We better start thinking of a UN-centred global peace system

What’s missing is a coherent plan to develop a unity of purpose and effort, and a sequence of viable policy options to deliver on it.

Communication and co-operation seldom happen between distinct initiatives, although all aim to make the United Nations more effective, writes Peter Langille. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Basil D. Soufi

Opinion

BY PETER LANGILLE

November 19, 2025

Insecurity is spreading. The western “rules-based international order” ended with a breakdown. An unprecedented level of armed conflict now combines with climate change to drive desperation and migration. So much for “never again” to genocide; it’s on again and aga...

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