<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Kwezepolitiki zangaphandle, uMerkel ugcizelele ukubambisana kwamazwe ngamazwe, kokubili esimweni se-European Union ne-NATO, nokuqinisa ubudlelwano bezomnotho obudlula i-Atlantic. Ngo-2007, uMerkel wakhonza njengoMongameli woMkhandlu WaseYurophu futhi wadlala indima ebalulekile ekuxoxisaneni ngeSivumelwano SaseLisbon kanye neSimemezelo SaseBerlin. UMerkel waba nendima ebalulekile ekusingatheni inkinga yezimali yomhlaba wonke kanye nenkinga yesikweletu saseYurophu. Waxoxisana ngephakheji yokukhuthaza ngo-2008 egxile ekusetshenzisweni kwengqalasizinda kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali komphakathi ukulwa nokuwohloka okukhulu komnotho. Enqubomgomo yasekhaya, uhlelo lukaMerkel lwe- Energiewende lugxile ekuthuthukisweni kwamandla esikhathini esizayo, lufuna ukuqeda amandla enuzi eJalimane, kunciphise ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa, futhi kwandise imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo. Izinguquko eBundeswehr ezaqeda ukubuthelwa empini, ukuguqulwa kwezempilo, futhi muva nje impendulo kahulumeni wakhe  <response>: Inkinga yabafuduki yeminyaka yo-2010 kanye nobhubhane lwe-COVID-19 eJalimane kube yizinkinga ezinkulu ngesikhathi sokusebenza kwakhe njengomongameli. Usebenze njengomholi ophakeme we-G7 kusukela ngo-2014, futhi phambilini kusukela ngo-2011 kuya ku-2012. Ngo-2014 waba yinhloko kahulumeni esebenza isikhathi eside kunabo bonke e-European Union. Ngo-Okthoba 2018, uMerkel wamemezela ukuthi uzoshiya phansi njengoMholi we-CDU emhlanganweni weqembu, futhi ngeke afune isikhathi sesihlanu njengoKhansela ngo-2021. 