Barack Obama just gave his speech in Berlin, watched by a massive crowd that stretched beyond the reach of CNN's cameras. The address was called "A World that Stands as One" and it showed: In his second paragraph he proclaimed himself a "citizen of the world" and he continued throughout the speech to emphasize themes of global unity and interdependence. Strikingly, he tied the freedom of "the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe" to the freedom of all, and emphasized the importance of "common" and "shared security".
It's not quite world federalism, but it's a very strong version of liberal internationalism, and the most expansive, bold view of the international system's importance I've ever seen an American politician express. It's of a piece with the focus on interconnectedness found in Spencer Ackerman's April Prospect cover story, "The Obama Doctrine."
The Washington Post has the full text, which I've posted after the jump.
--Dylan Matthews
