Joschka Fischer – "Die Kriege der Gegenwart und der Beginn einer neuen Weltordnung"

In the organizer's words:

A warning and wake-up call from the former German Foreign Minister

When Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Vladimir Putin's orders at dawn on February 24, 2022, not only Europe but the entire world order changed: war had returned to Europe, war over borders, claims to power and questions of authority.

In the Middle East, Hamas's attack on Israel has shown the global political dynamite contained in protracted, sometimes age-old territorial conflicts such as that over Palestine.

Add to this Beijing's threats against Taiwan and it is easy to see how unstable and volatile the global situation has become. In addition, the global South is irrevocably demanding its right to a say and participation.

New alliance structures are emerging, without and beyond the West, which is increasingly finding itself thrown back on itself, losing importance in global politics and confronted with powerful nationalist and anti-democratic movements within Europe and the USA. And finally, what will happen to Europe if the USA turns its back on its transatlantic commitments after the presidential elections?

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer describes the main features of this emerging new order and shows the threat and challenge it poses to German and European politics.