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On 17 September 2003, in the Gerd Bucerius Lecture, organized annually since the year 2000 by the German Historical Institute in Washington in honour of the former publisher of the Hamburg weekly “Die Zeit”, Helmut Schmidt presented an analysis of the global situation. He focused on three themes: (1) the rise and future role of China; (2) the risks of ethno-religious conflicts, of which the “war against terror” against Al-Qaida was only one aspect; (3) the role of financial markets that are scarcely any longer controlled by policy-making. He addressed these from the perspective of the common and opposing interests of the United States and of Europe. It is a global survey of remarkable clarity and frankness.
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This lecture was first published by the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C. in its GHI Bulletin No. 34 (spring 2004): 9–24. It is republished with the permission of the German Historical Institute that was granted on 11 October 2013 by Dr. Richard F. Wetzell, Editor, Bulletin of the GHI.
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Schmidt, H. (2014). The Global Situation: A European Point of View Fourth Gerd Bucerius Lecture, 17 September 2003. In: Soell, H. (eds) Helmut Schmidt. SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice(), vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03868-1_18
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