Geneva Policy Outlook

Diplomacy necessitates reinvention and adaptation. But what will it take? A new diplomatic mode requires giving shape to widened professionalisation and welcoming creativity alongside institutional continuity.

Widespread inflation, recession, food insecurity and energy poverty are some of the unprecedented global economic effects of the war in Ukraine. While the world's citizens suffer, little is being done. Global economic warfare needs international regulation.

The stakes are high to get sustainable finance right. But how do we go beyond greenwashing? EU Taxonomy, which standardises the criteria and pushes companies to report sustainability in a novel way, offers hope.

In an unpredictable geopolitical context, technology offers an attractive narrative. Faced with techno-solutionism, do we dare to ask ourselves the difficult questions, and develop new public-private partnerships which ensure sustainable and democratic societies?

After deliberate cyber attacks against humanitarian organisations in 2022, this sector needs to move faster to develop a collective action mindset and improve risk awareness and cybersecurity.

Digital Data is the “New Gold” that businesses collect, store and sell for great profits. But, how can we mine it responsibly and co-construct an effective oversight and governance system?