An Active Member in the International Community
Ahead of the international agenda and beyond the media rush, the Bridge Tank draws from its research and brings its innovative analyses to decision-makers by hosting our own events and participating in major global fora where our members have engaged in a recurring dialogue. Based on curated and stable strategic choices defined with our International Advisory Board, we provide Reports and Policy Briefs bringing “solutions” to selected audiences, in a spirit of balanced engagement with all active parties on the issues that mobilize us. Since 2016, the Bridge Tank has also been a member of the T20 –– the G20’s engagement group, comprising of around a hundred global think tanks.
G20/Business 20 : The Bridge Tank takes part in the B20 India Inception Meeting 17 February 2023 After Indonesia’s tenure in 2022, the turn of the year saw India assume the presidency of the G20 for 2023. From 22 to 24 January 2023, the city of Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India, hosted the Inception Meeting of the Business 20 (B20) Engagement Group of the G20 to discuss the… Read more
The Bridge Tank’s Davos Innovation Lunch 2023 : Fostering cooperation on biosecurity during the World Economic Forum 9 February 2023 On the last day of this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos and for the third edition in a row, The Bridge Tank held its now traditional "Innovation Lunch" on Davos' Promenade, partnering with our board member Judit Arenas, APCO Worldwide, and the San Diego-based biotechnology company Illumina to discuss… Read more
Davos 2023: The Bridge Tank’s takeaways from the World Economic Forum 3 February 2023 The third week of 2023 saw the world gather once again for the World Economic Forum in Davos. From January 16th to 20th, political, economic, and civil society leaders from around the globe met in the Swiss Alps to discuss the economic future of our world.This year's focus on “Cooperation… Read more
Issue Brief – Safeguarding West Africa’s Fouta Djallon Highlands 25 January 2023 As a Champion of the Great Green Wall, let me tell you how convinced I am that the Fouta Djallon in Guinea, but also the inland delta of the Niger River in Mali, the Liptako-Gourma in Burkina Faso and in Niger, collectively constitute its roots and “strategic depth”. As Erik… Read more
“The Bridge Tank Breakfast Series” with Bernard Cazeneuve 24 January 2023 On 12 January 2023, The Bridge Tank had the pleasure of hosting a new edition of "The Bridge Tank Breakfast Series" around Mr Bernard Cazeneuve, former French Prime Minister. This closed-door meeting brought together some twenty eminent French and international economic and political decision-makers to discuss subjects relating to the… Read more
Hydro-diplomacy: The Bridge Tank launches the World Water for Peace Conference 19 December 2022 Since the year 2000, the share of conflicts over transboundary freshwater resources has been on the rise. Simultaneously, the rate of institutionalising cooperation, i.e. treaties and river basin organisations, has been declining, which the UN processes exemplify.Fortunately, ideas, tools, and initiatives developed by practitioners and thinkers from the field are… Read more
The Case for Increased Financial Cooperation in Europe – The EU and the Micro-States 15 December 2022 By Gérard Vespierre, Le Monde Décrypté - Rule of Law in the heart of Europe: the microstates of Andorra, Liechtenstein and Monaco and EU values. 15 December 2022 - Gérard Vespierre, editor of geopolitics journal Le Monde Décrypté, published a new report, identifying serious threats to the rule of law… Read more
Rethinking Hydro-Diplomacy: The Bridge Tank holds a high-level panel on the side of the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022 8 December 2022 On December 6th, 2022, The Bridge Tank held a high level panel discussion on hydro-diplomacy in Paris, on the side of the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022, coordinated by UNESCO. This event was placed under the high patronage of: Mrs. Irina Bokova Co-chair of the International Science Council’s Global Commission… Read more
COP 27: Advances on loss and damage but no breakthrough on climate finance despite a strong West African involvement 25 November 2022 The fear of ending COP 27 without any significant advances was looming over Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in the dying hours of this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference. But after a final negotiations marathon between the parties, a deal was eventually struck. The agreement which concluded two weeks of discussions… Read more
