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Colombia’s new president Gustavo Petro addressed the UN General Assembly last week:

“It would seem as though the global leadership has made enemies with life.”

Later in his speech, he noted addictions to cocaine and drugs but added, “There is the true addiction in this period of human history: addiction to irrational power, profit and money.”

 

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JB Shreve is the author of "How the World Ends: Understanding the Growing Chaos." He has been the host of the End of History podcast since 2012. He has degrees in International Relations and Middle East Studies. His other books include the Intelligence Brief Series. Regular posts and updates from JB Shreve are available at www.theendofhistory.net