"Such is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nations are rapidly being reduced to one long discussion about how to relate to, and challenge this ever darker and weirder presidency. Before Trump's extraordinary 58 minute speech on the supposed threats posed by open borders, sharia law, the UN's failings and the climate hoax,"
"Subianto was strongly applauded when he asserted: Might cannot be right; right must be right. No one country can bully the whole of the human family. We may be weak individually, but the sense of oppression and injustice will unite us into a strong force that will overcome this injustice. Erdogan insisted that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was completely out of control, and those that were silent in the face of his barbarity were complicit."
"Today the ideals that inspired the UN's founders in San Francisco are under threat as never before in their history. Multilateralism is at a new crossroads. This organisation's authority is in check. We are witnessing the constellation of an international order marked by repeated concessions to power play. Attacks on sovereignty, arbitrary sanctions and unilateral interventions are becoming the rule."
Donald Trump's presidency and US economic influence are refocusing global politics around how states should relate to and confront US actions. A lengthy UN address attacked open borders, sharia law, the UN's failings and the climate debate, unsettling many delegates. Leaders from Indonesia, Turkey and Brazil responded by warning against bullying, oppression and rising authoritarianism, calling for collective resistance. The founding ideals of the UN face unprecedented pressure. Multilateralism is at a crossroads as international order shows growing concessions to power, with attacks on sovereignty, arbitrary sanctions and unilateral interventions becoming more frequent.
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