@giulianofleri.bsky.social, a historian of migration, obtained his PhD in international history in 2023 at the Institute. His @nytimes.com article on #Lampedusa shows that the visible migrant crisis shifted to a chronic situation as part of Europe’s border regime. 👉 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...

This lecture, by Professor Marlene Laruelle of Luiss University, examines whether liberalism is simply in need of reform, it is being fundamentally reconfigured, or whether we are witnessing the emergence of a new ideological landscape altogether. 📅 2 March, Online & In person 👉 shorturl.at/0FINv

@gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social Spotlight Podcast: UN Peace Missions in a Changing World Margaux Pinaud speaks with IR Reesearch Professor Sara Hellmüller, Fanny BADACHE & Bilal Salaymeh about how shifts in global politics are reshaping UN peace missions and their mandates. Listen👉 shorturl.at/PGu5j

TRUMP AND LATIN AMERICA, THE END OF MULTILATERALISM? Our Lunch Briefing will unpack the broader implications of a US foreign policy that is increasingly marked by unilateralism, economic nationalism, and geopolitical competition. 📅11 February, 12:30 - In person and Online shorturl.at/mnPEo

VoxTalks Economics episode: What should Europe do about Trump? @wederdim.bsky.social and @upanizza.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social talk with @talknormal.co.uk about Europe’s options in response to recent #US policy shifts — from trade to geopolitical strategy. 👉 cepr.org/multimedia/w... #EconSky

Prof. Ravinder Bhavnani received an @snsf.ch grant for his research project, "Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring Malnutrition". The project explores the introduction of an AI-based tool in the context of #SDG2 - ending global hunger & under nutrition: shorturl.at/BQzhz @gvagrad-ggc.bsky.social

New PhD in #InternationalLaw – "Vaccine Hesitancy: How International Law Shapes Trust in Science" 🎓 Sophia Mo explains how international law can contribute to mistrust of scientific knowledge. 🎤 interview: shorturl.at/ZNBw0 @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-law.bsky.social #PhDDefense #Health #WHO

Africa and the Reform of Multilateral Institutions: The 9th Pan-African Congress and the Way Forward Professors Dêlidji Eric Degila and Fuad Zarbiyev participated in the 9th Pan-African Congress, which took place in Lomé, Togo from 8-12 December, 2025. 👇 www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

#SummerSchool Teaching or advising students in IR, diplomacy, global governance, or tech policy? The Institute’s Summer Programme in Geneva graduateinstitute.ch/summer — offers a flexible format featuring lectures, workshops, visits to IOs & networking with practitioners & 3 ECTS earned per module.

Latest Inside Geneva is out, we take a deep dive into the 'Board of Peace'...and the War Watch report is out, we talk to its author. Thanks to @richardgowan1.bsky.social @crisisgroup.org and Stuart Casey-Maslen of Geneva Academy, @gvagrad.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Read the latest Global Challenges issue exploring how the meaning and use of the word #genocide shape international responses to mass violence, and questions whether existing legal frameworks are still effective in protecting civilians and holding perpetrators accountable today. 👉 shorturl.at/KGXQB

In the seventh issue of the Governing Pandemics Snapshot, Daniela Morich, head of policy engagement and #GlobalHealth Platform at the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Global Health Centre (@gvagrad-ghc.bsky.social), dissects the choices facing member states.

New PhD in #InternationalLaw Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow — It Hurts no Less: Individual Criminal Responsibility for Enforced Disappearance 🎓 Ana Srovin Coralli 🎤 interview: shorturl.at/NbPSv @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-law.bsky.social @abclapham.bsky.social #PhDDefense #Migration #HumanRights

@gvagrad.bsky.social academy on IHL & IHRL report IHL in Focus 2026 concludes that: "international law seeking to limit the effects of war is at breaking point, with more than 100,000 civilians killed, while torture and rape are committed with near impunity" www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb...

