coming back to that the theme of this year's munich security conference west lessness right the idea that. 'd the western world's dominance is receding how would that present in the affect africa what is the feeling about how that would affect africa. well the most important thing that would happen is that africans would get an opportunity to front things that are important to them and important to. africans the 2nd thing that might happen is it would create room for new collaborations if the e.u. is perhaps not of the central then africans could get an opportunity to renegotiate some of the deals that they feel do not work for them in terms of climate change in terms of peace and security and like i said earlier take a from stand on those issues and push them forward you've also been interacting with some of the delegations that have come through from africa what are they telling you what are they expecting from this conference or perhaps what is their message to western leaders gathered in munich. well i spoke to the kenyan ambassador to germany earlier and the 1st thing that she e

order as we know it at the munich security conference that question may not have received many answers but it did earn a new term the. theme of the munich security conference west les mis. i'm glad we've managed to provoke a bit of a debate. with you our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day. with documentation of discrimination religion and culture targeted by the chinese state a document leaked to d.w. news appears to confirm what many around the world have suspected trying is systematic and meticulous mistreatment of its muslim minority weaker people now for years the chinese government has claimed that large facilities housing weavers are reeducation center is part of a mass deal radicalization program but the united nations says as many as $1000000.00 we are being held against their will in camps located in the shin region of the country there in the west and chinese authorities claim that the people are there voluntarily and that they are receiving vocational training to help fight extremism but d.-w. news that its german media partners have evidence that contradicts that narrative apparently proving that

this is deja vu news live from berlin the united states tells its allies at the munich security conference that the west is winning bidder report that the death of the transatlantic alliance is grossly over exaggerated but this is while u.s. secretary of state might pay 0 tries to reassure the rest of nato french president emmanuel macklin tells the audience the west is weaker and europe must rely upon itself. and mark to zucker burke says he's proud of the progress facebook is making in election security but is still worried about the mystic information operations targeting november's elections in the united states. trends and is the 1st death in europe from the corona virus after the global death toll of the outbreak has now surpassed $1500.00 people but officials from china for the virus started insist it will soon be over. the next vice or welcome to the program world leaders meeting in southern germany have already laid out opposing views on the health of the western alliance earlier today u.s. secretary of state mike pompei it rejected claims that his country is backing away from its role as a glo

this latest 30 minute live starting this coming in from munich political disunity in the west is dominating this year's munich security conference with a lot of big names where officials from around the world are tackling the biggest questions in international affairs with divisions growing between the u.s. and europe right now russia's foreign minister is also been speaking he's been calling for reconciliation with moscow. across europe correspondent peter all of it in the very in capital i think what's said that they said lot of big names there too and conflicting views from either side of the atlantic on how the west is faring right now. that's right we'll start off though with sergey lavrov the russian foreign minister he gave a very quick fire address to the munich security conference he started off by talking about what russia sees as attempts to rewrite history of world war 2 speaking as we approach of course the 75th anniversary of the end of that conflict he went on to say that the spirit of alliance is as important today between russia and the west as it was 75 years ago between the then soviet union and the west he di

this is deja vu news live from berlin the west defense crisis takes the spotlight at this year's munich security conference nato members have vowed for decades to defend vulnerable islands but has apathy in the alliance replaced comment also coming up. china's coronavirus epidemic sees yet another rise a new infections a death of a number of health care workers shows the risks posed those on the front lines of the epidemic. and it's valentine's day and the w.'s giving kids their say. to them in the words of those. children from around the world telling us what fills their hearts with happiness this valentine's day. i brought in thomas great to have you on this program with us today well the annual munich security conference kicks off shortly bringing together some 35 heads of state and government one of their top issues the west's role on the international stage and with concerns growing about nato's commitment to its collective defense its biggest member is putting on a show of strength. the biggest deployment of u.s. military might to europe in a quarter century is heading this way for nato's defender 20

