Brazilian President Lula, Canadian Prime Minister Carney, European Council President Costa, and Kenyan President Ruto wrote a joint article in the Financial Times on the 20th, calling on international leaders to choose cooperation and share responsibilities rather than divide in the face of a rapidly changing world order. The general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly is about to begin in New York, USA. The article said that while the world economy is currently deeply integrated, geopolitics is moving in the opposite direction. The international law system is under pressure, and rhetoric about spheres of influence and power politics is returning. This may lead some to believe that the multilateral system has failed. However, the demand for multilateral cooperation is still “very active,” and “the underlying logic underpinning multilateral cooperation is more obvious than ever.”

Brazilian President Lula, Canadian Prime Minister Carney, European Council President Costa, and Kenyan President Ruto wrote a joint article in the Financial Times on the 20th, calling on international leaders to choose cooperation and share responsibilities rather than divide in the face of a rapidly changing world order. The general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly is about to begin in New York, USA. The article said that while the world economy is currently deeply integrated, geopolitics is moving in the opposite direction. The international law system is under pressure, and rhetoric about spheres of influence and power politics is returning. This may lead some to believe that the multilateral system has failed. However, the demand for multilateral cooperation is still “very active,” and “the underlying logic underpinning multilateral cooperation is more obvious than ever.”