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International Geneva: "Relevant, unrecognized, at times opaque
Parting thoughts about multilateralism after four years in Geneva
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#129 The G|O Briefing, March 2, 2023
Intense and Coordinated Diplomatic Efforts in Geneva | Former Senior WHO Official Ranieri Guerra Indicted | The G20 Gets Geopolitical
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Syrian quake victims: trapped by geopolitics; helped by diplomacy
#118 The G|O Briefing, November 17, 2022
Exclusive: Ukraine Grain Association President talks to The G|O | Bali not so far from Geneva | Watch The G|O on local station Léman Bleu!
Relief in Geneva after a busy G20
Bali may be 12,000km from Geneva, but with the G20 Summit taking place there this week, it has never seemed so close, and the results are seen here as positive. From the official meetings to the sidelines, and a final communiqué stating that “most members strongly condemn the war
#114 The G|O Briefing, October 20, 2022
"Ukraine and the West will never defeat Russia," Russian Ambassador in Geneva says | The UN reviews its humanitarian strategy
#111 THE G|O Briefing, September 29, 2022
WESTERN RELIEF AFTER ITU VOTE | ANXIETY AT CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT |SPEAKING FOR THE UN | AUROCRACIES NEVER COLLAPSE NICELY | FIFA AND WTO! FOUL
A tense moment for International Geneva—but also a faint hope, as informal spaces still allow dialogue with Russia
The West’s resolve has, for now, been reinforced. But so has that of China, Russia, and their allies, bent on seizing the moment to their advantage.
#109 The G|O Briefing, September 15, 2022
INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH RUSSIA STILL HAPPENING IN GENEVA | ARE THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE COLLECTIVELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAR?
Richard Gowan, on the war devastating impact on the UN
New York-based Gowan, UN director at the International Crisis Group, is one of the most astute and seasoned observers of the UN and multilateralism. In ‘The UN Is Another Casualty of Russia’s War: Why the Organization Might Never Bounce Back’, an op-ed piece in Foreign Affairs, Gowan writes that