Edition 13 (Summer Edition): The Search For Global Leadership

For the Thirteenth edition of the Platform, which is the first edition of Platform's second year, we decided to create an expanded summer edition which will cover the months of July and August. The theme of our summer edition is "the global search for new leadership" and across the globe, the need for new leadership has been felt. Shinzo Abe's assassination marks the end of a powerful political career, leaving a hole in Japanese politics for a leader of comparable stature. The collapse of the Sri Lankan government/Rajapaksa administration amidst a serious crisis for Sri Lanka's economy, has made the need for new and more effective Sri Lankan leadership even more urgent and Boris Johnson's resignation announcement in July has led to the Tories beginning the process of choosing his successor and the next Prime Minister of the UK. The upcoming month of September will mark the transition to fall and for many families, the transition back to school, but it will also be a time of transition for many governments around the world, as changes in the status quo are implemented and new leadership is chosen.