a lot of things with the euro and then of course we had the migration issue so i think that you know what should underestimate what was at stake and at the same time you know these things evolve at a certain epoch and i think that at the end of 621 or whatever the 21 of his she will be able to bow out and i think quite frankly with a great deal of legacy behind her let me ask you before we run out of time when she does step down in 2020 what would that be the time that lawmakers here say now is the time to draw the line now is the time to declare east and west history not of that that's going to happen i mean i think as i said before in the united states we have great our regional diversity as i think germany has had diversity as. for almost the entire existence of it as a country and even well before that they shouldn't necessarily be a 0 sum game there ought to be a way to combine the regional identities with the national identities and maybe of course but the european focus. senior fellow at the german marshall fund is always good to have you on the show good to hear your insights today all you will still