“To achieve anything we want to achieve on the planet, the United States and Russia and China need to cooperate with each other. We are not going to succeed in any of our objectives in a deeply divided world; much less a world in open war.
Geopolitics needs to be not about who’s number one? It needs to be about: how are we going to get along peacefully?
That’s diplomacy. We need real diplomats, making cooperation work.
Sustainable development goals are about long-term investments in education, in skills, in physical infrastructure – in the way we live our lives. And that requires a vision of peace. Actual financial cooperation. Joint projects…
If we’re at war, believe me: no one spends a minute thinking about sustainable development in the middle of a war. If your main goal is to boost ammunition, or to bomb someone, you’re not thinking about sustainable development.
Diplomacy is the core issue for peace. And peace is the core issue for sustainable development.” – Professor Jeffrey Sachs