*{Special Message from Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany [http://www.weforum.org/site/knowledgenavigator.nsf/Content/_sado6aor9c5m20jb5edpm2pr541j74rrd413masj8c5p6882jcdk75534clp2o826cli6asj1dgg46q31dphmar3cdtp20rr6413masjdc5n7i_?open&topic_id=300250000&theme_id=300]

            01.02.2002

            Annual Meeting 2002}

            *partie=titre Globalization: Adopt an Agenda for Security and Justice *partie=nil

            Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany, called for action to tackle the issue of globalization of security and the globalization of justice. Only globalization can address the issue of “privatized violence,” Schröder told participants. International terrorism is not the consequence of globalization, he pointed out. It originates in countries that are not affected by globalization. Security promotes development, and development promotes security. 

            International and internal security issues and problems are interlinked, Schröder declared. Likewise, international institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations must be strengthened.

            Schröder supported the decision to move the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum to New York this year. New York, he said, is a symbol of tolerance and freedom for people in the United States and the whole world. The attacks of 11 September showed that a single state cannot guarantee the security of its citizens on its own. Security and social justice are the answers to the new challenge. This can be achieved through globalization.

            Since reunification, Germany has shown a stronger presence in the international scene and has acquired great economic strength, the chancellor said. All these benefits stem from integration and internal globalization. For Schröder, the German globalization model should be applied to Europe. "More Europe is our answer to the challenge of globalization." Hence the importance of integrating Eastern Europe into the European Union. His vision is of a Europe that can be turned into an area of peace and common prosperity. "A more integrated Europe is a stronger Europe."

            Asked by Klaus Schwab, President of the World Economic Forum, if he felt like the junior partner in the relationship with the USA, Schröder responded that only the enlargement of Europe would give it more international clout. In the meantime, it is a fact that the United States is the sole superpower.

            Asked for his reaction to the anti-globalization protests in the periphery of the hotel, Schröder replied that 30 years ago he had been a protester himself. His readiness "for listening and learning" made him aware of the value of "talking" instead of protesting.
                        *{Contributors:       Schröder Gerhard
                  Schwab Klaus}