a new defense cooperation so the signs were optimistic and then something like this happens it s the very last thing european leaders want and yes reach for another drink to reach for another drink jack let me ask you there in washington how was the u.s. capitol process in the events that we ve seen here in berlin in the past twenty four hours. kind a little bit of a deja vu here brant because you know we had our surprise last year in november my sense is though that this is not an over deal here you mean member of the song you ve got to know when to hold em know when to fold them but you don t count your money until the deal is done the deal is not done in germany and i think that to some extent we have to wait and see what happens i m not going to count merkel out right now but it strikes me that is indicative of some of the problems that parties and party leaders are having keeping up with their own constituencies and i think we ve got that problem on both sides of the atlantic in b
talk to vladimir putin like she can for instance or kenya imagine the man remote from sort of figuring out how to solve the ukraine crisis i mean she really does have the most experience of all european leaders and so it s a ton of them it s paris and berlin together that are needed in europe alone he will be really very much alone at home. and he can step into her shoes however i think jackson s right it s much too early to write her off even though european the european union is nervous tonight and everybody s things this is something that we did not want we did not need and there hooping still hoping for a good outcome i think everyone would agree this is something that we did not need that is for sure or a drop of easel in brussels and jack s genes in washington to both of you thank you for being on the day we appreciate it.
alternative for germany in the bundestag that causes the whole mess that causes all these problems of coalition information so maybe voters of the alternative for germany at last time if there is a new election they might reconsider so it s really an open question in many respects and all it s with respect to the to the fortune and future of the and you re an optimist think you know i think the resurrection for us if we shit your insights tonight on the the day thank you thank you and what does the world think about this political deadlock in europe s strongest country will to take the global polls i m joined tonight by jackson james president of the american institute for contemporary german studies at john hopkins university in washington and our correspondent barbara vevo joins me from our brussels studio to both of you good evening let me start with you in the halls of power of the european union miracles name has been synonymous with success and stability is her name tonight
blocks but he doesn t have the experience that underlay merkel has and nobody can talk to vladimir putin like she can for instance or kenya imagine a man remote from sort of figuring out how to solve the ukraine crisis i mean she really does have the most experience of all european leaders and so it s a ton of them it s paris and berlin together that are needed in europe alone he will be really very much alone at home. and he can step into her shoes however i think jackson is right it s much too early to write her off even though european the european union is nervous tonight and everybody sings this is something that we did not want we did not need and there hooping still hoping for a good outcome i think everyone would agree this is something that we did not need that is for sure or a drop of easel in brussels and jack s genes in washington to both of you thank you for being on the day we appreciate it.
a new defense cooperation so the signs were optimistic and then something like the happens it s the very last thing european leaders want and yes reach for another drink of reach for another drink jack let me ask you there in washington how is the u.s. capital process of the events that we ve seen here in berlin in the past twenty four hours. and a little bit of a deja vu here brant because you know we had our surprise last year in november my sense is though that this is not an over deal here you mean member of the song you ve got to know when to hold em know when to fold them but you don t count your money until the deal is done the deal is not done in germany and i think that to some extent we have to wait and see what happens i m not going to count merkel out right now but it strikes me that is indicative of some of the problems that parties and party leaders are having keeping up with their own constituencies and i think we ve got that problem on both sides of the atlantic in barb