“Anything is possible in exceptional moments,” said Jean Monnet, who pioneered the construction of a united Europe after the Second World War; but seizing the moment for change requires anticipation, preparation, and a clear plan. The Geneva Policy Outlook 2025 takes this projection as a guide for this year’s edition, underlying that Geneva has everything it takes to seize such an “exceptional moment” for the reinvention of multilateralism.
Yet, this reinvention takes place in an era in which a new mainstream of politics is profoundly sceptical about international cooperation, a trend aggravated by the US elections. Given the realities of a “multilateralism in crises” and the admittedly concerning outlook on funding, one message for 2025 is clear: Keeping Geneva relevant requires more than business as usual.
This year’s edition of the Geneva Policy Outlook features courageous ideas and practice that can help Geneva – and more broadly multilateralism – stay relevant as a global hub for diplomacy and international cooperation. This publication places its finger on the pulse of Geneva’s global policy space and features 13 articles in English, French, and German that each reflect on how to keep Geneva relevant as a global hub in times of radical uncertainty and capture the dynamics of key negotiations happening at the heart of International Geneva.
The Geneva Policy Outlook is an initiative of the Geneva Graduate Institute in partnership with the Republic and State of Geneva and the City of Geneva. The Geneva Policy Outlook also thanks the Fondation pour Genève for its generous support in the start-up phase of this initiative.
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