Former Ambassador Peter Wittig on Foreign Perceptions of the U.S.
Intelligence Matters
CBS News
4.6 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Peter Wittig, Germany's former ambassador to the United States, United Kingdom, Lebanon, Cyprus and the United Nations, about foreign perceptions of the United States at pivotal historical moments. Wittig and Morell trace the evolution of America's standing in the eyes of the world from the end of the World Wars to the end of the Cold War, through the period following 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to today. Wittig offers insights on the effect of the Trump administration's "America First" policy on global alliances and shares his view on the Biden administration's effort to rally global support for Ukraine before and during Russia's invasion. Wittig and Morell also discuss how its domestic instability may undermine America's credibility and ability to lead.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Intelligence Matters with former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morel, |
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| 0:14.9 | I fear that this example and this kind of, if I may say so, US soft power is fading. |
| 0:22.5 | And I is worried about the next US presidential election, |
| 0:26.3 | with the losing candidate and his or her party once again claim that the victory was stolen. |
| 0:33.0 | Our authoritarian forms in the world are believedfully watching the fragility of a powerful democracy. |
| 0:47.1 | Peter Whittig worked in the German diplomatic service for nearly four decades. |
| 0:50.8 | He was Germany's ambassador to the United Nations, its ambassador to the United States, |
| 0:55.6 | and its ambassador to the United Kingdom. He currently is an adjunct professor at Georgetown |
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