En ting er sikker: Den eneste chance, som de stater, der beherskede verden for 100 år siden - Frankrig og Storbritannien - har i dag for at kunne sikre deres indflydelse i verden og måske kunne medvirke endnu om 25, 50 og 100 år, er ikke, at man sætter fine flag op, men at man spørger sig selv, hvordan man i en verden, der er blevet mindre, med begrænset indflydelse - fordi der er blevet mange flere medspillere som f.eks. Kina, Indien eller det latinamerikanske kontinent - hvordan man i denne globale landsby som ansvarlig politiker kan sikre sit folks, sit lands andel i demokratiet, i velfærden, i den sociale stabilitet i verden.
One thing is certain: the only chance that the states that ruled half the world 100 years ago - France and Great Britain - still have of being able to secure their influence in the world today and of perhaps still being able to play a part in 25, 50 and 100 years' time, is not that we put up attractive flags, but that we ask the question: how do I guarantee, in a smaller world with limited influence - because there are far more players, such as China, India and the Latin American continent, for instance - how do I guarantee as a responsible politician in this global village that my people, my country, are able to play their part in global democracy, welfare and social stability?