The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.

The Internet is the hope of an integrated world without frontiers a common world without controlling owners a world of opportunities and equality. This is a utopia that we have been dreaming about and is a world in which each and every one of us are protagonists of a destiny that we have in our hands.

Global markets must be balanced by global values such as respect for human rights and international law democracy security and sustainable economic and environmental development.

Without international participation jobs and emissions will simply shift overseas to countries that require few if any environmental protections harming the global environment as well as the U.S. economy.

If China is helping its domestic industries charge an artificially low price for solar panels and other environmental goods then China is violating international trade rules that it agreed to when it became a member of the World Trade Organization.

I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international priorities.

What's got me excited about the education space is the growth of the Internet over the next 10 20 30 years.

When you have strict censorship of the internet young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.

The dilemma of modern medicine and the underlying central flaw in medical education and most of all in the training of interns is the irresistible drive to do something anything. It is expected by patients and too often agreed to by their doctors in the face of ignorance.

The internet could be a very positive step towards education organisation and participation in a meaningful society.