In that case Putin shouldn't have met with Clinton, Bush (they were even close friends) and Obama either.
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The Americans have a siege mentality. A few years ago, there was still some element of pragmatism, now it's full desperation.
Borrell better start getting on his knees if he doesn’t want his garden to turn into arctic tundra
Yes, it was misunderstood
He said the quiet part out loud. "Rule based order" is the same when its all rules from a particular type of people/countries.
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Borrell the clown keeps digging that hole. Тhe truth is that it is undeniably THE WEST who for the past decades have followed this so-called "law of the jungle" where "might makes right". It's the "garden" that uses the "law of the jungle" on the rest of the world.
In the past few days, there has been some controversy over comments I made to students at the College of Europe. Part of what I said was taken out of context and given a certain spin. I would like to clarify what I meant to avoid misunderstandings.
The metaphor of “the garden” and “the jungle” is not my invention. Some truly dislike it because, among others, it has been used by US neo-conservatives, but I am far from this school of political thought. In fact, the concept has been present in academic and political debates for decades, because it refers to a simple question that we face every day: should the international order be based on principles accepted by all, regardless of the strength of its actors, or should it be based on the will of the strongest, which is commonly called “the law of the jungle”?
Regrettably, the world in which we live today looks more and more like a “jungle” and less and less like a “garden”, because in many parts of the world, the law of the strongest is eroding agreed international norms.
On metaphors and geo-politics
by Josep BorrellIn the past few days, there has been some controversy over comments I made to students at the College of Europe. Part of what I said was taken out of context and given a certain spin. I would like to clarify what I meant to avoid misunderstandings.
The metaphor of “the garden” and “the jungle” is not my invention. Some truly dislike it because, among others, it has been used by US neo-conservatives, but I am far from this school of political thought. In fact, the concept has been present in academic and political debates for decades, because it refers to a simple question that we face every day: should the international order be based on principles accepted by all, regardless of the strength of its actors, or should it be based on the will of the strongest, which is commonly called “the law of the jungle”?
Regrettably, the world in which we live today looks more and more like a “jungle” and less and less like a “garden”, because in many parts of the world, the law of the strongest is eroding agreed international norms.