title: Munich Security Report 2022: Breaking the Tide – Unlearning Helplessness
abstract: Is the world at the edge of an abyss?Is humanity losing control over its own fate?What can be done to overcome a widespread feeling of helplessness in the face of crises that reinforce each other?Are liberal democracies -and the transatlantic partners in particular -able to unlearn helplessness and turn the tide of mounting crises?"Being in permanent crisis management mode has sometimes weakened our capacity to address transversal, longer-term issues that should be at the center of our foreign p