Attending Her Last G-7, Merkel Has Had Enough of U.S. Leadership
The chancellor is heading an emboldened Europe that aims to win more influence in Washington
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As Angela Merkel prepares for her final Group of Seven meeting and Joe Biden for his first as president, their differences amount to more than simply summit experience.
Merkel is part of a heavyweight European contingent to the G-7 on England’s southwest coast that is emerging from the pandemic unusually united and determined to carve out a bigger global role on a par with its U.S. ally.