U.N. chief sees ‘wind of madness’ in world

The U.N. chief warned “a wind of madness is sweeping the globe” from a dangerous surge of instability and unpredictable geopolitical “hair-trigger” tensions.

By John Heilprin - February 4, 2020

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres at the World Trade Organization in May 2019 (AN/WTO)

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