Helmut Schmidt and the secrets of statesmanship
As Kissinger said, the ex-chancellor saw politics as 'pragmatic action for moral objectives'.
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Hamburg
SELF-REINFORCING waves are crashing onto Europe's shores: war on the borders, unemployment and terrorist fears within; the sabre-rattling of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the trapdoor-rattling of British Prime Minister David Cameron; and the separate yet intertwined risks to stability in Germany and France.
It's hardly surprising that, at the centre of it all, a search is underway in Germany for a strong, wise and compassionate leader who can solve all the problems.
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