Council on Foreign Relations(@CFR_org):“We now for sure know that the UN is essential for small states to be able to survive in this world,” states @miaamormottley, prime minister of Barbados. “Those who have much larger capacity very often seek to bully those who can least protect themselves. And regrettably, we’re seeing too much of that behavior globally. Which means that at the very time people call into question the necessity for the UN, we are seeing exactly why the UN is needed because countries have been the victim of that kind of predatory behavior that really denies their inherent sovereignty.” Watch her conversation at CFR with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations @LindaT

2026.09.30 12:45

“We now for sure know that the UN is essential for small states to be able to survive in this world,” states @miaamormottley, prime minister of Barbados. “Those who have much larger capacity very often seek to bully those who can least protect themselves. And regrettably, we’re seeing too much of that behavior globally. Which means that at the very time people call into question the necessity for the UN, we are seeing exactly why the UN is needed because countries have been the victim of that kind of predatory behavior that really denies their inherent sovereignty.” Watch her conversation at CFR with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations @LindaT_G: