⚠️ 1/ The challenge What happens when energy, AI, critical minerals, care systems, food systems and regions all transform at once? How can we ensure these transitions are just, embedding decent work, labour rights, livelihoods, and inclusive development within economic and industrial change?

Read International History and Politics Professor Cyrus Schayegh's geopolitical analysis on Iran and stay tuned for weekly updates, "that seeks to bring history to bear on current geopolitics": substack.com/home/post/p-...

#SummerReads The first half of 2026 saw the publication of a selection of books by Geneva Graduate Institute faculty, covering a wide range of topics from human rights to women in science to transimperial history and more. 👇 www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

In his PhD thesis "Reason against Passion: Scientific Vocabularies in International Law," Thomas Romailler examines how international lawyers borrowed ideas from science — and how this shaped the profession's obsession with neutrality and objectivity. Full interview 👉 shorturl.at/4vRwD

New episode of What Matters Today with Professor Cyrius Schayegh on "Beyond the Ceasefire: Iran, the United States, and a Changing Middle East" Listen now👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRDn... #Ceasefire #Iran #US

Watch Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and an alumnus of the Institute discuss how multilateral organisations and their leaders can step up to the challenges of today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP1x... Rafael Grossi is a candidate to be the next UNSG.

In the context of the class “Politics of International Organizations”, taught by Lucile Maertens, students created fictional candidates for the position of United Nations Secretary-General and elaborated a series of documents for their campaign kit. Read on: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

👉 PhD thesis | The Hospital after Infection: An Ethnography of (Resistant) Infections in a Hospital in India 🇮🇳 🎓 Purbasha Mazumdar situates antimicrobial resistance in global health discourse and clinical work. @gvagrad.bsky.social Read the full interview: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

🇧🇷 Bolsa Família: Why the Ongoing Controversy Despite the Evidence? 👉 A new article in @theconversation.com on Brazil by Prof. Graziella Moraes Silva, Lívio Silva-Müller, and Matias López @liviosilva.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-ggc.bsky.social theconversation.com/pobres-nao-m...

75 years of the Refugee Convention. Professor Vincent Chetail marks the anniversary with a new essay for Opinio Juris/UNHCR. The Convention is "neither a relic of the past nor a panacea for the future. It is an imperfect instrument for an imperfect world." Read more 👉 shorturl.at/9Ezfr

Some countries would "likely consider U.S. preferences in whom they support, but not all countries necessarily want the U.S. back in the WHO," states Professor Suerie Moon in Politico's article. www.politico.eu/article/the-...

The international economics department at the Institute is looking for a full professor at the Pictet chair in finance & development. Policy-relevant economic research and training for a better world. Apply by 16th August, 2026. Start date: 1st September, 2027. More info lnkd.in/e-5W_crm

Professor Fuad Zarbiyev has been elected to the UN Human Rights Committee for 2027-2030. He is Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute and Programme Director of the LL.M. in International Law. Read more: shorturl.at/ZwOLGhttps:/... #UN #HumanRightsCommittee #Law

PhD Thesis in #Anthropology and #Sociology Purbasha Mazumdar examines the paradoxical figure of the “infectious hospital” in contemporary India: a space that promises cure while simultaneously engendering and sustaining infections, including resistant ones. 👇 www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

🌍 #NOVAFRICA2026 Conference in Economic: Labor Session! #ClaudeRaisaro from @gvagrad.bsky.social presenting "Hidden Discrimination in Frictional Labor Markets". #NOVAFRICA2026 #DevelopmentEconomics #NovaSBE

What would a conflict with #Iran actually cost #Europe? Energy markets, trade, inflation, green targets, security alliances — all of it on the table. New What Matters Today with Professor Dominic Rohner from the Geneva Graduate Institute. Listen now: shorturl.at/OYR4t #Geopolitics #Podcast

Listen to the new episode on the podcatcher of your choice.  Democracy in question is a podcast by the @weareceu.bsky.social  and the AHCD at the @gvagrad.bsky.social  https://democracy-in-question.simplecast.com/episodes/marleneengelhorn

A useful overview of the IHR, as amended in 2022 and 2024, and its rejections - by Gian Luca Burci @gvagrad.bsky.social: www.cambridge.org/core/service...

Want to know how the candidates for the position of the next UN Secretary General reflect on the future of multilateralism, human rights, youth involvement & more? Watch the debate which took place at the Geneva Graduate Institute yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTc7... @gwlvoices.bsky.social

Following the 'Candidates’ Debate for #NextUNSG at the Institute on 9th June, the public is invited to join 'Launch of Her Turn Decalogue for the Next UNSG - Youth Voices Shaping Multilateralism' an event focusing on #intergenerational dialogue in the context of #multilateralism. 👇 shorturl.at/5s0Hi

🎙️ 8 high-quality podcasts by students on human rights and humanitarianism Produced under the guidance of professors Julie Billaud and Maria Neus Torbisco Casals @juliebillaud.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social #HumanRights #Humanitarian #Podcast shorturl.at/7gzVR

There's been a lot of interest in the rationale of the GGRCC since we announced it, and this interview at @gvagrad.bsky.social presented an excellent opportunity to share that rationale from my perspective as president: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

Agi Veres, Director of @undp.org Geneva and Director @mlsalles.bsky.social focus on the future of development in this conversation. Together they reflect on global trends, funding pressures, the emergence of new partners & tech transformations redefining the sector. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XB6...

What challenges to the international rule of law? Join our lunch briefing online TOMORROW to hear from Abdulqawi A. Yusuf, formerly Judge & President of the ICJ, who will explore the resilience of the international legal order & the need to stand up for its defense. 📅 5th June shorturl.at/dOl0t

📣Out now on #firstview! George J. Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social on 'HIV/AIDS and the English Countryside' #Urban #Rural #Heteronormativity #Sexual #Morality #History #Demography 20thc 🗃️ 👉Read open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

👉 Development aid is under pressure: shrinking funding, multiple crises, and fading public support. Is the model collapsing — or evolving? #ODA #Development 📖 Read the new #GlobalChallenges issue on the future of development: @gvagrad.bsky.social globalchallenges.ch/issue/19/

Words of warning from Marie-Laure Salles, Director of the @gvagrad.bsky.social. 👉 Full speech: www.freedomcartoonists.com/award-2026 🤝 @cartoonistsrights.org @gvagrad.bsky.social @letemps.ch @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social @chappatte.bsky.social

As #Switzerland's upcoming vote, the so-called “No to a Switzerland with 10 million!” proposes a #PopulationCap, we discuss possible implications on #SwissEconomy & #SwissPolitics - from the role #immigration plays in #SwissProsperity to consequences on #SwissEURelations & more. 🎧 lnkd.in/enMYcnFN

"Re-enchanting humanity is about reframing our notion of Progress. Progress should be about a better life for Humanity, as the Greek Prometheus wanted it." Director @mlsalles.bsky.social's piece from 2021 is just as relevant today. www.linkedin.com/pulse/re-enc...

🌊 "Deep sea mining can happen in a dead ocean, but fisheries can't. Billions of people are dependent on fisheries, and we are all dependent on a healthy ocean. (...) we better take this time to understand how this would affect all of us." 👂 episode 5 of the podcast: soundcloud.com/ro_iheid/exp...

🎙️ Last week's 10th episode of This Week in Trade was full of important news for business and policymakers alike: Episode 10 dives into the structural trade shifts businesses should be watching closely: • The Trump–Xi summit and renewed US-China commercial engagement

•Potential 100% US tariffs on patented pharmaceuticals •EU CBAM developments • UK-GCC trade talks nearing completion • Austria’s proposed delivery tax on e-commerce imports

The big takeaway? Commercial thawing doesn’t erase geopolitical risk — and supply chain resilience is becoming a strategic necessity. You can listen on your favorite platform by following this link: pod.link/1893068806

Our upcoming lunch briefing on 📅 5th June, 12:30, will explore the resilience of the international legal order and the need to stand up for its defense. With Abdulqawi A. Yusuf, former Judge and former President of the International Court of Justice, The Hague. Join us online: shorturl.at/dBjH2

