In many parts of Europe, it says, borders are being re-sealed and fences re-erected in opposition to the idea of equally distributing the refugees around Europe.
“Merkel now finds herself isolated at home and abroad as conditions worsen for asylum-seekers,” Christiane Hoffmann stated in her opinion article for the magazine.
The author referred to the events of September 5, 2015 when Austria and Germany threw open their borders to thousands of migrants from the east, predominantly from Syria.
“September 5 seems like an eternity ago and yet we are still confronted with the same images today as we were back then,” the journalist says.
The German chancellor is being criticized for radicalizing her own country, while "importing terrorism, crime, anti-Semitism and homophobia" in other European countries, like Hungary.
When a politician experiences a policy failure, the journalist says, their power is jeopardized. They must decide whether to jettison those policies or relinquish power.
“Merkel appears ready to put her power at stake with her open arms approach to the refugee policy,” she finally stated.
