Heading into this weekend’s meeting of what is now the G-7 — after Russia’s removal from the club over its actions in Ukraine — Merkel is pursuing a much broader agenda, bolstered by Germany’s growing clout and her own increased political prominence.
[…] I think the tone will be different.
Since the 2007 summit, Germany has successfully weathered the global financial crisis and come out stronger than ever.
Thirty helicopters will patrol the skies and temporary cells have been built out of shipping containers and installed on a nearby former U.S. military base.
A senior German official, speaking on condition of anonymity to brief …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
