Chancellor Gordon Brown has spoken of the need for a "new world order" to deal with future security and environmental challenges.
He called for a "new diplomacy" to go alongside military power to defeat terrorism, share prosperity and "win the battle of hearts and minds".
That meant strengthening Britain's global alliances but also reforming institutions such as the EU and UN.
'Bigger Role'
"The American alliance we have, the European cooperation that we welcome and are going to strengthen in the years to come, and our role in the Commonwealth are the basis on which we move forward.
"But I believe that there is a collective interest that the world can be persuaded of, in the United Nations playing a bigger role in security, Nato playing a bigger role out of theatre, and also the European Union as a collective institution playing a fuller role in world politics."
...Mr Brown also called for greater international co-operation and a stronger sense of national purpose in meeting the security threat.
"If we in Britain can have a stronger sense of what our national purpose is, that will enable us to face the challenges ahead.
"That would mean, in practice, we spend more time thinking about what can integrate us as a community and bring us together."
..."I also see that we can build that stronger sense of national identity in Britain that will give us strength to face the challenges of the future."
Listen To: Brown on challenges
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6277747.stm
He called for a "new diplomacy" to go alongside military power to defeat terrorism, share prosperity and "win the battle of hearts and minds".
That meant strengthening Britain's global alliances but also reforming institutions such as the EU and UN.
'Bigger Role'
"The American alliance we have, the European cooperation that we welcome and are going to strengthen in the years to come, and our role in the Commonwealth are the basis on which we move forward.
"But I believe that there is a collective interest that the world can be persuaded of, in the United Nations playing a bigger role in security, Nato playing a bigger role out of theatre, and also the European Union as a collective institution playing a fuller role in world politics."
...Mr Brown also called for greater international co-operation and a stronger sense of national purpose in meeting the security threat.
"If we in Britain can have a stronger sense of what our national purpose is, that will enable us to face the challenges ahead.
"That would mean, in practice, we spend more time thinking about what can integrate us as a community and bring us together."
..."I also see that we can build that stronger sense of national identity in Britain that will give us strength to face the challenges of the future."
Listen To: Brown on challenges
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6277747.stm
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