Angela Merkel's career shows why we need more scientists in politics
- Written by Emma Johnston, Professor and Dean of Science, UNSW
For 16 years, German chancellor Angela Merkel has guided her country through wave after wave of uncertainty, from the 2008 global financial crisis to Brexit, the imperative to drop fossil fuels, and of course the COVID pandemic. Her leadership of the European Union’s largest economy has been described as one of assurance and sure-handedness a...





