#99 The G|O Briefing, May 25, 2022
The World Uyghurs Congress says Michelle Bachelet has betrayed them – Big Pharma and future pandemics – Death threats against The G|O’s Jamil Chade
CHINA
China steps up its defense against Western positions
On May 12, the Human Rights Council (HRC) passed a resolution to appoint a Commission of Inquiry to investigate possible war crimes in Ukraine. In previous UN votes condemning Russia, China abstained. Not this time. Along with Eritrea, it voted against it—with 33 members supporting the resolution and 12
#98 The G|O Briefing, May 19, 2022
A new report offers models to strengthen the UN's investigative capacity - A tighter relationship between China and Russia
Michael J. Barnett, on global governance in an age of change
“International organizations are not going to be able to move great powers where they do not want to go, and they are likely to be in survival mode.”
#96 The G|O Briefing, May 5, 2022
With the war, is international cooperation still possible? An interview with Michael Barnett - And expect tensions at the next WHA meeting
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China ratifies ILO forced labour conventions
#94 The G|O Briefing, April 21, 2022
China ratifies conventions against forced labor – The war continues to disrupt the WTO’s deliberations
#92 The G|O Briefing, March 31, 2022
Does a deadlocked Security Council mean a new role for the UN in Geneva? - A few notes on Gilbert Houngbo’s election at the ILO
The BRICS are back—and they are challenging the West
Russia’s attack on Ukraine is tearing apart international bodies and submitting the multilateral system to its biggest stress test in recent history. But Ukraine and the Western powers’ efforts to isolate the Russian Federation and to make Vladimir Putin an international pariah is also facing a newly organized resistance.
#91 The G|O Briefing, March 24, 2022
How the BRICS are fighting efforts to isolate Russia in Geneva - Election countdown at the ILO - Truth, lies, and alternative facts in Russia