GESDA: Science at the multilateral table
Since its creation in 2018, GESDA has billed itself as a “think and a do tank.” Yesterday, its initiators opted to put their emphasis on the “do” by unveiling two concrete projects.
US-CHINA
Refusal to discuss the human rights situation in China is a defining moment for the Human Rights Council—and a rebuke to the West
“This is just the beginning of the clash between China and the US at the Human Rights Council. The confrontation will dominate every aspect of international politics for years to come”
#112 The G|O Briefing, October 6, 2022
A CLOSE VICTORY FOR CHINA AND A REBUKE TO THE WEST AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL | BRINGING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS PERPETRATORS TO JUSTICE | STOPPING PHONE HACKING | NUKES NOT AN OPTION
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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.”
Is America (finally) back in Geneva?
The WTO's 12th ministerial conference (MC12) last week afforded a provisional rescue to the institution, greeted by a global and collective sigh of relief. But the ability of the WTO to pull itself out of paralysis was not the only significant outcome of MC12. Another equally meaningful development
#102 The G|O Briefing, June 23, 2022
Fighting for better working conditions for the UN’s outside workforce - WTO: Yes it can!
#101 The G|O Briefing, June 16, 2022
International Organizations are getting defensive — How to engage with China?
Tit for Tat at the Human Rights Council
This is an onsite edited excerpt of the G|O Briefing newsletter
Tit for Tat at the Human Rights Council
China is increasing its pressure on the Human Rights Council while trying to fend off the growing criticism it faces from the Western group about its human rights record in
#58 The G|O Briefing, May 26, 2021
International Geneva as it has never been shown before!
The United Front: A Lesser-Known Side of Chinese Presence in Switzerland
By Ralph Weber*
In Switzerland, many heads are being scratched over how to continue relations with partners in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Swiss Federal Government works on a new China Strategy. Companies, big and small, reconsider supply chains in light of the recent PRC mask and