Converging Interest Helps Find Global Peace

The world is changing deeply with the innovation of new technologies and economy and growing geopolitical shifts. The industrial civilisation that shaped the rationality of institutions and political culture is losing steam. Many nations are psychologically less prepared to adapt to these changes brought about by modern communication, transactions and transportation. Scores of problems such as management of space, cyber security, pandemics and climate change require converging policies and cooperative solutions. To make the world safe for present and future generations entails collective wisdom of world leaders. The geopolitical context shaped by selfish genes, national interest and bargaining strategies misfit with the protection and promotion of global commons and the creation of global governance. The historical norms that governed international relations, international laws and institutions require revisiting. So does the requirement in lifting the standards of living of people.