September 22, 2018

The official theme of this year’s UN general assembly is “making the United Nations relevant to all people” but everyone attending next week’s sprawling summit in New York knows that one person is more relevant than others.

Donald Trump is expected to dominate proceedings.

He will chair a meeting on drug trafficking on Monday, address the full assembly on Tuesday and then preside over a security council session on nuclear perils on Wednesday. No one doubts he will use those appearances to show disdain for diplomatic niceties for the benefit of his supporters and bang the drum of “America First”.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/22/un-general-assembly-trump-diplomats-summit