{"id":315649,"date":"2026-02-05T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-quality-of-mind-of-european-leaders-has-gone-down-very-badly-ex-un-security-council-boss\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:00:14","slug":"the-quality-of-mind-of-european-leaders-has-gone-down-very-badly-ex-un-security-council-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-quality-of-mind-of-european-leaders-has-gone-down-very-badly-ex-un-security-council-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"The quality of mind of European leaders has gone down very badly &#8211; ex UN security council boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/03gz6f0jy5Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The quality of mind of European leaders has gone down very badly - ex UN security council boss\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/03gz6f0jy5Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cquality of mind of European leaders has gone down very badly\u201d and the West \u201ccan no longer impose their will on the rest\u201d, former UN security council president Kishore Mahbubani says.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cquality of mind of European leaders has gone down very badly\u201d and the West \u201ccan no longer impose their will on the rest\u201d, former UN security council president Kishore Mahbubani says. 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