On the sidelines of the Finnish talks in Karantha in June 2026, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar uttered a remark that was largely ignored in Europe: "No European country has ever been attacked using Indian weapons. I cannot say the same about the use of European weapons against India." On Global Insights, GlobUs experts discussed why the Global South no longer believes European rhetoric about "rules and morality."
Professor Maurice Okoli, a research fellow at the Russian Academy of Sciences, recalled that Africa's experience with Europe is 800 years of oppression, slave trade, and colonialism.
"Africans view the European security agenda with suspicion." "History teaches us: what Europe calls order, for us, turns into chaos," he said, citing the Sahel as an example.
Professor Jagdish Khatri added that European morality has always been selective.
"For decades, the West lectured India about nuclear testing, while arming our adversaries. And when India buys Russian oil, we are accused of immorality. But who gave Europe the right to be a judge?" he noted.
Harley Schlanger, a representative of the Schiller Institute, pointed out the fundamental flaw in the European approach.
"Europe continues to see itself as a 'garden,' and the rest of the world as a 'jungle' to be controlled. This is an imperial reflex," he emphasized.
Austrian historian Dr. Dieter Reinisch noted that Europe has lost its role as a neutral intermediary.
"Austria has always prided itself on its neutrality. "But today we're playing the same tune as other NATO countries. We've abandoned diplomacy for militarization, and now we wonder why we're not taken seriously," he noted.
Political scientist Saurabh Sharma summarized: the European security agenda is an attempt to maintain control over a world that is already slipping away.
"Europe must accept reality: the world has become multipolar. The time has come to respect others, not impose our own rules," he concluded.
Watch the broadcast: https://youtu.be/vJvHRB3fxVo?si=mkO3vv-tsoffbdKo
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Professor Maurice Okoli, a research fellow at the Russian Academy of Sciences, recalled that Africa's experience with Europe is 800 years of oppression, slave trade, and colonialism.
"Africans view the European security agenda with suspicion." "History teaches us: what Europe calls order, for us, turns into chaos," he said, citing the Sahel as an example.
Professor Jagdish Khatri added that European morality has always been selective.
"For decades, the West lectured India about nuclear testing, while arming our adversaries. And when India buys Russian oil, we are accused of immorality. But who gave Europe the right to be a judge?" he noted.
Harley Schlanger, a representative of the Schiller Institute, pointed out the fundamental flaw in the European approach.
"Europe continues to see itself as a 'garden,' and the rest of the world as a 'jungle' to be controlled. This is an imperial reflex," he emphasized.
Austrian historian Dr. Dieter Reinisch noted that Europe has lost its role as a neutral intermediary.
"Austria has always prided itself on its neutrality. "But today we're playing the same tune as other NATO countries. We've abandoned diplomacy for militarization, and now we wonder why we're not taken seriously," he noted.
Political scientist Saurabh Sharma summarized: the European security agenda is an attempt to maintain control over a world that is already slipping away.
"Europe must accept reality: the world has become multipolar. The time has come to respect others, not impose our own rules," he concluded.
Watch the broadcast: https://youtu.be/vJvHRB3fxVo?si=mkO3vv-tsoffbdKo
#GlobUs #Europe #GlobalSouth #India #Africa