It’s time for Berlin to take a more assertive stance in world affairs – that’s the opinion of German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. Ms. Kramp-Karrenbauer is the heir apparent to Chancellor Angela Merkel and replaced her in 2018 as party chairman for the Christian Democratic Union. This soft-spoken woman, known as AKK, told me her views on Germany’s position in world politics in an interview here last week and a follow-up exchange of emails.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a keynote speech on the 2020 budget at the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, on Nov. 27, 2019 in Berlin.
