However, what is the state of the world and Europe today, 16 years later, as Merkel, the “Leader of the Free World,” prepares to leave office?Read: Germany’s Social Democrat Leadership Has Changed But Future Remains ShakyEurope and the world are much more unstable and chaotic now than when Merkel first took office, while Europe and the U.
On the Turkish side, economic considerations and the enhancement of its position in the Middle East were the driving force, while on the GCC states, the adverse impact of the U.