The Rest in Politics episode on „Is Trump Destroying the United Nations?“, Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell ask whether Donald Trump’s attacks on the U.N. amount to rhetoric or real institutional damage. They debate the prospect of moving the U.N. headquarters out of New York, the politics of Palestinian recognition, and how U.S. disengagement could undermine the legitimacy of multilateralism.
For Germany, a top donor and committed multilateral actor, the stakes are clear: if the U.N. weakens, Berlin loses a vital platform for influence. It would force Germany to rethink how it projects power through the EU, regional blocs, or new frameworks while also managing risks for its export industries and global supply chains.
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