On the surface there seems to be an historic contradiction at work. As the world globalises and regionalises, new life is being given to ancient cultures, not the least in the old ex-Soviet republics. Scotland has its own Parliament for the first time in 400 years. Czechoslovakia divided into two separate nations, and both want to join the EU and Nato. People want to assert their cultural identity.
Indigenous rights are on the agenda.
Therefore issues of culture will be important. How to solve this without distorting trade is a complex but achievable objective. Perhaps the new age of technology, with dedicated TV channels and radio stations by the hundreds, will assist. This speech was supposed to be about the future of the multilateral system. I have made the case historically for the system.