‘Overnight, Merkel makes Theresa May seem positively secure. We have no idea what leadership may ensue in Berlin, and so no idea what may lie in store for the EU.’ Photograph: Michael Kappeler/AP Suddenly Brexit matters, a lot. Until recently I had regarded it as one of those crises that we muddle through somehow, like thebank collapseor thewinter of discontent. …

Days after President Donald Trump’s first official visit to Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told supporters that the continent must become more self-reliant as some of its traditional allies grow increasingly undependable. “The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I’ve experienced that in the last few days,” Merkel said on Sunday in …