Celebration of the UN's 80th anniversary in 2025 may coincide with the collapse of the post-1945 international order. The illegal use of force by permanent Security Council members has weakened global stability. Immediate global issues include the failure to address the Gaza genocide and escalating violence in the Middle East. Economic disruptions from tariffs undermine the multilateral trading system, while the failure of neoliberal globalization exacerbates inequality. The wealth disparity is stark, with the richest 1% holding resources significantly larger than what's needed to eliminate global poverty.
The year 2025 should be a time of celebration, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. But it risks going down in history as the year in which the international order built since 1945 collapsed.
The failure to address the genocide in Gaza represents a denial of humanity's most fundamental values. The failure to overcome differences is fuelling a new escalation of violence in the Middle East.
Massive tariffs disrupt value chains and plunge the global economy into a spiral of high prices and stagnation. The World Trade Organization has been gutted, and no one remembers the Doha Development Round anymore.
The decision to bail out the ultrarich and large corporations at the expense of ordinary citizens and small businesses deepened inequalities. Over the past 10 years, the $33.9 trillion accumulated by the richest 1% is equivalent to 22 times the resources needed to eradicate global poverty.
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