The economics of the EU work for the Germans in a way that they don’t work for the EU periphery, Bremmer said, citing that as a reason for why Chancellor Angela Merkel’s leadership has not been as threatened by populism as leaders of such countries as France or the U.K. Decembers terrorist attack at a Christmas market in Berlin put even Merkel’s authority under pressure in a country that views taking refugees as a security issue with bad immigrants making it worse for other immigrants living in the country, Bremmer said.
What the populist backlash might mean for 2017, according to Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer
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