Daniel Warner is a Swiss-American political scientist and former Deputy to the Director, Graduate Institute Geneva.
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Can the war in Ukraine be the demise of the United Nations?
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Daniel Warner, a Geneva-based political analyst, argues international cooperation in the UN is still holding the institution together.
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The situation in China’s Xinjiang province shows that multilateralism as it is defined today is proving inadequate to deal with major global issues.
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Analyst Daniel Warner looks at whether Russia’s refusal to have Switzerland act as go-between with Ukraine marks the end of an era.
‘We must increase the production of Covid vaccines’
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Political scientist Daniel Warner questions the latest choice Swiss citizens are facing: whether or not to have the Covid vaccine booster shot.
End of ‘endless war’ in Afghanistan presents few solutions
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Daniel Warner says the rapid, unanticipated success of the Taliban in Afghanistan represents a crushing defeat for American foreign policy.
Aid crisis: Why giving begins – and may stay – at home
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While one might have thought that a global pandemic would have led to multilateral cooperation, the exact opposite has taken place, writes analyst Daniel Warner.
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Reasonable fear is a prerequisite for survival. Analyst Daniel Warner asks how we determine what is a reasonable fear, looking at upcoming votes.
Departure of OSCE head a setback for dialogue and negotiation
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Thomas Greminger's departure from the European security body shows that Swiss ideals of neutrality and humanitarianism are being challenged.
How China is filling America’s shoes at the United Nations
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China appears to be filling the political vacuum left by the US, as it withdraws its leadership from the multilateral system.
The World Trade Organization and the demise of multilateralism
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The resignation of the WTO director-general does not bode well for the international trading system, multilateralism and International Geneva.
Donald Trump and the WHO: predictable but precarious
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Is the US president's suspension of funding for the World Health Organization surprising? Not at all. But that doesn’t make it easy to swallow.
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Can the pandemic be separated from the economy? Columnist Daniel Warner writes that this and other important questions are now being raised.
An international virus needs an international response
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On the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, the Covid-19 pandemic poses a crucial moment for the international system.
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Switzerland performs a delicate dance when it comes to promoting business interests, maintaining neutrality and defending human rights.
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A damaging internal report has cast a very dark shadow over the ethical behavior of top officials of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
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Switzerland is suddenly featuring front and centre on the United States’ diplomatic radar. There are several possible explanations.
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Swiss President Ueli Maurer’s meeting with Donald Trump was a unique bilateral event at a moment of increasing tensions between the US and Iran.
Is reforming the Swiss pension system still possible, and if so, how?
Solutions still need to be found to meet the challenge of an ageing population and to improve the pensions of low-paid workers, the majority of whom are women.
