European Elections Rock Berlin . And Angela Merkel travels the world with a dismal warning. . ... The European Parliament elections saw two related trends. One was the rise of populist fringe parties, often on the fringe right. ..…

Washington and its European allies, including Berlin, are pursuing naked imperialist interests in their wars in the Middle East—control of oil, gas and markets, repression and weakening of their rivals, and strengthening their own position as a world power. . ..…