When it became clear that Britain had voted to leave the European Union, President Barack Obama called David Cameron to offer his sympathy. Then he dialed Angela Merkel, the leader he actually leans on in times of crisis. It’s no secret why. For years now, Germany, not the U.K., has been Obama’s main line into European politics. And that’s why Washington’s influence in Europe will survive a Brexit – and magnify Berlin’s role as the go-to U.S. ally across the Atlantic.The longstanding “special relationship” between the U.S. and Britain gave Washington a key confidant at the table in Brussels, as …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
