Spain don't have.

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