here's munich security conference join us for off coverage of the munich security conference 2020 today on. this is day w. news live from berlin is the west winning is it week well it depends on who you ask at the munich security conference. peter reported that the death of the transatlantic alliance is grossly over exaggerated. when i look at the world as it's being shaped and that's the theme of your conference this year there is indeed a weakening of the west looks you know u.s. secretary of state like pump aoe and french president and that no mccraw type very different pitches of the west and a lot speak also on the show. france announces the 1st day in europe from the coronavirus epidemic china's tourist dies in a french hospital as the global dispels apostles' 1600 officials from china insist the outbreak will soon be out. and in football had to been put back in action in the bundesliga this time with a new coach alexander nuri stepping up to take the reins against had a born to go can klinsmann's shop to patch. a math anyhow and thanks for joining me on the 2nd day of the munich security conference world leaders have laid out oppos

security conference 2020 today on d w. this is deja vu news live from berlin the united states tells its allies at the munich security conference that the west winning bidder report that the death of the forensic ought to go audience is grossly over exaggerated but this is while u.s. secretary of state mike pompei or tries to reassure the rest of nato french president emmanuel macklin tells the audience the west is weaker and europe must rely on itself. and market to zucker burke says he's proud of the progress facebook is making in an election so.

munich security conference 21 today india. this is g w news a line from berlin is the west winning or is it weaker well it depends on who us get the munich security conference happy to report that the death of the transatlantic alliance is pro-slavery over exaggerated. when i look at the world as it's being shaped and that's the theme of your conferences here there is indeed a weakening of the west looks you know u.s. secretary of state like punk pedo and french president emmanuel paint very different pictures of the western.

in the headlines this week came from r t european leaders used the munich security conference to warn of the west's political fragmentation but the u.s. secretary of state there too insisting he sees no threat to the current global order. the french president also there calling for a strategic dialogue with russia and gives his thoughts on the economic penalties imposed on moscow beginning 2040. i don't think we should lift the sanctions i'm just saying that the sanctions can counter sanctions didn't really work ounce elsewhere attack the best form of defense halting a major pentagon project over claims that the multi-billion dollar contract that went to rival microsoft was biased. on the border from his equivalent of the oscars quits on mass over director roman polanski swayed to nomination despite still being wanted in the us for statutory rape we find out if her actions speak louder than our. 2 theories are united artist and man season in doubt so he should assume the consequences of his actions i believe the story of polanski is ridiculous it's existed for 30 or 40 years don't they have anythin

west in shaping global security it is even spawned a new term west lists next. and we have our chief political editor michelle you look at the munich security conference for us where she is watching in on everything that's happening there for us jaime said and i want to ask you about that term west listener what are people there saying about this. well many feel that it is kind of appropriate and that's exactly what the security conference always aims to do is kind of to find a catchy label for what is happening and in recent years with the withdrawal of the united states from key areas including the middle east no longer really wanting to take on the leading role politically but specifically also militarily in several key regions of the world the question over who is the west and what does nato mean in these days is something that has been over arching theme for years here at the munich security conference after all we saw a year where even the french president in manama call is also due to speak is tomorrow referred to nato as being brain dead he's offering european he says not alternatives but complementary options for the europeans to take more charge of their

well the overarching theme for this year's munich security conference is called west listen this now if that sounds a little confusing don't worry you're not the only one journalists politicians alike a little confused by what is essentially a really rather nasal navel gazing term for a. shakeup of the world order a change of defense and security policies and which countries like germany are saying that the likes of russia iran and turkey and now the ones taking the the front foot when it comes to deciding policy in areas like the middle east that we actually heard tycho must go on in that panel discussion which is speaking out to say that. they teeth felt that the future of the middle east was decided in places like an astronaut not in new york or in geneva in fact germany blames the the role of the united states in stepping back from international involvement for this current switch around in geopolitics. must be critical of ourselves. europeans have long closed their eyes to uncomfortable realities what does it mean for the us to withdraw from the military commitments and internat

