We say the defining question is this: do nations work for peace and order or embrace the notion of power by force?Jean-Noël Barrot is the foreign minister of FranceWe are being told that the world is divided between a “global north” and a “global south”. But what exactly is meant by that? An economic difference? Of the 20 leading global economies, several are in the south. In the south, some countries are many, many times richer than their neighbours. A climate difference? The climate crisis affects every country in the world, and especially small island states and the poorest countries. The 10 greatest emitters, if we go by CO2 emissions per inhabitant, are split between countries in the north and south.Are we talking about a migration difference? A huge number of migrations are between countries in the south. A political divide? In both the north and the south, there are those who support collective solutions, and conversely, those who support efforts to withdraw from global affai...
The article by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot argues that the world isn't divided along a north-south axis in terms of economy, climate, migration, or politics. Instead, the real division lies between nations that uphold international law and those that do not. France is committed to supporting international law globally without regional bias, advocating for reforms in international institutions and promoting multilateralism, including the Paris Pact for People and the Planet.
