See below for full video interviewWorld affairs are going to get worse, Prof Patman predicts. The international relations specialist, speaking on Global Insight, says ineffectual climate change responses and international trade wars are related symptoms of a globalised world acting in an increasingly fragmented way. ‘‘I think climate change is the number one global problem that we face collectively,’’ the University of Otago professor said. ‘‘At the moment we are in the process of actually emasculating international institutions rather than boosting them. ‘‘There’s a miss-match at the moment between the problems we face and the means that we have to address those problems.’’Full video:

Source: Otago Daily Times December 18, 2019 20:37 UTC