📢 Applications are open for the International Geneva Peace Fellowship Programme. Implemented by the Geneva Graduate Institute and Interpeace, the goal of the programme is to foster the next generation of leadership in peace and humanitarian diplomacy. 👇

Last call for students to apply for our Summer Programme: 🔎 From diplomacy to New Diplomacies 🔎 The Rise of the Rest: Rethinking Global Governance in a World of Multiples 🔎 Economic Globalisation & Fragmentation 🔎 Digital & emerging Technologies, Democracy & IR 👇 www.graduateinstitute.ch/summer

🦠 The next outbreak will not wait for treaty talks. As #Ebola spreads in DRC & Uganda, global health leaders warn that #PandemicPreparedness is stalled by politics, financing gaps & weak interim systems. ✍️ @fargonaut.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social @sueriemoon.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

"Fertilisers are not just an agricultural input: they are a strategic resource hidden at the centre of geopolitical conflict." Visiting Fellow, Lorenzo Feltrin, reminds us of the forgotten history of this agricultural commodity in his article in @theconversation.com. 👇 shorturl.at/fvg53

“This had really turned into a lose-lose dynamic for both sides, and I don’t believe either side will be really winning as a result of this understanding.” @gvagrad-ggc.bsky.social Researcher Farzan Sabeth on Iran’s possible preliminary agreement with Washington. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/w...

“The Enlargement Paradox: How Integration Can Undermine Democracy.” Watch Professor Laszlo Bruszt's address who received the Dr. Elemér Hantos Prize, awarded periodically to a person, or organisation for their efforts to promote Economic Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe. 👇 shorturl.at/DqnNK

🚨 Happening this Wednesday! Panel Discussion on ‘The Health of International Law and Organizations: Honoring Professor Gian Luca Burci’s Contributions to Scholarship and Practice’ 🗓️ 27 May | 18:30-20:00 CEST 📍 @gvagrad-law.bsky.social + online REGISTER 👉 www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

As the ICC increasingly operates during ongoing conflicts, difficult questions arise for states involved in international criminal justice and peace diplomacy. Professor Paola Gaeta speaks with Amb. Franz Perrez, Director of International Law at @edadfae.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRDI...

#GlobalHealth The world is not ready for the next pandemic – and it won’t be unless local capacity is strengthened, global health experts agreed at an event at the Geneva Graduate Institute on Tuesday.

“Level playing field” is constantly invoked by politicians and trade negotiators — but what does it actually mean as a matter of law? PhD 🎓 Marios Tokas explores how the concept can operate as a guiding norm in international law. @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-law.bsky.social 🎤 shorturl.at/cq5WN

What role do industry and public affairs professionals play in shaping healthcare policy today? This online conversation will explore how public affairs contributes to healthcare policymaking and multi-stakeholder dialogue in an increasingly complex global environment. 📅26th May shorturl.at/ru6Mq

The Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award in 2026 recognised two international editorial cartoonists for outstanding work and bravery in their artistic expression, often under difficult circumstances: Safaa Odah from Palestine & Jimmy “Spire” Ssentongo from Uganda. www.youtube.com/live/b7TppCx...

AI often fails to understand how people actually speak. A research team from Ghana explores the problem that remains largely invisible in global discussions on artificial intelligence. 👇 www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

🎙️ Encore alert! In this ep. of the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast, Ilona Kickbusch (@gvagrad.bsky.social#GlobalHealthMatters and Aída Mencía Ripley (Universidad Iberoamericana) explore science diplomacy in action 🎧 Listen here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/GHM-Encore-Ep21

“In an outbreak and in a crisis, information flow is one of the single most important and strategic areas,” Professor Moon reflects as the deadly Hantavirus outbreak at sea raises questions about whether international health cooperation can hold despite political fractures. 👇 shorturl.at/65CRF

New PhD-What is the impact of climate risks on financial markets and financial decisions? 🎓 Viktória Vidaházy explores climate-related risks and policies from both international and financial institution perspectives. @gvagrad.bsky.social #PhD #InternationalEconomics 🎤 Interview: shorturl.at/yU0xu