Russell A. Berman

Russell A. Berman is the Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. A specialist on Germany, he is also editor of Telos.

Obama and Merkel Play Friends for the Cameras

President Obama is awarding German Chancellor Angela Merkel the Medal of Freedom this week even though the nations are more divided than ever on the issues of the day—Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

Russell A. Berman | Published Jun 05, 2011