U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres set the tone the moment he opened the General Assembly debate. “Our world,” he said, “is suffering from a bad case of ‘Trust Deficit Disorder.”‘ A flood of agreement followed, uttered by leaders in many of the planet’s tongues. The United Nations has struggled at times for relevance and a place in the diplomatic ecosystem, and even its biggest proponents worry it sometimes falls short. What so many leaders seem to be grappling with this week is the very nature of the new world they are helping to shape. Speaking to the General Assembly this week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said something noteworthy.

Source: National Post September 28, 2018 18:36 UTC