Europe Is Rapidly Unraveling
Even without America’s change of heart, the continent is self-destructing all on its own.
An alliance on the ropes.
Photographer: Omar Havana/Getty Images
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In late 1988, I went to East Berlin — it was a place, kids, you can look it up! — the old fashioned way: change a minimum of 25 Deutschmarks into Ostmarks, gawk at Checkpoint Charlie, creep through a grimy passageway, and get ready to stand in line. A long line. For a very long time. And when you get to the front, No more Ketwurst for you!