Name: The global power shift
Uploaded: 2012-01-05T16:04:54Z
Duration: 18 min 12 s
Description: Paddy Ashdown believes we are living in a moment in history where power is changing in ways it never has before. In a spellbinding talk he outlines the three major global shifts that he sees coming.

Paddy Ashdown believes we are living in a moment in history where power is changing in ways it never has before. In a spellbinding talk he outlines the three major global shifts that he sees coming.

The global power shift

Global power is no longer just moving from one nation to another; it is shifting both upward to unregulated global platforms and outward toward new centers of influence. The financial markets now circulate thirty-two times more money than actual trade requires, and events like 9/11 show how vulnerable even the strongest countries are in this interconnected era. No nation can act alone, as threats and solutions now cross every border. The need for international governance and cooperation has never been more urgent.