“From Nato to the U.N. and the E.U., the generation that lived through the first half of the 20th century knew they needed to create a new world order. An order with rules and institutions which, however imperfect, could act both as constraints on individual countries going rogue and as catalysts for co-operation for mutual benefit.”

British politician, born 1965

Sir Edward Jonathan Davey is a British politician. Born in 1965, he has led the Liberal Democrats since 2019 and is best known for his long parliamentary career and senior role in government. He served as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2012 to 2015 in the Cameron-Clegg coalition, and was Deputy Leader to Jo Swinson in 2019. An "Orange Book" liberal, he has been MP for Kingston and Surbiton since 2017, after previously holding the seat from 1997 to 2015.