July 2020: Can GERMAN Diplomacy Thrive Without Chancellor Merkel?

Germany is regarded as one of the most powerful defenders of
multilateralism in the world right now and has largely resisted the
current global wave of populism and isolationism. But Chancellor
Angela Merkel, the face of Germany since 2005, is retiring in 2021.
What role will the country play on the world stage without her? As
Germany begins its last presidency of the Security Council in its
two-year term in July, Ambassador Christoph Heusgen shares his
plans for the month and his vision for Germany's future, promising
that its light will not fade at the UN and in Europe. We also chat
with Patrick Rosenow, editor-in-chief of the German Review on the
UN, who knows his facts and figures on Germany in the UN. In July,
he says that Germany’s ambition for the UN to appoint a special
envoy on climate change and security will be important to watch.
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