On September 24, Ishiba Shigeru addressed the United Nations General Assembly. It was his last major foreign policy speech as Japanese prime minister – and arguably, it was his best.
During the speech, which lasted a little over 30 minutes, Ishiba struck a fine balance between articulating Japan’s own positions vis-à-vis the world’s most pressing challenges without being explicitly critical of Japan’s essential partners.
On U.N. reform, Ishiba did not mince words when he challenged the United Nations and the Security Council for dysfunction and anachronism.
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