artificial-intelligence capacities. Such divides risk turning into geostrategic and military
splits.
International co-operation will be crucial. The arrangements agreed on 75 years ago
prevented a much-feared third world war. But the world now needs a new generation of
global governance with the un at its centre. At a time of lawlessness in cyberspace,
erosion of arms-control agreements, rising inequalities, a pushback on human rights
and a global trading regime tilted against the poor, we are not keeping pace.
We do not need new bureaucracies. But we do need a networked multilateralism that
links global and regional institutions. We also need an inclusive multilateralism that
engages businesses, cities, universities and movements for gender equality, climate
action and racial justice.
My plan for a new social contract focuses on the national level, with investments in
social cohesion, a new generation of social protection and policies to promote resilience
in the face of economic and environmental shocks. Education and digital technology
must be two great enablers and equalisers in making this possible.
My proposed new global deal seeks to ensure that power, wealth and opportunities are
shared more broadly. Fair globalisation, free and fair trade, and prioritising the well-
being of future generations are all building blocks of this new model of global
governance.
We face two critical tests—covid-19 and climate change—compounded by a third:
fragility and fragmentation. Realising that solidarity is self-interest will help us end this
crisis and emerge stronger together.
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