This Lunch Briefing will unpack the broader implications of a #USForeignPolicy that is increasingly marked by #unilateralism, economic nationalism, and geopolitical competition. Join us and listen to the analyses from our Professors: 📅11 Feb, 12:30 - Maison de la paix & online 👉 shorturl.at/FmV3c

🎓 New PhD in #internationallaw by Liline Steyn The “Best Interests of the Child” in the context of migration: are these principles transforming state practices? Read the interview 🎤 shorturl.at/qKpG4 @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-law.bsky.social #Migration #HumanRights

This semester I’ll be teaching “Democracies in Context.” Curious what students can expect from the class? This and more here www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio... @gvagrad-mint.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social

"While at one level, hegemons use international law as an instrument to perpetuate their dominance, they may also withdraw from it or become revisionist — trying to reshape the international norm — in unfavourable circumstances" argues Prof Nico Krisch @hindustan-times.bsky.social: shorturl.at/pR9kL

Interview with Merna Aboul-Ezz on her #PhDResearch into European Court of #HumanRights veil rulings and the role Western feminist and secular discourses play in shaping legal exclusions of veiled #MuslimWomen. 👇 www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

International #advocacy takes many forms, but which approaches truly make an impact? In a webinar, we compare three high-profile campaigns: the Gaza Flotilla, NCDs at the UN General Assembly & COP 30. With Davide Rodogno and Christophe Lécureuil 📅19th February, 12:30 - Online 👉 shorturl.at/g9XGr

What’s happening inside #Iran? Our guest, alumnus Clément Therme, lecturer at the @umontpellier.bsky.social will explore -the roots of the current uprising, -the role of leadership, -the impact of the economic crisis, & -the landscape of opposition figures abroad. 🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7CS...

#PhDThesis How do certain people move from being erased and excluded to being recognised as legitimate subjects under international #HumanRights law? Rafael Carrano Lelis examines the mobilisation of human rights by transnational LGBTI+ activists. www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

On #nternationaLaw, #Venezuela and the breakdown of norms on the use of force in a new What Matters Today podcast with Professor Nico Krisch. 🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFDs...

🎥 Video 'Global Challenges' | Grand entretien with #InternationalLaw prof. Paola Gaeta about the evolution of the concept of genocide and its practical application in international law. @gvagrad-law.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social #genocide #GlobalChallenges shorturl.at/RevUH

Education can promote energy efficiency and conservation, and encourage the adoption of renewable energy technologies. NORRAG's exhibition shows how education underpins progress across all SDGs! 💡 buff.ly/z3HSD1z

Shriya Patnaik's #PhDThesis focuses on the decline & demise of the #Devadasis — hereditary, ritualistic temple dancers and singers — in the Jagannath Temple of Puri, Odisha. Thesis supervisor, Associate Professor Nicole Bourbonnais interviewed Shriya about her research: shorturl.at/0TLQq #India

Le professeur Dêlidji Eric Degila analyse la genèse et les défis du #panafricanisme. #CongrèsPanafricain #Lomé www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

Nuala Proinnseas Caomhánach (@nulybranch.bsky.social), historian of environmental history, specialising in the modern life sciences, particularly evolutionary theory and ecology, has joined the Institute as Assistant Professor in International History and Politics: shorturl.at/ZBdJd

Interview with Giorgia Linardi (MIL '15), Spokesperson of Sea-Watch in Italy and Visiting Lecturer in International Law. lnkd.in/e4UZ2Ea8 @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-law.bsky.social @seawatchitaly.bsky.social

In his PhD thesis in #InternationalEconomics, Ka Lok Wong examines how external economic conditions shape fiscal and financial outcomes in emerging market economies. His work highlights how good policies help countries move from relying on external support to standing on their own. shorturl.at/0nnb8

Check out our publications gatreway, giving access to the roughly 500 academic pieces produced at the Institute each year, as well as to specific collections managed by centres, departments and the Institute, infographics, list of professors, and more: www.graduateinstitute.ch/publications...

