His Majesty King Abdullah delivered a speech at the opening of the Munich Security Conference on Friday, stressing that the world is fighting the next war, described as “a new and complex struggle for the future.”

King Abdullah said: “I’ve called this struggle a ‘third world war by other means’”, noting that “the point is not simply that the threat is global – although, indeed, it does impact the entire international community. But world wars share something else as well: they are massive change agents. Winning or losing this global war will shape global values and define our security and way of life long into the 21st century.”

“Success cannot be achieved by focusing on uprooting Daesh from Syria and Iraq as there are other terrorist groups and affiliates growing in Africa and Asia,” the King said.

His Majesty noted, “It is time for a new level of global action focusing our resources, coordinating our responsibilities and synchronising our military and security efforts. Our countries, our international institutions, must work collectively, as a true global alliance.”