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What Nato's Northern Expansion Means

What Nato's Northern Expansion Means

Carl Bildt | Putin’s invasion came as a profound shock to European governments. Most European leaders had played down US warnings about an imminent attack, reasoning that although Putin can be unpredictable, he was unlikely to do anything so irrational.

At the World Trade Organization, a war–both inside and out

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 625-person-strong secretariat is the brain of the organization. It has no decision-making powers, its main duties being to supply impartial technical and professional support to WTO members. Reforming it was never going to be an easy task, but immediately after her nomination in March

#95 The G|O Briefing, April 28, 2022

G|O investigation: students denounce worthless diplomas from some of Geneva's private "universities" — WTO Secretariat reform still contentious

The war in Ukraine contaminates the work at the WTO

The war in Ukraine continues to disrupt the work of an already deadlocked World Trade Organisation (WTO). Across different committees, negotiations, and working groups, the mutual accusations between Kiev and Moscow are overshadowing all other issues. A case in point was the March 24–25 meeting of the Committee on

#94 The G|O Briefing, April 21, 2022

China ratifies conventions against forced labor – The war continues to disrupt the WTO’s deliberations

#93 The G|O Briefing, April 7, 2022

The UN: paralyzed in New York, overwhelmed in Geneva — The G|O: live on Zoom tomorrow

“Z”: The last letter in the alphabet of lies

By Geneviève Piron, PhD in Russian studies GUEST ESSAY Pure fabrication, interpretation, and lies. Where is the line between these different types of distortion of truth? And how deep have we sunk? In Russian, there is a word that suggests there is indeed a distinction: the word “vranio” means something

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

#90 The G|O Briefing, March 17, 2022

Revealed: WHO Foundation weakens its guidelines on healthy food – Is Russia’s relationship with Geneva irreparably damaged? – A plea for all refugees

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