Excerpt: “The world faces a range of complex and difficult challenges. Russia’s unprovoked aggression against the democratically-elected government of Ukraine and its people have elevated geopolitical threats to their highest levels in decades. In many parts of the world, the institution of democracy is under threat. The crude appeal of authoritarianism appears to be winning more admirers. The COVID pandemic has stunted economic growth and harmed living standards. Trade protectionism persists in too many regions of the world and is on the rise in others. The use of economic coercion is expanding. The climate change threat is existential. As in similar periods in the 20th century, the actions of like-minded democracies have never been more important. The OECD is the most influential coalition of like-minded democracies in the world. We should not underestimate the weight of our joint action nor the responsibility we share to exercise that influence for good purposes.”
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