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What Do the BRICS Want? Co-existence or Cooperation?

DANIEL WARNER | China is not calling for a total overhaul of the international system but for a different type of multilateralism, not dominated by Western powers, yet one within the basic tenets of the principles of the UN Charter established by the West.

The new normal: Humanitarian crisis and food production

In less than 30 years’ time, there will be 10 billion people to feed—an impossible challenge if significant attempts are not made to reverse current trends.

In defense of non-alignment

In defense of non-alignment

By Ngaire Woods* As the US and China divide the world into allies and enemies, many smaller countries are resisting pressure to take sides. It is wiser to navigate rising economic nationalism without unconditionally adopting the foreign-policy preferences of superpowers. Critics of geopolitical non-alignment have long characterized it as a

“Brazil is back”

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“Brazil is back”

Winning the election was only the first step: the road to restoring Brazil’s image in the world may still be arduous as the new administration attempts to deal with a global recession, war in Europe, and the climate emergency.

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How China, Russia, and their friends are using the International Telecommunication Union to impose their authoritarian internet and surveillance model on the world

US declarations of support for American candidates to top positions at international organizations are not unusual. But they rarely come from the White House, in particular about an organization referred to as “the most important UN agency you have never heard of.”

#105 The G|O Briefing, July 14, 2022

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Global governance in a world of change: A must read for understanding ‘International Geneva’

Global governance in a world of change: A must read for understanding ‘International Geneva’

‘International Geneva’ remains an expression in search of a definition. Outside of Geneva, it has no real meaning. One of the merit of 'Global Governance in a World of Change' is to address these questions by providing a conceptual framework to better understand this unique ecosystem.

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

The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Summit

The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Summit

THE GENEVA SCIENCE AND DIPLOMACY ANTICIPATOR SUMMIT The Geneva Science and Diplomatic Anticipator (GESDA) is a project of staggering ambition. It has the potential to transform International Geneva and to shape the future of modern multilateralism as science and technology assume an ever more important role in determining mankind’s

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