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German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. to present a defense policy paper. Germany’s defense minister says Britain’s decision to leave the European Union offers an opportunity to press ahead with greater military cooperation in the bloc. Ursula von der Leyen says Britain for years “consistently blocked everything that had Europe written on it,” citing the example of a mobile European hospital some countries wanted to deploy to crisis regions. Speaking at the presentation of a defense policy paper Wednesday, von der Leyen said Germany and France plan to take the initiative on future military cooperation. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany: Brexit a chance to improve EU military cooperation

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media after a visit at Germany's Joint Terrorism Defense Center GATZ (Gemeinsames Terrorismusabwehrzentrum), in Berlin, Tuesday, April 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s leadership offers nothing for the Europeans

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Onward: German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes President Obama to Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover during his final official trip to countries in the European Union. (Associated Press)

Obama peddles trade to skeptical Europeans

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Then-U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chat during the opening of the Hannover Messe industry fair in Hannover, northern Germany, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Obama is on a two-day official visit to Germany. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) ** FILE **

Obama praises Germany for accepting Syrian refugees

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Migrants stand behind a fence at the Nizip refugee camp in Gaziantep province, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, April 23, 2016. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top European Union officials, under pressure to reassess a migrant deportation deal with Turkey, are traveling close to Turkey's border with Syria on Saturday in a bid to bolster the troubled agreement. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Merkel arrives in Turkey amid criticism over migrants deal

By BERZA SIMSEK and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel refuses to limit the number of refugees her country will allow, causing a shake-up in her party. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel’s open-door policy for migrants faces test in Germany state elections

By Angela Waters - Special to The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks out of her car window as she arrives for an EU summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, March 7, 2016. European Union leaders are holding a summit in Brussels on Monday with Turkey to discuss the current migration crisis. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Angela Merkel, German chancellor, sees difficult migrant summit

The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses a meeting of Russian judges in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia rejects idea of no-fly zone in Syria

Associated Press

People carry a body of one of the migrants that drowned as they were trying to reach Greece, at a port in Bakilesir, Turkey, on Feb. 8, 2016. Turkey's state-run news agency says dozens of migrants attempting to reach Greece have drowned after their boat sank off the Turkish coast. The boat capsized in the Bay of Edremit, which is just a short distance away from the Greek island of Lesbos. The drownings came as Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Ankara to discuss the migrant crisis with Turkish officials. (Ayhan Avci/Cihan News Agency via AP)

At least 35 migrants die as boats capsize off Turkey

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A mother warms the hands of her little child in a tent at the central registration center for refugees and asylum seekers LaGeSo (Landesamt fuer Gesundheit und Soziales - State Office for Health and Social Affairs) LaGeSo during freezing temperatures in Berlin, Germany ,Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Bavaria threatens Merkel govt with lawsuit over migrants

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pictures taken with refugees in Berlin. (Associated Press/File)

Merkel’s migrant troubles flare but chancellor stands firm

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has tamped down — at least for now — the outrage and a flight of support from her Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, among conservative voters who fear that the approximately 1 million refugees arriving in Europe's largest economy this year might include terrorists like those who staged mass shootings in Paris last month. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel stands firm amid Germany refugee crisis

By Mihret Yohannes and Angela Waters - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, file photo, German Chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democrats, CDU, Angela Merkel, thanks delegates for their standing ovations after her speech at the party convention in Cologne, Germany. Merkel has been named as Time's Person of the Year, the publication announced Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, praised by the magazine for her leadership on everything from Syrian refugees to the Greek debt crisis. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Donald Trump: Angela Merkel ‘ruining Germany’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

An Islamic State member rests along the Euphrates River in Raqqa, Syria. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Donald Trump calls for ‘beautiful safe zone’ in Syria for refugees

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel on defensive over Germany’s refugee policy, spy scandal

By John Dyer - Special to The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel answers to questions during a news conference with the President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez, at the chancellery, in Berlin, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ** FILE **

Angela Merkel grapples with strife in Germany over migrants

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, talks to U.S. President Barack Obama as they arrive for the first plenary session of the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Sunday, June 7, 2015. (Peter Kneffel/Pool Photo via AP)

Germany spied on FBI, U.S. companies, French minister, UN, Vatican

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

United States President Barack Obama, right, and Russia's President President Vladimir Putin pose for members of the media before a bilateral meeting Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Putin, Merkel push Obama to 3rd place in Forbes’ ‘World’s Most Powerful People 2015’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Illustration on Angela Merkel's shrinking stature as leader of Germany by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: The decline of modern Germany

By Victor Davis Hanson

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at the audience before speaking during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Benjamin Netanyahu blasted for blaming Holocaust on Haj Amin al-Husseini

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times