this let's go straight to do the news chief political editor mikhail who is in munich at the security conference. says the west is weakening what does he mean by that. well you actually cites an example he said that the west simply couldn't get its act together on syria essentially when there was talk of red line that was then crossed and no action followed and when then there was an opportunity for russia to move in and control the region so that that's what he used as an illustration for the weakening of the west but of course we're seeing this juxtaposition with china my campaign has said that the west is winning but then mark yes but the u.s. defense secretary came on stage after him and pretty much mapped out the major challenge from china accusing china of using any means economic and other means to pursue its own interests clearly painting a picture of a confrontation which he did true test too much that the united states wasn't seeking a big contrast it would seem between back home and what secretary of state my pump aoe is thinking let's have a listen to what he actually said. i'm happy to report that

for joining me a laundry list of conflicts and uncertainty over the west role in the world are dominating the munich security conference some 3 dozen heads of state along with top ministers and security experts have gathered in southern germany the west dwindling influence on global security has even spawned a new term west listening. the who's who of international politics. with plenty to discuss. the german president frank steinmeyer spent much of his keynote speech deploring the decline of internationalism and of european unity he had harsh words for russia china and the us. and the been that our closest ally the united states of america under the current administration rejects the idea of an international community. great again great again if necessary also at the expense of maybe. fittingly enough it was a former u.s. secretary of state from another era john kerry who made a plea for reviving international cooperation snow country can solve the problems we face of climate change cyber warfare nuclear challenges extremism disease all of these things require cooperation if we didn't have the united nations would hav

west listeners that was. one of the themes of the munich security conference do you think the west is really experiencing a crisis of identity well definitely i think there are starting to see cracks in this comment i would say what our house and definitely we've been hearing voices recently about people saying that they maybe don't want to depend so much on the u.s. i'm not saying that in the west people i commend or macro or reserve a role are really saying that they want the total independence but we are hearing people like marco saying that well maybe the european countries can discuss between themselves what their future is to be and who they would like to discuss concerning at least in continent doesn't grow so that he wanted powers to put your opinion in the european union to be speaking about power and the will for power and definitely they were targeting the u.s. and they are very dependent on the u.s. we know how strong the u.s. is to take concerning foreign affairs of european culture countries you know how strong the u.s. wasn't buildings the european union but now it's very interesting to see that th

are our top stories the annual munich security conference is opened with a warning that the world order is changing german present from delta blamed a lack of unity in the west for fueling lobel insecurity addressing world leaders and security experts he criticized actions taken by the united states russia and china. the united nations says more than 140000 syrians were displaced in the 1st 3 weeks in the 1st 3 days of this week by violence in the country's north west in total more than 800000 people have fled a government offensive to reclaim the last opposition stronghold said. there's been another surge in corona virus infections and deaths china says there have been $5000.00 new cases in a single day and the death toll has risen to nearly $1400.00 the u.s. is accusing beijing of a lack of transparency. and scientists in antarctica have reported that temperatures there have risen above 20 degrees celsius for the 1st time on record this peak was observed on their february the 9th researches described the figures as incredible and abnormal. this is d.w. news from above it for more followers on twitter or visit our website t w dot com. i don't get it you can

the theme of this conference was a bit of a mouthful west lessness unease about the identity and purpose of the west and you caught up with wolfgang ischinger who is the munich security conference chairman to ask him about this war not only was this idea fishel term west listen is taken up in our debates here by not just one but by menes because they started to debate it some said we agree with the problem others that the we we don't we don't we disagree there is no problem. that the west is fine. but that's exactly what we wanted to have we would have a debate about the state of health of the west of the western alliance of our west is period. ok so you just heard about serous you're talking there whatever means or not there seems to be a lot of questioning about the direction the west is taking well in any case this conference made clear that there was an awareness that there are diverging views between within the western bloc out on the one side we had a secretary of state might compare who say they like to the west was winning on the other we had a pretty stern speech by. the president of germany saying we're moving away from peace more and more a year. before an

european officials use the ongoing munich security conference this weekend to one of the west political fragmentation of the u.s. secretary of state there too insists he sees no threat to the current global order we'll bring you the latest from there. this weekend as well a pentagon digital to friends contract hangs in the air after amazon challenges the way the multibillion dollar deal was awarded to rival microsoft. order from says equivalent of the oscars quits on mass over director roman polanski sweeping the nominations despite still being wanted in the u.s. has stuck to a tree rake. and they could even just turn 6 in the evening saturday in moscow i'm kevin and this is art international welcome to you is 1st the political disunity in the west is dominating this year's munich security conference where officials from around the world attacking the biggest questions in international affairs big names that among those addressing participants this saturday were the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh and france's president mccrone the 1st go there as promised the people of our europ

