In the run-up to the Munich Security Conference (MSC), the Diplomatic Council presents an impressive new book titled „Europe and the Emerging New Global Order” (ISBN 9783-98674-123-5). In the work subtitled „Rethinking Europe’s Security Framework“, 21 renowned authors, all widely recognized experts in their respective fields, provide answers to the pressing questions of European security policy in light of a dynamically changing world order.

The foreword is written by Ambassador Dr. Christoph Heusgen, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference. He writes:

by Jochen M. Richter, Chairman Diplomatic Council Global Security Forum

Meet Jochen M. Richter at the Diplomatic Council New Year's Reception on February 5th, 2025, in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) introducing his latest book "Europe and the Emerging New Global Order" together with his co-publishers Dr. Horst Walther and Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kreft (Ambassador ret).

by Diplomatic Council member Thorsten Rixmann*

It is not only the quantity, but above all the quality of the armament since the beginning of the 2020s that is alarming. All superpowers have been feverishly working for years on the development of so-called ‘lethal autonomous weapon systems’ (LAW), also known as ‘killer robots’. These include robots that shoot each other, self-directed drones, autonomous fighter aircraft, and who knows what else is being developed in military laboratories.

Under the new US President, Donald Trump, the United Nations will not flourish any more easily – quite the opposite. During his first term in office, the egomaniac made it all too clear what he thinks of the UN: nothing.

The US turning its back on the UN is not new