what's broadly known as the global liberal order owned by the united states built around organizations such as the united nations the world trade organization the i.m.f. the world bank all these multilateral institutions but at the same time are we seeing the limits of that they must be something in the failure of cosmopolitanism and globalism that draws people back to the identity to say being hungry and being british being american being chinese that matters and it matters more than being a global citizen do you think that we've reached the limits necessarily of that cosmopolitanism globalism and it's not speaking to something that people feel very deeply a sense of belonging and purpose and national identity that so many other leaders and they are tapping into i think of it because people don't understand of the want to really adapt to the complexity that's one of the key words in today's reality of complexity of our reality of called before you are or you are national your. and identity and your hungry are not today is not you can't be a good time and be proud to be hungry and or be a good chinese have to be proud of it or

the world got we built the united nations we built nato the i.m.f. and world bank the international energy agency world health organization world trade organization i could go on and on and on but those days may be over at this year's munich security conference the world's most important convening of national security strategists and leaders a term was born it's called west listening a world where the united states and the west are ambivalent.

the world got we built the united nations we built nato the i.m.f. and world bank the international energy agency world health organization that are world trade organization i could go on and on and on but those days may be over at this year's munich security conference the world's most important convening of national security strategists and leaders a term was born it's called west listening a world where the united states and the west are ambivalent towards the global order and towards global problem solving so we have to ask today to international law and cooperation still matter how relevant is the un how is a world without leadership supposed to respond to things like the spread of the coronavirus refugees fleeing wars and natural disasters fortunately we have some people with us here who have all the answers with me here in washington d. . our danielle pletka a senior fellow at the american enterprise institute and host of a weekly podcast on global affairs called what the hell is going on and ian bremmer the president of the aeration group a consultancy that focuses on political risk around the world and author of us versus them the failure of glob

it's a national institutions such as in the example of the world trade organization which china was allowed to join and is now being described by the united states as someone who is undermining the very rules that make up that institution of international call us and the chinese foreign minister said well these are all lies that would only be true if you switched the china to america many of course the united states so if that wasn't a confrontation i don't know what is what we're seeing on the european side of both in terms of funk in my a speech yesterday that was very inclusive seeking cooperation but also from a man who has a much harder to embrace that speech is really wanting to work productively constructively but also knowing of course that there is a competition in terms of the democratic systems and he said he sees a europe as a region that needs to be more emboldened in actually mapping out where differences also to that very close partner across the atlantic most to teach a cure are also capable of defending itself or defending its own interests in a whole range of areas because quite apart from the public statements and maybe

the nations of the world to join the united states in a new round of global trade negotiations to expand exports of services, manufacturers and farm products. tonight i say we will work with the international labor organizationn a new initiative to raise labor standards around the world. and this year, we will lead the international community to conclude a treaty to ban abusive child labor everywhere in the world. [applause] if we do these things, invest in our people, our communities, our technology, and lead in the global economy, then we will begin to meet our historic responsibility to build a 21st century prosperity for america. you know, no nation in history has had the opportunity and the responsibility we now have to shape a world that is more peaceful, more secure, more free. all americans can be proud that our leadership helped to bring peace in northern ireland. all americans can be proud that our leadership has put bosnia on the path to peace. and with our nato allies, we are pressing the serbian government to stop its brutal repression in kosovo, to bring those responsible to justice, and to give the people of kosovo the self-government they deserve. all americans can be proud that our leadershi