Will the major powers support a candidate capable of shepherding real change? Or will they prefer someone merely compliant? There is a real risk that with weak leadership, reform will stall for another decade. Combined with more funding cuts, the UN’s effectiveness would be eroded more severely than ever and the public's confidence could wane.

Faced with the most bullying superpower leader since Adolf Hitler, our collective behaviour has been deeply disappointing. Nearly the entire world has repeatedly acquiesced to his outrageous, criminal behaviour.