oft is kind of the theme this munich security conference this year. weste using the term the u.s.because of turning its back on nato, on its european allies, acting more isolationist and protectionist. the talk here is about what europe would do, what the rest of the world would do if the u.s. retreats further. for example, germany supposed to pay 2% of gdp into nato. it doesn't really get very close to that. one of the points brought up here is if nato and europe split, that 2% is going to seem like a very small number in hindsight. guy: back to the economy, any sense at this point that things aren't going to improve? this was meant to be the year that europe saw some better data , but the data we saw today was pre-coronavirus. what are economists saying about how big a hit the coronavirus could mean for the german economy? matt: the concern about coronavirus is a serious one, and economists and government ministers really aren't saying much. as you know, they want to take a wait and see approach. they think there is too much uncertainty to make an assess

in the headlines this week came from our 2 european leaders use the munich security conference to warn of the west's political fragmentation but the u.s. secretary of state there too insisting he sees no threat to the current global order. the french president also there calling for a strategic dialogue with russia and gives his thoughts on the economic penalties imposed on moscow begetting 2040. 2 living i don't think we should lift the sanctions because i'm just saying that the sanctions and counter sanctions didn't really work counts elsewhere attack the best form of defense alamosa now halting a major pentagon project over claims that the multi-billion dollar contract that went to rival micro.

this is deja vu news live from berlin the west defense crisis takes the spotlight is this year's munich security conference nato members have vowed for decades now to defend vulnerable allies but as apathy in the alliance replace commitment also coming up families torn apart by the war in syria. going to die in the plains a bombing on the army is very close. as the syrian offensive against province intensifies do w. talks with a refugee here in germany who can't get his family out of harm's way. and today marks 15 years since you tube was born we take a look at how far those massive video sharing site has com it all started with an elephant. and in case you forgot it's valentine's day e.w. gives kids a say about it and children from around the world tell us what fills their hearts with have tips. brian thomas great to have you with us for the program today the annual munich security conference kicks off in just a few hours spring together. 35 heads of state and governments now one of their top issues the west's role on the international stage and with concerns growing about made o's commitment to its colle

to the program a long list of conflicts and uncertainty of the west's role in the world of the top issues at the munich security conference which started this afternoon world leaders and security experts gathered for the annual meeting in southern germany on everyone's mind is the war in syria where government offensive in has triggered a full blown humanitarian crisis another concern is the west wing influence on the global security it's even spawned a new turn west last this german president frank. opening speech contains some critical words on this issue and on the united states his attitude to international relations it's been just as ardent sick and i would like to be able to say that we as a community of nations have learned lessons from history for eternity after 945 after 989. of it but i fear that we are currently becoming witnesses of an increasingly destructive dynamic in world politics. we find we pulled back into the classical security dilemma which you will recognize more mistrust more album and resulting in less security these are the inevitable consequences they don't miss chief political correspondent mel

west winning. at the munich security conference happy to report that the death of the transatlantic alliance is grossly over exaggerated. when i look at the world as it's being shaped and that's the theme of your conference this year there is indeed a weakening of the west.

is also set to dominate talks at this year's munich security conference kicking off today another top issue concerns over the shrinking influence of the west in shaping global security it even spawned a new term west list that's. also coming up china's coronavirus epidemic seems yet another rise in the words actions and the death of several health care workers shows the risk posed to those on the frontlines of the epidemic. plus temperatures reach a record high and arctic out we talk about the far reaching effects of warmer weather on the icy continent. i'm sumi so misconduct thank you for joining us we start in syria where ongoing fighting in the rebel stronghold of it live has led to what the u.n. calls a humanitarian catastrophe the people are trying to get out of it loud and they are heading for the nearby turkish border and the u.n. says that now $140000.00 of fled their homes in just the last 3 days and that brings the total there up to 800000 germany is already home to hundreds of thousands of syrians who have fled the conflict those with family members left behind feel powerless to protect them. back home depot checks the news from

