Dear Editor,
“A quarter-century after the cold war the world is by many measures less violent and more prosperous than ever before, and yet our societies are filled with uncertainty and unease and strife. Despite enormous progress, as people lose trust in institutions, governing becomes more difficult and tensions between nations become more quick to surface” were comments made by US President Barack Obama, who gave a farewell-sounding speech at the United Nations General Assembly recently.
Obama went on to say that expectations will rise faster than governments can deliver, leading to a pervasive sense of injustice, undermining people’s faith in the system. He emphasised that the solution was to develop new models of governance for the global marketplace that are inclusive and sustainable, and models of governance that are inclusive and accountable to our ordinary people.
President Obama pointed out that there must be an acceptance that all nations will not want to adopt US thinking, and furthermore there will have to be a growing contest between authoritarianism and liberalism.
I understand that during this speech the US president remarked that, after he demits office, international relations will continue to deteriorate irrespective of the winner of the presidential race.
It is also my understanding that President Obama suggested that global consensus is fading and countries should be encouraging a debate on which relationships offer the best future defence of sovereignty.
It is further understood President Obama had personally recognised that there are limits to US presidential power. Was that an implicit warning to his successor?
However, with regards to the president’s world view, many will be in disagreement.
Valentine Pearson
Montego Bay, St James
valenempearson@yahoo.com
“A quarter-century after the cold war the world is by many measures less violent and more prosperous than ever before, and yet our societies are filled with uncertainty and unease and strife. Despite enormous progress, as people lose trust in institutions, governing becomes more difficult and tensions between nations become more quick to surface” were comments made by US President Barack Obama, who gave a farewell-sounding speech at the United Nations General Assembly recently.
Obama went on to say that expectations will rise faster than governments can deliver, leading to a pervasive sense of injustice, undermining people’s faith in the system. He emphasised that the solution was to develop new models of governance for the global marketplace that are inclusive and sustainable, and models of governance that are inclusive and accountable to our ordinary people.
President Obama pointed out that there must be an acceptance that all nations will not want to adopt US thinking, and furthermore there will have to be a growing contest between authoritarianism and liberalism.
I understand that during this speech the US president remarked that, after he demits office, international relations will continue to deteriorate irrespective of the winner of the presidential race.
It is also my understanding that President Obama suggested that global consensus is fading and countries should be encouraging a debate on which relationships offer the best future defence of sovereignty.
It is further understood President Obama had personally recognised that there are limits to US presidential power. Was that an implicit warning to his successor?
However, with regards to the president’s world view, many will be in disagreement.
Valentine Pearson
Montego Bay, St James
valenempearson@yahoo.com