01:40European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated that 'the post-1945 multilateral order is losing ground' as the US has lost the 'status of a hegemon,' during a university lecture at Oxford's St, Antony's College on Friday.
"I see the international system that we were accustomed to after the Cold War no longer exists. America has lost its status of a hegemon, and the post-1945 multilateral order is losing ground," Borell expressed.
He claimed that although Europe has been relying on 'the security umbrella of the US,' it 'may not be opened forever.'
"I believe that we cannot make our security dependent on the US elections every four years," the High Representative expressed, remarking that the EU should establish its own security and 'build a strong European pillar inside NATO.'
Borrell also reiterated his warning to Europeans that 'If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, he will not stop there.'
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'America has lost its status of a hegemon' – EU's Borrell on changing world order
European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated that 'the post-1945 multilateral order is losing ground' as the US has lost the 'status of a hegemon,' during a university lecture at Oxford's St, Antony's College on Friday.
"I see the international system that we were accustomed to after the Cold War no longer exists. America has lost its status of a hegemon, and the post-1945 multilateral order is losing ground," Borell expressed.
He claimed that although Europe has been relying on 'the security umbrella of the US,' it 'may not be opened forever.'
"I believe that we cannot make our security dependent on the US elections every four years," the High Representative expressed, remarking that the EU should establish its own security and 'build a strong European pillar inside NATO.'
Borrell also reiterated his warning to Europeans that 'If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, he will not stop there.'
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated that 'the post-1945 multilateral order is losing ground' as the US has lost the 'status of a hegemon,' during a university lecture at Oxford's St, Antony's College on Friday.
"I see the international system that we were accustomed to after the Cold War no longer exists. America has lost its status of a hegemon, and the post-1945 multilateral order is losing ground," Borell expressed.
He claimed that although Europe has been relying on 'the security umbrella of the US,' it 'may not be opened forever.'
"I believe that we cannot make our security dependent on the US elections every four years," the High Representative expressed, remarking that the EU should establish its own security and 'build a strong European pillar inside NATO.'
Borrell also reiterated his warning to Europeans that 'If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, he will not stop there.'
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.