munich security conference. and they covered a wide range of issues including what considers to be a new weakness of the west despite protestations from various u.s. officials attending this conference call making a very emphatic point that europe is in fact alone in this game right now unless united states decides to come in from the cold as it were welcome back to you chief political editor michelle who is in munich at the security conference and here in the studio. political correspondent emmanuelle manual i think i'm going to start with you cause said that the west is weakening this is as i mentioned before a direct contradiction to what the secretary of state of the united states had to say might pump a oh. what is the crisis facing europe according to medical well from the get go he acknowledged. that you are a hard weekend indeed and he say that europe needed a new strategic and needed to rethink its strategic many times she actually pointed out that europe couldn't solely depend on its alliance with the u.s. so that's another occurrence of micro want to wanting to move away from dot us alliance and he say th

to sit down. 70 leaving moscow happening right now european leaders use the munich security conference to warn of the west's political fragmentation but. also the speaking insists that he sees no threat to the current global order we'll tell you what all the big names have to say they're coming up also at the gathering talking of which russia's foreign minister international community stop russia as the enemy. of the digital defense contractor. challenge to the way that the multibillion dollar deal was awarded to rival microsoft. the board of france's equivalent of the quits.

a long list of conflicts and uncertainty of the west's role and the world of the top issues of the munich security conference which started this afternoon weld leaders and security experts gathered for the annual meeting in southern germany on everyone's mind is the war in syria where government offensive in it lead has triggered a full blown humanitarian crisis another concern is the west's when dealing influence on global security it's even spawned a new term west lessness german president trying as opening speech contains some critical words on this issue and on the united states attitude to international relations. unknowns i think that the been our closest ally the united states of america under its current administration rejects the very concept of an international community. and up every country it believes should look after itself and put its own interests before all others as if everyone thinking of themselves meant that everyone is being considered. and you know great again even the expense of neighbors and partners. disappears like. they don't miss chief political correspondent melinda crane is th

russia's foreign minister has used his address at the year's munich security conference the call for went with the west said that moscow's international partners have long sought to portray it as a grave threat and argue that they need to stop invoking the russian phantom with the details. so to get allow for all of the russian foreign minister he gave a very quick fire address to the munich security conference he started off by talking about what russia sees as attempts to rewrite history of world war 2 speaking as we approach of course the 75th anniversary of the end of that conflict he went on to say that the spirit of alliance is as important today between russia and the west as it was 75 years ago between the then soviet union and the west he did say that when it came to improving relationships with europe as some european leaders have been speaking about iraq this year's security conference there remained what mr lavrov called a crisis of confidence that is the u.s. would be most of us are sure it's a crisis of trust is being felt particularly strongly in european affairs escalating tensions as n

this is g w news live from berlin the west defense crisis takes the spotlight at this year's munich security conference nato members have vowed for decades to defend vulnerable allies but has apathy in the alliance replace commitment also coming up families torn apart by the war in syria. going to die and the pains of the army is very close as a serious offense against good live province intensifies d.w. talks with a refugee here in germany who can't get his family out of harm's way. and china's coronavirus epidemic sees yet another rise of new infections as the u.s. criticizes beijing for its lack of transparent information about the outbreak. and so much to law kids from around the world tell us what fills their hearts with happiness this valentine's day. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us for the program today the annual munich security conference kicks off in a few hours bringing together some $35.00 heads of state and government now one of the. top issues the west's role on the international stage will be in the spotlight and with concerns growing about nato's commitment to its collective

conference 2020 today on d w. this is live from berlin is the west winning. well it certainly depends on who you ask at the munich security conference. peter reports that the death of the transit. look at the world as it's being shaped and that's the theme of your conferences here there is indeed a weakening of the west. u.s. secretary of state. and french president emanuel paint a very different pictures of the western alliance we have the.

