Against the return of nationalism – for a fairer globalization
With intelligence and passion, Sigmar Gabriel pleads for a fairer globalization that leaves behind our manic society of competition and once again allows for more solidarity between people – and a strong Europe
Hardly anything in German politics in recent years has been as unexpected as the appointment as foreign minister of longtime chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and pugnacious domestic frontman of social democracy, Sigmar Gabriel. And this at a time and in a world of fluctuating certainties and increasing conflict. Gabriel now embodies the values of social democracy at the international level as well. Foreign policy in the age of Trump, Europe’s future in the face of Brexit, new rightwing authoritarian movements within and beyond Europe, refugee crisis and migration, trade conflicts with the US and China, the West on the defensive – these issues immediately faced the new man in the Federal Foreign Office. In which context does Gabriel move? What are his aspirations as he takes on the task of serving as foreign minister?
Retaking the measure reports on these questions and reveals the other, the reflective, Sigmar Gabriel – who has witnessed the political ruptures of our time like no one else and who turns this experience toward the future in a brave analysis. Who brings a fresh perspective to the routines of foreign policy. And who tries to retake the measure of international politics – as an opportunity to find a path to a fair globalization.