Are you fluent in foreign policy? An intelligent look at the commonplaces of geopolitics
Two-state solution, multipolar world, rule-based world order, wildfire, escalation spiral, feminist foreign policy, turning point, negotiated solution: Anyone who hears these buzzwords is right in the middle of the geopolitical discourse. But what do they actually mean? Jörg Lau, foreign policy expert at DIE ZEIT, takes on the 80 most popular phrases used on the international stage and conducts a linguistic critique. He shows that the ‘escalation spiral’ is often just a rhetorical trick used by the aggressors to legitimise the violation of international law. And he reveals the anti-liberal narrative behind the concept of a ‘multipolar world’. With Jörg Lau's dictionary of foreign policy at hand, you will be able to join the conversation and understand the background of German foreign policy.
‘In this book, I aim to translate the main features of German foreign policy from diplomatic language into plain language.’ Jörg Lau