this is the the view news live from the west's defense crisis takes the spotlight at this year's munich security conference nato members have been vowing for decades to defend vulnerable allies but after 3 in the alliance replaced commitment also coming up. china's coronavirus epidemic seems yet another rise in new infections on friday as the u.s. criticizes beijing for its response. plus families torn apart by war d.w. speaks with a refugee from syria who left his family behind in mortal danger. and germany continues to mark 75 years and see the allied bombing of dresden one of the most controversial attacks of world war 2 the german president led public tributes honoring the 10s of thousands were killed and also as urged germans today to stand up against the far right extremists. are brian thomas a very warm welcome to our program today the annual munich security conference kicks off in a few hours bringing together some 35 heads of state and government but as they prepare for a show of unity they. new uncertainties about the west's role on the international stage with fears growing about the depth of da

security conference 2020 today on d w. this is day w news live from is the west winning is it wake up well it depends on who you ask at the munich security conference happy to report that the death of the transatlantic alliance is grossly over exaggerated. when i look at the world as it's being shaped and that's the theme of your conference this year there is indeed a weakening of the west.

a laundry list of conflicts and uncertainty over the west's role in the world are the top issues at the munich security conferencekicked off this afternoon. nearly three dozen heads of state, diplomats, and top security experts are coming together for the annual gathering in southern germany. the west's dwindling influence on global security has even spawned a new term -- westlessn ess. reporter: a who's who of international politics. with plenty to discuss. german president -- the german president spent much of his keynote speech deploring the decline of internationalism and european unity. he had harsh words for russia, china, and the u.s. >> our closest ally, the united states of america, under the current administration, rejects the idea of an international community. "great again" -- if necessary, also at the expense of neighbors and partners. reporter: fittingly, it was a u.s. secretary of state from another era, john kerry, who made a plea for reviving international cooperation. mr. kerry: no country can solve climate change, cyber, warfare, nuclear challenges, extremism, disease. all of these things requi

top officials ready themselves for a pivotal day of one of the biggest security conference in munich where talks are focused on the west losing its role of the world stage. looking national defense to tease amazon holds a major pentagon defense deal over claims of the multi-billion dollar contract that went to microsoft with biased. and high school athletes in the u.s. seek to ban transgender competitors from the track after 2 sprinters dominate state championships in connecticut we hear from the students. policy that that playing connecticut has had the result of depriving girls of championship titles and the potential to even compete for us college heads biology is what matters in athletics not a. saturday morning at 9 here. watching thanks for making our senior political news this hour 1st to germany where top officials from around the world converging on munich this saturday for day 2 of the annual security conference is the biggest event of its kind and among the talking points is the west losing its role in the world stage the situation in syria and tensions with iran our europe correspondent peter all of a look

the next 30 minutes well welcome to you 1st and political disunity in the west is dominating this year's munich security conference ongoing this weekend where officials from around the world are tackling the biggest questions in international affairs now among those addressing the attendees this saturday with the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh and also france's president mccrone fair few words came out there peter all of us across europe correspondent very in capital peter conflicting views them from either side of the atlantic it seems today on how the west is fairing right now you're. well that's right the idea of the theme for this year's munich security conference was restlessness essentially an existential crisis about the role of western nations on the world stage today and on friday night we actually heard german representatives german leaders talking about the united states really being to blame for abandoning international obligations to blame for the shake up in international relations what we've heard on saturday from french president of money what is that there is a real need for europe to have

change and yet those institutions haven't adapted in you've talked about west listeners i know you were at the munich security conference is a lot of this also writes very closely to another term you had of a geezer 0 world is big brzezinski used to talk about the need for a g 2 world the united states and china but if we couldn't get the u.s. and china together nothing could be done but i mention your take on west listeners . what it means to as unhappy. so why why are we in this period of profound lack of leadership we feel unmoored and munich security conference which is meant to be the place where the transatlantic alliance comes together to talk about combined views of security suddenly feels like it's not working out that way at all that's right it was very controversial at the cross secretary of state might pompei all get up and said the west has never been better right there will always winning from mike i mean that's pretty clear the germans were much more i think concern and recognize that wolfgang got it right but i think there are 3 major reasons for it number one china is rising but not aligning towards us