With Or Without You

Meine neuste Kolumne im SEJ zum Krieg in Libyen:

Widely unnoticed by the general public, German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle has announced, that Berlin is granting the provisional Libyan government in Benghazi a credit of 100 million Euros. Westerwelle’s decision appears to be part of a larger damage control operation. Germany’s abstention on the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSC) had irritated the country’s most important allies and some observers interpreted Germany’s abstention as new isolationism. Reacting to sharp criticism from both sides of the Atlantic, Mrs. Merkel was eager to reassure Germany’s friends. continue