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Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Associate Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University

Is a united European voice possible in the age of Trump, Putin and far-right politics? Germany’s new leader intends to find out

Could Friedrich Merz be the man to speak for Europe? Sean Gallup/Getty Images

“Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?”

The question was famously attributed to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and refers to the historical inability of the political entity of Europe to coordinate on a united front in the global arena.

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