This stance suggests that Merkel appreciates the essence of the argument that François Heisbourg, the chairman of the council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), advanced in a recent essay: a federal arrangement does not fall apart because of problems at the periphery but because of “failure at the heart of the system.” Merkel has come to terms with Germany’s position – and that it must act to preserve the unity of the whole.
这一立场表明默克尔赞成国际战略研究院（International Institute for Strategic Studies，IISS）委员会主席海斯伯格（François Heisbourg）在最近一篇文章中的观点：联邦安排崩溃的原因并不是外围出了问题，而是因为“体系中心的失灵”。默克尔已经就德国的地位问题让了步：德国必须行动起来保卫整个集体。