Jerome Bellion-Jourdan

Jérôme Bellion-Jourdan is a Senior Fellow at the Zurich-based Institute for Global Negotiation where he is leading the “Global Negotiation Support” initiative to provide negotiation advice to Chairs/co-Chairs/Facilitators of United Nations and other multilateral negotiations. He served previously as a European Union diplomat to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, after postings for various institutions in Jerusalem, Cairo, and London.

Opinion

The United Nations’ Pact for the Future: from negotiation to action?

This content was published on Oct 9, 2024 In a situation plagued by conflicts and global risks on the planet and in the outer space, one could feed in skepticism about the UN.

Opinion

US-Russia escalation: continued standoff or a path towards genuine negotiations?

This content was published on Feb 5, 2022 Russia and the US are not fated to go to war over Ukraine. There is still room for negotiation, argues negotiation expert Jérôme Bellion-Jourdan.

On April 5, thousands demonstrated in Zurich against the housing crisis. It was the city's largest housing demonstration since the turn of the millennium

Life & Aging

Zurich: how the world capital of housing shortages is tackling the problem 

The start-up Sun-Ways has installed solar panels between the rails of a railway line near Buttes, canton Neuchâtel. in western Switzerland.

Climate change

Switzerland turns train tracks into solar power plants

Armies around Europe, including Switzerland, are ramping up spending

Foreign Affairs

Swiss defence industry moving abroad to escape neutrality

Swiss Abroad

The Böögg, Switzerland’s exploding psychic snowman

Life & Aging

Switzerland’s housing shortage: how bad is it?

Living longer: What do you think about the longevity trend?

The longevity market is booming thanks in part to advances in the science of ageing. What do you think of the idea of significantly extending human lifespan?

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Apr 25, 2025

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