الحرية: مذكرات ميريكل 1954 - 2021

For sixteen years, she served as Chancellor of Germany, at the forefront of European and international politics. In her memoirs, Merkel recalls her life in two German states: East Germany until 1990, and then unified Germany after that. How was she, coming from the East, able to assume the highest position in the Christian Democratic Union, becoming the first woman to hold the position of Chancellor? How did she then become one of the most powerful heads of government in the Western world? What was guiding her? In her book "Freedom", Angela Merkel details her daily life in the Chancellor's office, as well as the decisive days and nights in which she made fateful decisions in Berlin, Brussels and beyond. Merkel traces the paths of change in international cooperation, and reveals the pressures politicians face as they seek solutions to complex problems in a globalized world. Here, Merkel takes us behind the scenes of international politics, showing the importance of personal dialogues and, more importantly, their limits. In her reflections on politics in a time of increasing confrontation and division, Angela Merkel's memoir offers a unique look at the inner workings of power and is a timely and resolute plea for freedom.