Olaf Scholz’s visit to the Gulf: Energy Diversification vs. Liberal Values
October 6, 2022
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘Olaf Scholz’s visit to the Gulf: Energy Diversification vs Liberal Values’ has been published in the Diplomatist on 06 October 2022.
Being Europe’s largest economy, Germany needs to secure new oil and gas supplies, but at the same time, it doesn’t want to be seen as soft on human rights. Therefore, the German Chancellor’s visit is being called a diplomatic balancing act, says Dr Rao.
