If you pay attention, you can often spot the compulsion by various groups and individuals who desire to bring about global control over every nation on earth. One such effort involves the U.N. Summit of the Future that is underway. The United Nations describes it this way: "The Summit of the Future is a high-level event, bringing world leaders together to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future. Effective global cooperation is increasingly critical to our survival but difficult to achieve in an atmosphere of mistrust, using outdated structures that no longer reflect today's political and economic realities." The summit will adopt 3 agreements: A pact for the future, a global digital compact and a declaration on future generations. The U.N. reported that, "...they adopted the potentially game-changing Pact for the Future by consensus-with a small group of just seven countries holding out, having failed to pass a last minute amendment. The centerpiece of the Summit of the Future is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine the multi-lateral system and steer humanity on a new course, to meet existing commitments and solve long-term challenges." Alex Newman, a frequent Crosstalk guest, is attending the Summit of the Future and he'll report on activities there next Tuesday along with the ramifications for the United States and the world as a whole. In the meantime, let Jim get you caught up on aspects such as the Pact for the Future that's already been passed. It's a pact where, believe it or not, opposition was led, not by the U.S., but by Russia.