‘We need to break up the old blocs • Table.Briefings

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock after returning from her aborted trip to Oceania.

The German Foreign Minister’s aborted trip to Oceania was intended to bind the Pacific states more closely to the EU in climate and security policy. Annalena Baerbock nevertheless wants to stick to her strategy of offering the island states alternatives to China.

Ms. Baerbock, we’re conducting this interview shortly after your unplanned return. Weren’t you supposed to be in New Zealand right now? What damage has this caused to German foreign and climate policies, given that you had to cut short your trip to Oceania?

‘We need to break up the old blocs’

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