The Contradictions of German Foreign Policy

The author writes that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s refusal to abandon the controversial Nord Stream pipeline is puzzling for several reasons.

• Primary Source

ESO: Key Source: Nord Stream http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-nord-stream/

ESO: Background information: Commission seeks a mandate from Member States to negotiate with Russia an agreement on Nord Stream 2, June 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-seeks-a-mandate-from-member-states-to-negotiate-with-russia-an-agreement-on-nord-stream-2/

Sputnik International, 27.06.17: Nord Stream 2 Depends on 'Political Bargaining' Between US, EU https://sputniknews.com/business/201706271055003313-us-europe-nord-stream/

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