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Our Destiny: Common, or None

Pandemic, war, climate change, hunger—all are of grave concern to humanity, and all create doubt about the current world architecture, which is seemingly based on control as opposed to collaboration, on power and individual profits as opposed to the common good. These topics were highlighted at an online conference hosted by the Schiller Institute, a think tank based in both Germany and the U.S., on April 9. Participating political and institutional leaders from China, the United States, Russia, India and South Africa called for ushering in a new era of governance and cooperation, one that truly serves the whole planet.

Despite differences on particular issues,

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