Table of Contents
Editorial
The Geneva Policy Outlook 2026
By Achim Wennmann
Adapting Multilateralism
Global Health Governance as a Three-Body Problem
By Vinh-Kim Nguyen and Ilona Kickbusch
By Pedro Conceição
The Swiss Approach to AI sovereignty
By Daniel Dobos and Prathit Singh
Agenda-keeping in International Geneva
By Lucile Maertens, Zoé Cheli, Adrien Estève, Lorenzo Guadagno
Brokering new partnerships
Towards fostering new Agrifood Partnerships
By Shannon Howard
Why Peace Finance Matters for Investors
By Dominique Habegger
Towards a youth agenda for global governance
By Corinne Momal-Vanian and Prathit Singh
Diplomacy in action
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
By 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
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
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.
