Today’s world faces large-scale climate change and other environmental disruptions. Meeting these challenges involves major adjustments to economy and society, with substantial potential for conflict and violence. This dialogue assembled leading authorities on the relationship between climate and peace, including speakers from civil society, government, university and youth. The panel explored how climate change can be handled in ways that minimize war and maximize peace.
Thirty years ago, pioneers of the internet expected that this new technology would be a force for freedom, democracy, justice and peace. Yet today digital communications often involve human rights abuses, criminal activity, disinformation, gender-based violence, and cyber warfare. How can we turn these tides and make online spaces serve a just peace? This Dialogue brough together experts from academia, internet governance, and quantum computing to discuss why cybersecurity is key to the discussion of peace.
What is the relationship between democracy and peace? Do the two go hand in hand, so that less democracy means less peace? Or can democracy work against peace: for example, by producing protectionist and militarist governments? Or is there something more deeply wrong with democracy as we know it, such that future peace depends on a transformation of democracy? If so, what kind of new democracy do we need? During this Just Peace Dialogue speakers dove into these questions and many more.
This was the fourth panel of the Just Peace Dialogues.
Since April 2023 the current war in Sudan has brought larger death, destruction, and displacement than any other ongoing armed conflict on earth. This dialogue brought together wise thinkers and excellent speakers from academia, civil society, policymakers, and youth to discuss how peace can be brought back to Sudan. What kind of creative and hopeful scenarios can be envisioned for peace in Sudan? What would be the key ingredients for a lasting peace?
Eighty years after 1945, Europe again faces war in its own region. How to turn this tide and have sustainable peace in Europe? To discuss this question, this dialogue looked at the experience of war in Ukraine; Russia's role in Europe; lessons of Europe’s history for future peace; the values underpinning future European peace; and Europe’s place in a changing global world. A week before the NATO Summit in The Hague, this dialogue offered a range of inspiring visions for peace in Europe. We are grateful for cooperation with PAX in organising the Peace in Europe Dialogue.
Amidst today’s armed conflicts, authoritarian governments, cyber-attacks, organized crime, economic insecurity, and ecological destruction, it can be hard to imagine peace. What do we mean by ‘peace’, beyond the absence of war? What kind of peace are we seeking? What makes people and society at peace? What path(s) can bring us to peace? This dialogue brings together leading thinkers who push us to get clearer and more creative about peace.
The greatest challenges facing humanity today have significant global dimensions that require substantial policy responses at a planetary scale. In this context, the Multistakeholder Global Governance (MGG) project aims to understand to what extent and under what circumstances multistakeholder global organisations work well in regards to their capacity, effectiveness, and legitimacy. MGG has officially started, and celebrated its first advisory board meeting on 8 and 9 May 2025.
International public finance is essential for global collaboration on climate change. With the deepening climate crisis and stagnant public finances, it is essential to maximize the impacts of limited resources, especially in the developing world. To this end, new public climate organizations have emerged, and existing multilateral and bilateral mechanisms have made innovations to improve climate finance.
Donald Trump was sworn into his second period as President of the United States on 20 January 2025. Since then, the Trump administration has raised alarms for people around the world who are concerned over what this will mean for the current geopolitical landscape. Join a panel of experts to discuss how the first two months of the Trump administration have impacted the international system and global geopolitics.
