2030 Agenda and the New International Economic Order

As an integral decade in this ongoing Age of Transitions the 1970s brought with it previously unimagined sociopolitical and economic shifts. Inflation was prevalent. The decade also saw the rise of the Petrodollar and the end of the gold-backed Bretton Woods era, as well as the seeding of eugenic “environmental catastrophe” memes propagated by works like the,

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Wanted: A New World Order

Whatever the ultimate costs to nations and its duration, Covid-19 will leave planet earth one day, hopefully soon. But when it does, it will not be with a whimper but after blazing a trail of death and damages the like of which has not been seen since the second world war. Moreover, it will leave after giving a stern warning of reappearance if things remain the same as before. These two lessons, the fact of unprecedented deaths and destruction and the possibility of a repeat performance by the deadly virus or its new incarnations, should be enough of a spur to rethink urgently the global political economic order.

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Covid-19 is accelerating a shift in global power – how will it shape the New World Order?

The Covid-19 pandemic meant that what is normally the world’s biggest diplomatic annual event was deserted. Halls and corridors at the 75th United Nations general assembly were emptied by social distancing restrictions and cleared of networking diplomats.

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United nations and the divided World Order

It nothing quite matches the impact of unintended dark humour for a reality check. This was validated by the line-up of speakers addressing the UN General Assembly on September 22. At around 10 am, US President Donald Trump addressed the UNGA. In his opening salvo, he blamed the pandemic on the ‘China virus’ and bluntly stated, “The United Nations must hold China accountable.”

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