Geneva Policy Outlook 2025

Table of Contents

Editorial

The Geneva Policy Outlook 2025
By Achim Wennmann

Towards Multilateralism 2.0

Multilateralism 2.0: Time for Diplomats to Step Up
By Jussi Hanhimäki

Nature Needs a Seat at the Table in the New Multilateralism
By Hugo Slim

A New Agenda for Sustainability
By Marie-Laure Salles

It’s time for a New UN Charter 
By Heba Aly

Networked Multilateralism: A Case for the Geneva-Addis-Ababa Nexus
By Solomon Dersso

Half-empty, yet Half-full: Reflections for Geneva from the Pact for the Future
By Richard Gowan

Diplomacy in Action

The GRATK Treaty: Understanding a Triumph of Multilateralism
By Margo A. Bagley

Nature Won’t Wait, but can a Meaningful Pandemic Agreement get done in 2025?
By Suerie Moon 

Regreening the Global Safety Net: Accelerating FMNR through Faith-driven Movement-building 
By Tony Rinaudo, Juliet Bell, and Athena Peralta

Winners at a Losing Game: In a Burning Middle East, Peace is a Security Imperative
By Hiba Qasas

For the Radar: New Issues

Dealing with the New WMDs - Weapons of Mass Disinformation
By Jean-Marc Rickli

Microplastics and Human Fertility
By Aditya Bharadwaj 

Carbon Finance, Communities and Conflict: The Quest for Peace-Positive Land Restoration in Africa
By Irene Ojuok and Alan Channer

The cover image of this year’s Geneva Policy Outlook features a detail of the Hans Wilsdorf Bridge in Geneva. In the eyes of the GPO Team, the picture is a symbolic representation of the intricate dynamics shaping our world today. The interwoven structures reflect the interplay between complexity and interdependence in a rapidly changing world and the power of collaboration to work in unison to uphold the bridge. Meanwhile, in the lower part of the picture, the handrail offers guidance and a pathway for safe passage for those wishing to cross the bridge.
Disclaimer
All publications of the Geneva Policy Outlook 2024 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, the Fondation pour Genève, and Geneva Graduate Institute.