Bloomberg: World Changing for the Better
* Cites Iran deal, climate accord, possible Minsk implementation
* U.S. Secretary of State brings rare note of optimism to Davos
Much of the talk in Davos is of doom and gloom. One man isn’t so downbeat.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry struck a rare note of optimism Friday in a speech to executives preoccupied by the faltering world economy, China’s woes and the rise of geopolitical risk.
Yes, a “narrow tribalism, aggressive nationalism” and “violent extremists” present a real threat, but that isn’t the whole story, according to the top U.S. diplomat. Rather, the world should grasp “a powerful sense of confidence in what we can achieve,” he said.
“We are not living in a new normal” blighted by terrorism and war “and we don’t have to,” Kerry told an audience at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort. “We are not the prisoners of a predetermined future,” he said. “Change is occurring in our world for the better and it is occurring faster, moving faster than ever before.”
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WNU Editor: Some are wondering if the real reason why John Kerry and other senior officials in the Obama administration showed up at Davos this year was to look for a job .... Obama lame ducks flock to Davos: Looking for jobs? (CNBC).
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2 comments:
Mr. Ed would be better looking and make more sense.
We war news mongers don't process or take well the concept that someone would want to talk up even the hint of possible resolution of any conflict. Maybe our views are myopic and self fulfilling. Likewise a taste of peace rests as a bitter pill. We must prepare for war, but not discount the hope of peace. Or we are the problem, like China, Russia, Islamic fascists and other haters of freedom. Solutions must be the goal, not to be mocked.
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