‘Feminist’ foreign policy — what does that mean?
Annalena Baerbock is Germany’s first female foreign minister. According to the new government’s coalition agreement, she wants to pursue a “feminist foreign policy.” But opinions differ as to what that actually means.
You mean foreign policy, the thing thats intentionally decoupled from personal egos, day to day politics and societies morals, because otherwise it didnt turn out great?
How about we soak that in a concept that is intended for morals based class warfare, I mean betterment?
The first group seeks a peaceful, utopian version of foreign policy at all costs; while the other is primarily concerned with getting more women into positions of power in public diplomacy, the military and civil society.
What could go wrong?
“Feminism tries to smash structures that rely on violence,” she told DW. She cites the fight against terrorism as one example: 90% of terrorists operating worldwide are men.
Sorry I asked… Won’t ask again.
So is this really how you’d have a leading country in the EU operate in the following years?
The concern is that the chancellery will continue to take care of the “big players” like the United States, China, France, the EU and Russia, while leaving smaller fish to the Foreign Ministry.
She criticized former Foreign Minister Heiko Maas for allowing himself to be, as she put it, “demoted” in this way. She hopes that Annalena Baerbock will bring more strength to the Foreign Ministry, and not just hand everything over to the chancellery.
Masalla, however, does not think this will happen, and predicts that the chancellery will continue to focus on the “big players.” He believes that the old division of labor will continue under the new government, and that Annalena Baerbock will simply have to get used to it.
Ah, it’s all in the details, isn’t it?
“Peaceful, utopian version of foreign policy” is mainly for the smaller countries I presume.
src: click
