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The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs delivered a speech on the current challenges democracies faced and the negative consequences of protectionism as well as nationalism. In the end, no other political system has delivered as many advantages for citizens as democracies have. A decline or even failure of democracy will result in less security, less prosperity, less peace and less freedoms. Minister Bishop emphasized, “Therefore, we need liberal democracies like Europe, the United States and Australia to not only be successful, but to be seen to be successful, so they are a positive model for others. … To ensure we reinvigorate global security and prosperity into the future, we must renew and refresh our democracies, and our faith in democracy’s transformative power.” She also highlighted that the European project had to remain successful despite Brexit, Crimea, terrorism and migration. Minister Bishop encouraged the audience by stating, “For all its challenges, I would urge Europeans to reject talk of decline. This is the world’s largest single economic unit, a continuous source of ideas and creativity, and is the home of unique model of sovereignty. Europe must evolve in order to endure.”