#german-foreign-policy

#german-foreign-policy

In his speech, Merz painted a picture of a world order in which firmly held convictions are being challenged almost daily. "What we have called the liberal world order is now under pressure from many sides, including from within the political West. A new systemic conflict has already broken out between liberal democracies and an axis of autocracies that is actively seeking open systemic competition with our democracy," he said.