The New Social Question Is: Democracy Or

It Is Clear That There Are Reasons For Discontent In Iran - Economic And Political Reasons. We Have Told The Iranian Leadership Repeatedly That The Country's Economic Recovery Can Ultimately Only Succeed Through Greater International Economic Cooperation. And The Precondition For That Is Not Only That Iran Refrain From Developing Nuclear Weapons, But Also That Iran's Role In The Region Become Far More Peaceful. We Have Offered To Finally Hold True Negotiations And Talks On That Issue.

In The Past, Germany Could Rely On The French, The British And, Especially, The Americans, To Assert Our Interests In The World. We Have Always Criticized The U.s. For Being The Global Police, And It Was Often Appropriate To Do So. But We Are Now Seeing What Happens When The U.s. Pulls Back. If The U.s. Leaves The Room, Other Powers Immediately Walk In. In Syria, It's Russia And Iran. In Trade Policy, It's China. These Examples Show That, Ultimately, We Are No Longer Achieving Either - Neither The Dissemination Of Our European Values Nor The Advancement Of Our Interests.

Without Sound Conservation And Management Measures, Fisheries Will Quickly Become Depleted And A Basic Component Of Global Food Security Will Be Lost.

However, I Have A Low Opinion Of People With Narrow Political Horizons. Someone Who Talks About The Environment And Knows Nothing About Economics Can Make As Many Mistakes As Someone Who Does The Opposite.

The Idea That The Growing Demand For Energy Worldwide Can Be Met With Energy From Nuclear Power Is Nonsense.