Geneva Policy Outlook 2026

Inhaltsverzeichnis

​​Editorial

The Geneva Policy Outlook 2026

Achim Wennmann

Anpassung des Multilateralismus

Globale Gesundheitspolitik als Dreikörperproblem

Von Vinh-Kim Nguyen und Ilona Kickbusch

Die Neuerfindung des Fortschritts

Von Pedro Conceição

Der Schweizer Ansatz zur KI-Souveränität

Von Daniel Dobos und Prathit Singh

Agenda-keeping in International Geneva

By Lucile Maertens, Zoé Cheli, Adrien Estève, Lorenzo Guadagno

Brokering new partnerships

Towards fostering new Agrifood Partnerships

Von Shannon Howard

Warum Friedensfinanzierung für Investoren wichtig ist

Von Dominique Habegger

Towards a youth agenda for global governance

By Corinne Momal-Vanian and Prathit Singh

Diplomatie in Aktion

The Pandemic Agreement: adopted but unfinished

By Daniela Morich and Gian Luca Burci

Multilateralism at Work: Getting Mercury out of Skin Lightening Cosmetics

By Ellen Rosskam and Malgorzata Alicja Stylo

Regressive Gender Politics in International Geneva

Claire Somerville

Dealing with the Small Weapons of Mass Destruction

By Mark Downes

The Case of Nuclear Diplomacy in Geneva

By Luiza Delaflora Cassol & Sarah Ruth Opatowski

About the Cover Picture: Empty Seats, New Possibilities
The cover image of the Geneva Policy Outlook 2026 features empty chairs from the Geneva International Conference Centre. In the eyes of the GPO Team, this image symbolises the current state of International Geneva and, more broadly, global governance. Some seats are empty because international civil servants have lost their jobs.

Yet empty chairs are not only a sign of retreat. They also signal an opening. Global governance today is confronted with a defining question: as some seats are left vacant, who is willing to step forward?

The year 2026 presents an opportunity to reclaim these seats and to re-imagine multilateralism for the future-more inclusive, more resilient, and better equipped to respond to an era of radical uncertainty.

Picture Credit: Antoine Tardy

Disclaimer
All publications of the Geneva Policy Outlook 2026 are personal contributions from the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the institutions they represent, nor the views of the Republic and State of Geneva, the City of Geneva, and the Geneva Graduate Institute.