Wednesday, November 21, 2018

EDITORIAL_ Macron and Merkel make the world worse

WASHINGTON EXAMINER 

EDITORIAL


Macron and Merkel make the world worse

by Washington Examiner
| November 21, 2018 12:00 AM





Regarded by many elites, including themselves, as the solitary guarantors of the global liberal order, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany are the toast of the town in every Western capital. But a fair assessment of these two would be far less flattering.

For all the criticism President Trump gets for undermining the West and the cause of peace, we believe a lot more is owed to the leaders of the greatest powers in continental Europe. Macron and Merkel are to blame for many of the ills of today's world.

Let's start with the Franco-German relationships with China and Russia.

Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia are the main enemies of liberal democracy in the 21st century. Putin blackmails and steals the sovereign territory of other nations. He murders journalists and political opponents and supports Bashar Assad's slaughter in Syria. Putin threatens American military personnel and diplomats and uses nerve agents against American allies.

China is working to steal the South China Sea, and its brazen theft of intellectual property is already a thing of legend. Xi continues to imprison millions of innocent people, while pursuing an economic policy built on bribes, extortion, and rampant protectionism.

How have Macron and Merkel responded to these challenges? By facilitating them. Albeit quietly, France is now supporting efforts to reduce sanctions on Russia. And in return for economic patronage, Paris closes its eyes to Beijing's imperialism in the Indo-Pacific.

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READ MORE: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/emmanuel-macron-and-angela-merkel-make-the-world-worse



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