On Sunday, Angela Merkel announced that she will run for a fourth term as German chancellor. During a meeting of her Christian Democratic Union party, Merkel promised to campaign on a centrist platform focused on "democracy, freedom, and respect for human and individual rights." After the surprising results of the Brexit referendum and the U.S. presidential election, many in Germany and around the world see Merkel as a source of stability and moderation during times of uncertainty and excess. But while the German leader will probably try exploit this image in the run-up to the national elections in late 2017, the challenges that the European Union will face in the coming months could be too big for a single person, or even a single country, to handle alone....