As 2025 draws to a close, we thank our community of students, researchers, and professors for their continued engagement. Your work, curiosity, and commitment remain central to our mission to foster knowledge, dialogue, and critical reflection on global challenges.

The second half of 2025 saw the publication of a selection of books by Institute faculty, covering a wide range of topics from human security provisions in ceasefire and peace agreements to the economic consequences of the second Trump administration & more: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

The Institute's Centre for Digital Humanities and Multilateralism and the UN Library & Archives announce the online release of Nicolas Politis’ papers, providing an exceptional insight on one of Greece’s most renowned diplomats and #InternationalLaw scholars of the interwar period: shorturl.at/c1cGt

What happens to global health leadership as the US steps back? Co-Director, Suerie Moon, argues it won’t hinge on money alone, but political leadership. “So, yes, others will step into the place vacated by the US, but they will be wearing their own shoes.” @gvagrad.bsky.social bit.ly/3YuhQib

The Geneva Academy has launched War WATCH, a new online portal combining conflict classification (RULAC) and analysis of civilian harm and IHL compliance. ‬ warwatch.ch

Nuclear weapons could destroy us all – so why aren't we talking about them? Last week, the interactive play "Talking about the Fire" brought this question to the Geneva Graduate Institute. @gvagrad.bsky.social

Are young people disengaging from politics — or reinventing it? In this episode of What Matters Today, Dr. Laura Bullon-Cassis explores youth voting, #GlobalActivism, online participation, and what #COP30 means for youth-led climate action. Full episode: shorturl.at/8gRIE

Martina Donlon: Driving Global Action Through Strategic Communication Martina leads the Climate Section at the UN Dpt of Global Communications in NY, where she spearheads global campaigns and initiatives that mobilize climate action. lnkd.in/eXcs7dHj @gvagrad-law.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social

Team from Africa Wins Geneva Challenge 2025 on the Challenges of #Migration The annual contest encourages master students to bridge the gap between their studies and real #DevelopmentPolicy by developing innovative & practical proposals for effecting change. www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

As global trade rules shift rapidly, Christian Winkler’s PhD research explores how firms and governments pursue new institutions that offer stability and predictability. Read an interview: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio... #internationaleconomics #phd

In this new episode of What Matters Today podcast, Professor Cédric Tille explores the shifting foundations of US economic dominance. Full episode: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

“What does it mean to do #anthropology in times of genocide?” asks Izzeddin Araj, talking about his research. In his PhD thesis, he explores the #Palestinian experience of sperm smuggling from Israeli prisons, as form of anticolonial #resistance. Read more: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

➡️ How firms and governments adapt to uncertainty in Global #Trade ? As global trade rules shift rapidly, 🎓 Christian Winkler examines how firms and governments pursue new institutions for stability and predictability. #internationaleconomics #phd @gvagrad.bsky.social 🎤 Interview: shorturl.at/btmJZ

Join us tomorrow @gvagrad.bsky.social

At 80, the UN stands at a crossroads. As highlighted by Professor Fuad Zarbiyev in an interview with SWI swissinfo.ch, “the UN is what we make of it”, a reminder that its future depends on our cooperation, our reforms and our voices. #UN80 #GlobalCooperation #Geneva www.swissinfo.ch/eng/internat...

À l’heure de la COP30 au Brésil, les #peuples #autochtones sont-ils enfin entendus ? 22% du #carbone des #forêts tropicales sont gérées par ces communautés, estime Marine Gauthier, PhD Candidate @gvagrad.bsky.social, dans @france.theconversation.com shorturl.at/PC2iF

New PhD: Izzeddin Araj explores the #Palestinian experience of sperm smuggling from Israeli prisons, as a form of anticolonial #resistance. "What does it mean to do #anthropology in times of genocide?" asks the author in this interview. @gvagrad.bsky.social shorturl.at/qLJzf

In the new episode of What Matters Today, Dr. Vassily Klimentov discusses the current state of affairs in #Ukraine and the challenges facing #diplomatic efforts toward #peace. Listen now: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...