In 2019, it became painfully clear that the institutions underpinning the post-war international order are struggling to meet the most pressing global challenges of the day. Yet getting our global house in order requires first overcoming the political polarization currently afflicting national and local communities around the world.
COLOGNY, SWITZERLAND – In 2020, the world will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberal international order. Most agree that this framework – comprising the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and other multilateral institutions – needs to be updated to address the challenges of climate change, widening inequality, and slowing economic growth. But global-level reform will not be possible without first building more cohesive and sustainable societies. And one way to do that is through “citizens’ assemblies” of the kind pioneered by Ireland and other countries.
COLOGNY, SWITZERLAND – In 2020, the world will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberal international order. Most agree that this framework – comprising the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and other multilateral institutions – needs to be updated to address the challenges of climate change, widening inequality, and slowing economic growth. But global-level reform will not be possible without first building more cohesive and sustainable societies. And one way to do that is through “citizens’ assemblies” of the kind pioneered by Ireland and other countries.