Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz just said the world is witnessing “the provisional end of a rules-based multilateral order” - a sober assessment he had so far reserved for off the record. So, is Germany giving up on upholding its role as champion of international law? He is simply telling it as it is, Thorsten Benner, the director of the Global Public Policy Institute tells DW’s Michaela Küfner. While he remains upbeat that the global south will remain interested in the United Nations and international law, despite American, Chinese and Russian exceptionalism, DW Bureau Chief Ines Pohl is more pessimistic. She believes that the Rule of force could be here to stay. And the Europeans better learn fast, that military and economic might will reshape the global order – like it or not. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:40 Honest Realpoliti 02:40 Merkel’s “riot act” 04:50 Power politics 07:00 Values vs Interests 10:30 Rethink the Economy 14:40 China’s zero sum game 18:12 Trump insults UN 20:53 US Credibility Loss 22:30 Trump wants Peace 27:00 No lipstick on a pig 30:00 No Guarantees 31:00 Uncertainty rules 32:00 End DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics/id1775699172 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https://rss.dw.com/xml/podcast_Berlin_Briefing For more news go to: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews/ ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://x.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
Global power shift: Trump, Xi and the end of rules-based order? | Berlin Briefing Podcast
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Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz just said the world is witnessing “the provisional end of a rules-based multilateral order” - a sober assessment he had so far reserved for off the record. So, is Germany giving up on upholding its role as champion of international law? He is simply telling it as it is, Thorsten Benner, the director of the Global Public Policy Institute tells DW’s Michaela Küfner. While he remains upbeat that the global south will remain interested in the United Nations and international law, despite American, Chinese and Russian exceptionalism, DW Bureau Chief Ines Pohl is more pessimistic. She believes that the Rule of force could be here to stay. And the Europeans better learn fast, that military and economic might will reshape the global order – like it or not. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:40 Honest Realpoliti 02:40 Merkel’s “riot act” 04:50 Power politics 07:00 Values vs Interests 10:30 Rethink the Economy 14:40 China’s zero sum game 18:12 Trump insults UN 20:53 US Credibility Loss 22:30 Trump wants Peace 27:00 No lipstick on a pig 30:00 No Guarantees 31:00 Uncertainty rules 32:00 End DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics/id1775699172 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https://rss.dw.com/xml/podcast_Berlin_Briefing For more news go to: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews/ ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://x.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
