Yesterday, Mertz said in his opening speech at the Munich Security Conference: "Under Trump's leadership, the United States has challenged its global leadership position, and it may have already lost it entirely. The world order based on rules no longer exists..."
Mertz spoke bluntly! The old order is facing adjustment, and the global landscape has entered a unipolar era. The powerful speech by the German chancellor at the Munich Security Conference exposed a reality that the West is unwilling to acknowledge. For more than 70 years after World War II, the order dominated by the United States has been running, but now it is facing new challenges due to unilateralism and protectionism. Mertz's direct statement that the US leadership position is being challenged, or even no longer exists, is not only a concentrated outburst of Europe's disappointment with the US, but also an inevitable result of the trend toward multipolarity.
In recent years, the US foreign policy has been erratic, pressuring allies, and its credibility has continued to decline. The world is no longer an era where one country can decide everything. Dialogue and consultation, and multi-party governance are the prevailing trends, and this judgment is becoming a global consensus!
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