Pierre Hazan, on negotiating with the devil
On negotiating with the devil
INTERVIEW
Gennady Gatilov, Russia’s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, on the war in Ukraine
"The so-called collective West has long forsaken its core concerns for human rights, instead using the Council as a playground to host the blame game against its political opponents, this time Russia and China."
Simplice Ayangma Bonoho, on WHO's mixed legacy in Africa
“The legacy of colonialism still pervades global health and sanitary policies in Africa and elsewhere.”
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.”
Richard Gowan, on the war devastating impact on the UN
New York-based Gowan, UN director at the International Crisis Group, is one of the most astute and seasoned observers of the UN and multilateralism. In ‘The UN Is Another Casualty of Russia’s War: Why the Organization Might Never Bounce Back’, an op-ed piece in Foreign Affairs, Gowan writes that
Johann Aeschlimann, on the UN Economic and Social Council
A delegate spends four years in New York on average; there is not a lot of time to get accustomed to the institution. If we can make life easier for these ECOSOC delegates, we can help them spend less time and effort finding their way and more time working on substance.
Abishur Prakash, on the death of the "flat world."
"All the bridges that have been built to connect our societies are now being taken down."
Pasquale Annicchino, on attempts to replace the UN human rights system
This is an onsite edited excerpt of the G|O Briefing newsletter
With an interview with Italian academic Pasquale Annicchino, we stay close to The G|O’s primary focus: examining the multiple forms of opposition to what used to be the postwar internationalist consensus—so much a part of
Sarah Brooks, on China at the UN
“China’s development agenda has increasingly appeared in stark contrast with a human rights-based approach, undercutting the interdependence of the UN’s development and human rights pillars.”
Olaf Wientzek, on International Geneva
This is an onsite edited excerpt of the G|O Briefing newsletter of May, 26, 2021
We took a literal look at International Geneva, with the help of the Concise Atlas of International Geneva 2019–2020 just published by The KAS Foundation—Multilateral Dialogue Geneva.
The Atlas is a gem