00:00German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has delivered a sharp critique of U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump,
00:08warning that the global rules-based order is at risk of collapse.
00:12Speaking at a symposium in Berlin, Steinmeier said the world must act to prevent international relations
00:18from descending into what he called a lawless den of robbers, where powerful and unscrupulous actors take what they want.
00:26His remarks appeared to reference recent U.S. actions, including the removal of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.
00:35Steinmeier said global democracy is under greater threat now than at any point in recent history
00:41and cautioned that unchecked behavior by powerful states could lead to a world in which entire regions or countries
00:48are treated as the domain of a few dominant powers.
00:51The German President said the United States helped construct the current global system after World War II,
00:57but he warned that its recent conduct is contributing to a serious erosion of the shared values that underpin it.
