All things considered, a good week for International Geneva
Between Brazil’s rejection of Jair Bolsonaro and America’s notable containment of Trump’s toxic MAGA ideology, multilateralism has been offered a bit of a breather.
UKRAINE WAR
#116 The G|O Briefing, November 3, 2022
Moving International Geneva to Ukraine | Brazil back on the world stage | UN human rights chief speaks, as does ILO boss | Happy Birthday G|O!
Relocating part of International Geneva to Ukraine: A breakthrough idea
Theodor H. Winkler
GUEST ESSAY
What if part of the aptly named Maison de la Paix in the heart of International Geneva were to relocate to war-torn Ukraine? It hosts three Swiss-funded centres of international reputation: the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, and
The strange tale of an unofficial private Swiss plan for a negotiated peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia
"While admitting that the invasion was a violation of the UN Charter, Ukraine was, under the different points of the proposal, the country that would have to alter its political institutions and its identity."
#115 The G|O Briefing, October 27, 2022
Negotiating with the devil | The tale of an unofficial Swiss early private peace initiative | Give peace a chance
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Dunant, Galtung or the Generals: Give Peace a Chance
Daniel Warner | Most people claim they would prefer peace to war. Scenes of death and destruction in Ukraine horrify. So if peace is preferred to war, why aren’t similar resources allocated?
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."
#114 The G|O Briefing, October 20, 2022
"Ukraine and the West will never defeat Russia," Russian Ambassador in Geneva says | The UN reviews its humanitarian strategy
The crumbling nuclear taboo
Beatrice Fihn | “Stopping nuclear threats, reducing the chances that nuclear weapons will be used, and making genuine progress toward nuclear disarmament will demand a truly global commitment”
Russia, Iran, and the perils of post-autocracy
Robert D. Kaplan | The more destructive a tyranny has been, the more pervasive the subsequent anarchy often is.