Mediation as a Response to Global Governance Challenges: A Historical Perspective
This article first reviews briefly the contemporary world order in its historical perspective, showing that globalization and multipolar cooperation were historically contingent achievements rather than as a matter of course. It then examines the current strain on various aspects in the international arena, arguing that the urgent task is to manage differences, preserve dialogue, and […]
The Architecture of Survival: Why the World Cannot Wait for Governments Alone
The countries and people of the world stand at the threshold of a new era—one brimming with both peril and possibility. Artificial Intelligence captures the imagination as the defining technological change of our time. But another tectonic shift is underway, one that will determine whether the gains of this era are shared: the future of […]
Hybrid Peace: Private Mediation in a Fragmented World
In today’s fragmented world, wars are multiplying—and they persist. Instead of ending through negotiated settlement, conflicts keep going, sometimes at high intensity, as in Ukraine, or as punctuated equilibria, as in Gaza or Iran. Diplomacy continues, but it often produces only temporary arrangements—short-lived ceasefires or localized de-escalation measures, rather than broad political settlements. This represents […]