COP 27: From Distrust to Trust: Towards a balanced, empowered North-South blended climate finance for mitigation and adaptation 18 November 2022 As COP 27 slowly draws to a close, The Bridge Tank continues its efforts in favour of climate justice in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.On Thursday, November 17th, 2022, The Bridge Tank and Liberal International joined forces to organise a side event on climate finance - “Towards a balanced, empowered, North-South… Read more
The Bridge Tank continues its involvement on hydrogen at COP 27 through a high-level panel on African Green Hydrogen Hubs 17 November 2022 The Bridge Tank’s continued engagement on questions of hydrogen has put it at the forefront of public debate on the matter. Over the years, this has resulted in a number of publications on hydrogen (our report & our policy brief), and led to The Bridge Tank being the only think… Read more
Hydrodiplomacy : International Rivers as Peace Enablers – experiences and solutions from river basin organizations 25 October 2022 Water has long been a resource taken for granted. As its flow and presence seemed endless, neighboring states sharing access to rivers and lakes often chose to approach water in a utilitarian and competing manner.But as the deterioration of ecosystems and the effects of climate change increasingly became apparent on… Read more
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, The Bridge Tank contributes to diplomatic, civil society and business events. 30 September 2022 After two years of global pandemic, the United Nations General Assembly resumed in September 2022. As it is traditionally the case, this very active week will see the gathering of heads of state and government in New York, as well as numerous events organized by the diplomatic, civil society and… Read more
AUKUS – The Bridge Tank in Conversation with Frank Wisner 8 July 2022 Ambassador Frank Wisner, former USA under Secretary of Defense, puts AUKUS in context: a technological grouping of like-minded nations in front of China’s assertiveness, while remaining open to dialogue with China and to collaboration with Europe, India and others.The discussion addressed recent tensions between France and AUKUS, geopolitical shifts since… Read more
The Bridge Tank at Liberal International’s 75th anniversary congress in Sofia 5 July 2022 From June 30 to July 3, 2022, Liberal International held its 75th anniversary congress in Sofia, Bulgaria. Joel Ruet, President, The Bridge Tank, attended the congress, our think tank having been elected an observer member of Liberal International in 2021. As President of Liberal International, our Board Member Hakima el… Read more
The Bridge Tank and the Maritime Research Center co-organized a webinar on: “Australia, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS): A New Perspective based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework” 30 June 2022 On June 30th, The Bridge Tank and the Maritime Research Center (MRC) co-organized a webinar titled “Australia, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS): A New Perspective based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework”. This event aimed at bringing together the defense industry, maritime strategists, policy makers and others, to… Read more
European tour OMVS – The Bridge Tank for the promotion of hydrodiplomacy 27 June 2022 The Bridge Tank has partnered with the OMVS (Senegal River Development Organization) for a European tour to promote hydro-diplomacy which took place from June 9 to 24, 2022 in Geneva, Oslo, The Hague, Paris and Brussels. Hamed SEMEGA, High Commissioner of the OMVS and member of the Board du Bridge… Read more
How can we continue to work with China? 16 June 2022 How can we continue to work with China? This was the question addressed by a working group convened by The Bridge Tank on 3 June 2022, which brought together leading figures from the world of think tanks, diplomacy, the national press, the defence industry and former general officers. "The truth… Read more
Our board member Stéphane Gompertz discusses Africa-Europe relations in Vienna 14 June 2022 On June 7, 2022, our Board Member Stéphane Gompertz, former Ambassador to Austria & Ethiopia, and former Director for Africa at the French Foreign Office took part in a panel discussion on the current state of relations between Europe and Africa and the potential for future partnerships. The event organised… Read more
Conflict and disinformation: The Bridge Tank joins Irene Khan for an online discussion at RightsCon 2022 9 June 2022 At the invitation of Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression, Joel Ruet, President, The Bridge Tank, participated in an online discussion on the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur to the UNGA, focusing on misinformation and situations of conflict,… Read more