When President Obama travels to Germany this weekend to meet with his G-7 counterparts, he’ll be hosted by the leader who is arguably his closest global partner, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Yet while relations at the highest levels have never been stronger, many Germans believe their relationship with the United States is as contentious as ever and are questioning the value of close security cooperation.
This paradox was the main topic of discussion among a diverse group of leaders on a task force on the future of German-American relations convened by the German Marshall Fund (GMF). Getting US-German ties back on …read more
Source: European Voice
