Merukeru to Ukei Ka Suru Duits (Germany) (Kobunsha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Merkel has been deeply involved in each of the crises - the UK's exit from the EU, the birth of President Trump, and the surge of the right-wing AfD party in the German general election of September 2017. While her efforts to resolve the crises are impressive, it was Merkel's policies that fostered and facilitated the crises in each case. In this book, we trace as objectively as possible the life and achievements of Merkel, who secured her fourth election in the recent elections, and analyze the secret of her strength. At the same time, it develops an argument based on the hypothesis that Germany, under Merkel's leadership, may be the epicenter of one of the world's tectonic shifts. Is Merkel the savior of the world? Or is she a destroyer? A groundbreaking essay by the author of "Germany Risk," winner of the Shichihei Yamamoto Special Prize!

英国のEU離脱、トランプ大統領誕生、そして2017年9月のドイツ総選挙における右派政党(AfD)の躍進―いずれの危機にも深く関わってきたのがメルケルだった。危機解決のために尽力する姿が印象深いが、実はいずれにおいてもメルケルの政策こそが、危機を醸成し促進することに関わっていた。本書では、先の選挙で4選を確実にしたメルケルの生涯と業績をできるだけ客観的にたどり、その強さの秘密を分析する。同時に、メルケル率いるドイツこそ世界の地殻変動の一つの震源地ではないかという仮説に基づき、論を展開していく。メルケルは世界の救世主か?それとも破壊者か?『ドイツリスク』で山本七平賞特別賞を受賞した著者による画期的な論考!