The world in upheaval: power politics instead of a rules-based world order - with Herfried Münkler

The consequences of US President Trump's disruptive decisions and power-political games are becoming increasingly visible. The world can see how he has managed to turn current geopolitics on its head in just a few days. As a dealmaker, he knows ‘business’ above all else - and that is precisely how he is trying to make the USA big and rich again. The tariff hammer for over 150 US trading partners and the current 90-day pause for new tariffs were just the beginning. The threat of a trade war, the massive consequences for the global economy and the impending loss of prosperity for the people are apparently of secondary importance to the US president.

Trump has correctly identified certain undesirable developments in globalisation - such as the drastic imbalances on the capital and labour markets caused by China's investment-driven economic model, accompanied by deindustrialisation in many Western countries. The big question that many are asking themselves: Does Donald Trump have a strategy, or is it a matter of arbitrary decisions?

His attitude towards the war in Ukraine and his lenient stance towards Russia's President Putin reveal the drama of misjudgements. A Russian-American dictatorial peace would be a catastrophe for Ukraine, Europe and international law. However, the puzzling U-turn in US foreign and trade policy does not only affect Europe, but all regions and countries of the world. The time of negotiated solutions seems to be over for good. However, the new era of power politics, in which the law of the strongest applies, had already begun before Trump and has shaken up the entire geopolitics - with unforeseeable consequences.

With Herfried Münkler, one of the leading experts on geopolitics, international relations and strategic studies in the German-speaking world, we have an outstanding expert on these developments as our guest. His analyses of war, power and order offer valuable insights into Europe's current challenges and future prospects.

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