Borrell talks about wars and tensions that could get out of control, then cited the Balkans

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said Europe is facing two “brutal war” near its borders and many tensions that could easily get out of control.

Borrell, speaking at the end of the Schuman Security and Protection Forum in Brussels on Wednesday, warned that some of these crises could escalate into a major global confrontation “at a time when the world has become multipolar and the multilateral system that is supposed to have been deeply weakened”.

“We Europeans are facing two brutal wars near our borders and with a lot of tension that can easily get out of control in Libya, in Sahel, in the Western Balkans, in the Caucasus, in Sudan, in the coast of Africa, at the (Democratic) border of Congo, in the Gulf, in the South China Sea, in South Asia, (and) gangs and drug cartels in Latin America and Central America<1>, Borrell said.

He added that even institutions that are the core of the United Nations system, such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ), can be weakened.

If the decisions of the International Court of Justice are not respected, the world will be in a much worse situation”. And next time, we will not appeal to the International Court of Justice again if its decision is not implemented this time and it is not carried out. It's not”, Borrell stressed.

He added that he knows that <x0foography is important” and that <x2 wars that are close to us are more important than wars that are away from”.

But it's all connected. Every war, every crisis everywhere affects every other country in the world”, Borrell said, and added that public goods are at risk, from energy prices to freedom of navigation.

He estimated that Schuman's Security and Defence Forum was a necessary and important meeting.

It's the second step towards the engagement of Europeans with the rest of the world and the rest of the world with us,” said Borrell.

The second Schuman Forum for Security and Protection was held in Brussels yesterday, where political actors, high-ranking decision-makers, military representatives of EU member states and more than 60 partner countries, including Serbia, as well as international and regional representatives. Organizations, leading think-tank organisations and academic communities gathered.

The forum's goal was to shed light on how current and potential partnerships of peace, security and defence can respond to the most urgent threats and security challenges and contribute to global peace and security, as well as support the international order and multilathealism based on rules.