There are huge political problems in Germany, but German economic power is something which was bound to happen. The way out of this situation is through the further democratization of the European Union and a changing of its structures.
Tariq AliDuring the Gulf War, journalists used to challenge government news managers and insisted they wouldn't just accept the official version of events.
Tariq AliEffectively, the EU is a very powerful bureaucracy, dominated now by the German elite, which is backed by the rest of the European Union members.
Tariq Ali