Rules-based world order no longer exists, German Chancellor Merz warns
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned the rules-based global order has collapsed, saying Europe's freedom is not guaranteed and calling for sacrifices as tensions with the United States deepen.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a stark message to world leaders on Friday, declaring that the global system built on shared rules has effectively collapsed.
Addressing world leaders, Merz said “our freedom is not guaranteed” in an era increasingly shaped by big power politics and cautioned that Europeans must be prepared to make sacrifices. He also acknowledged strains across the Atlantic, saying “a deep divide has opened between Europe and the United States.”
“I fear we must put it even more bluntly: this order, however imperfect it was even at its best, no longer exists in that form,” Merz told leaders gathered in Munich. The annual gathering of top global security figures, including many European leaders and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The rules-based order is gone. He’s naming a truth leaders avoided for years. Order didn’t vanish; leadership hollowed out.China stepping up isn’t the rupture, and it doesn’t automatically mean awareness or capability either. Power always fills vacuums when others lose ground. pic.twitter.com/zckaLfm4vQ
Merz cautioned that Europe can no longer assume security and prosperity are automatic.
“Our freedom is not guaranteed,” he said, arguing that the continent must be prepared to make “sacrifice” in a world defined by rivalry between major powers.
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