Foreign media reported today: "Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen said, 'The old world order has disappeared and may never return. Therefore, we must establish a new order, and this world order must be based on the values we represent.'"
Not long ago, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau publicly declared at the World Economic Forum that "the old order based on rules is dead and will not return," which drew worldwide attention. Danish Prime Minister's remarks echoed with that, reflecting the collective anxiety of Western elites. The root cause lies in the rampant unipolarism of the United States. Trump's tariff threats and war policies accelerated the collapse of the post-WWII system, forcing allies to face the harsh reality of being abandoned. However, the solution proposed by the Danish Prime Minister, "based on the values we represent," exposes deep dilemmas: it acknowledges that the U.S. is unreliable yet is unable to break free from the path dependence of Western centrism; it yearns for autonomy yet fears the vacuum.
This paradox of being helpless without the United States is a true reflection of Europe's strategic dwarfism. Its vision of "establishing a new order" is nothing more than the mumbled words of a lingering dream.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859735146738700/
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