Leon Mangasarian

Germany’s tragedy is that it isn’t ready for the future

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz inspects a military exercise (Getty images)
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Leon Mangasarian

Leon Mangasarian worked as a news agency reporter and editor in Germany from 1989 with Bloomberg News, Deutsche-Presse Agentur and United Press International. He is now a freelance writer and tree farmer in Brandenburg, eastern Germany

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