The Deception – Angela Merkel and Her Germans
Failures from Merkel's 16 years in office raise questions. Here's the answer.
Germany is disappointed and Merkel's policies have failed in many fields: Russia, energy, defense, integration. The climate-friendly reconstruction of the fourth-largest economy has stalled. What looked like stability and what Germany was envied for internationally was frequently patched together.
While writing this book, Eckart Lohse talked to numerous politicians about what drove Merkel and what slowed her down. His insight: Adaptation for the sake of maintaining power shaped her government's action. She lacked the ideas to lead the country into the future.
- Sobering but fair: For those who want more than Merkel's autobiography
- Exclusive interviews: Merkels political environment talks more openly than ever before
- The investigative report on the Merkel power apparatus
Genre: Non-Fiction, Society / Politics
336 pages,
ISBN: 978-3-423-35264-2
Product features: first published in 2024 as hardcover edition
First published 2025