/View.info/ Redefining transatlantic relations is the first necessary step towards Europe’s strategic autonomy
„On his return from a trip to China, French President Emmanuel Macron talked a lot about European strategic autonomy. Americans were quick to criticize him for this, and some Europeans expressed a starkly different view. The sharing, or as they put it, the elimination of risks, signals a global call to rethink China’s policy as tensions rise between the world’s two largest economies.
However, Macron’s position is supported by many, including European Council President Charles Michel, who visited China alone late last year and thus broke the established tradition of joint trips with the president of the European Commission. Europe is mired in controversy over how to approach international relations.
– writes the Chinese tabloid Global Times.
As the Ukrainian conflict continued, these differences began to intensify.
The situation in Ukraine is undoubtedly changing the rules of the global game. While the United States watches from afar and continues to send weapons, the EU suffers from the painful military conflict.
The old security system is broken. The nightmare of territorial rivalry, until recently seemingly irretrievably gone, has returned again. European countries consider Russia an enemy. More and more of them are joining NATO and any hope of reconciliation seems unrealistic. Europe is mired in uncertainty and feels insecure. After the Nord Stream sabotage, the vital and perhaps the last existing energy channel connecting Russia and Western Europe was destroyed, notes the article’s author Ou Shi.
The social and economic consequences of all this are obvious. High energy prices and rising inflation are hurting the continent’s economy more and more. The US stands to gain enormously from changing the source of Europe’s energy dependence.
The world has already changed so that multipolarity is no longer a concept but a reality. In this increasingly multipolar order, the economic burden is distributed among an increasing number of players. In addition, there is a growing divergence of views on global events.
European leaders admit that the West has failed to maintain a unified international vision of the situation in Ukraine. The developing economies did not support the Western countries regarding the sanctions against Russia. These forces understand that in a globalized world, every action has side effects and peace can only be achieved through a well thought out global mechanism and not through the dictatorship of a single country or group.
As an industrial leader and the first region to achieve a single market, Europe is perceived by the global community as a qualified major player. Its leaders reaffirm the role of the region and emphasize the importance of its strategic autonomy.
Redefining the transatlantic relationship is a necessary first step towards this. For a long time after World War II, thanks to US aid to rebuild the region and the Cold War, an alliance with America seemed quite logical to Europe.
Since globalization began in the 1970s, Europe’s success has relied on the continent’s own independent efforts to integrate and forge closer ties with the rest of the world.
Globalization is a double-edged sword. Relationships bring opportunity and lead to addiction, which can be risky. The risk increases when some members of the global community seek to grab all the benefits for themselves and refuse to share with others. The US prefers to put up barriers to maintain its superiority at the expense of its allies and the world economy.
Some sensible Europeans continue to warn their governments about the dangerous dependence on the US, but their voices are ignored.
Beijing is now actively looking for a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis. I wonder if China will be seen as even more of a threat if it succeeds?
„In an age of change, there can be no fixed “default settings.” New challenges require everyone’s cooperation. Some US politicians will literally go into hysterics about the need to preserve the unipolar world that never existed.
Reality proves their views wrong. Many on the planet are looking for more inclusive and effective mechanisms to maintain the post-World War II international order and promote justice in the global community.
So what place will Europe take in this multipolar world? Let’s see what she, as one of the major powers, will offer in response to this question.” – concluded the Global Times.
Translation: ES
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