#89 The G|O Briefing, March 10, 2022
For the WEF & Russia, a long friendship is coming to an end – Momentum is gaining to exclude Russia from the HRC – UN HR chief under pressure
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Putin's war has given birth to geopolitical Europe
Josep Borrell | With Russia’s naked act of aggression against Ukraine, the tragedy of war has erupted in Europe once again. The European Union has sprung into action. While some expected us to dither, disagree, and delay, we have acted at record speed to support Ukraine.
The war in Ukraine is transforming the dynamics of International Geneva
On Tuesday, March 1, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was about to deliver his video message to the Human Rights Council (HRC), an entire contingent of more than one hundred diplomats representing forty countries, European and others, bolted out of their seats and left the room. They gathered in
#88 The G|O Briefing, March 3, 2022
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Our thoughts are with the brave people of Ukraine.
Today in The Geneva Observer, a few reflections from Geneva on the changing dynamics in the global political and moral landscapes created by Russia’s naked aggression
#87 The G|O Briefing, February 24, 2022
Intense diplomatic activity in Geneva - Exclusive: IPPC new report has dire warnings - UN think-tank to open
Ukraine and the future of Europe
Joschka Fischer | Did Russian President Vladimir Putin know what he was doing when he ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine last February 24? That decision was a turning point for Europe.
#84, The G|O Briefing, February 3, 2022
Audit warns of overrunning costs in Geneva UN renovation - Ukraine crisis forces Europe into introspection - Geneva's global digital footprint
#83, The G|O Briefing, January 27, 2022
Sanctions on Putin could cripple International Geneva - A new European push to move forward on a IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines - The ECOSOC decoded!
US and Western sanctions against Vladimir Putin could be disastrous for Geneva
Possible sanctions on Vladimir Putin could have serious repercussions for Geneva.
Welcome, Madam Ambassador—but please not ‘The Best and the Brightest 2.0’
Daniel Warner |While the Biden administration immediately proclaimed it was back on the multilateral circuit after the Trump years, the lack of a U.N. ambassador—because certain Republican senators held up confirmations—has weakened the American position in International Geneva.