Hydro-diplomacy: The Bridge Tank launches the Word 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… Lire la suite
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… Lire la suite
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… Lire la suite
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… Lire la suite
An eventful first week at COP 27 in Sharm el Sheikh for our board member Hakima El Haite 15 November 2022 The first week of the COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh saw the world gather in the Egyptian coastal city to exchange on the many pressing issues of the world’s environmental crisis. One of those leaders taking part in the discussions and the seeking out of concrete solutions to combat… Lire la suite
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… Lire la suite
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… Lire la suite
Analysis – Where has the Chinese COP 15 disappeared ? 22 September 2022 By Joël RUET & Malaurie LE BAIL – After being half-postponed four times due to the pandemic, half-launched through a heads of states level online event on October 2021, the COP 15 on biodiversity should have finally happened started on April 25, 2022 in Kunming, China. Is is now being… Lire la suite
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 collaboration with Europe, India and others. This conversation was conducted following a webinar, co-hosted by The Bridge Tank… Lire la suite
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… Lire la suite
The Bridge Tank joins the Think 7 in Berlin 1 June 2022 The Think7 Summit, which took place on May 23-24 2022 in Berlin, is organized by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Global Solutions Initiative (GSI), as think tanks mandated for the Think7 process during the German G7 presidency in 2022. It is organized in… Lire la suite
OpEd: Risky Business: The U.S. Should Rethink Business With Kazakhstan 21 April 2022 An article written by our President, Joël Ruet about Kazakhstan's current and growing challenge to fight corruption that undermines foreign investment and the country's socio-economic development, was published in the media Entrepreneur.com. He warns that “despite the Kazakh government’s public campaign to attract foreign investors […] it will need to… Lire la suite
The Bridge Tank at the BOAO Forum for Asia 2022: Promote Energy Integration and Build Green World 21 April 2022 The BOAO 2022 Forum was held from April 20 to 22 in a hybrid mode, aiming to conduct an open dialogue in a post-COVID world and on the prospects of common development in the world of tomorrow. Since 2018, The Bridge Tank has participated in the annual "Chinese Davos" event.… Lire la suite
Side event “From COP 26 Glasgow Commitments to COP 27 Egypt Opportunities: The MENA perspective Confirmation”: participation of our Board Members 30 March 2022 On the occasion of the first edition of the UNFCCC MENA Climate Week, from 28th – 31st of March, hosted by the Government of United Arab Emirates, Liberal International, of which The Bridge Tank is a member has organized a virtual side event on 29th of March named: From COP… Lire la suite
HORASIS 2022 USA – Biden’s first year, Ukraine, and EU’s leadership 4 March 2022 During the 2022 Horasis USA Meeting, held March 4, The Bridge Tank participated in a conference on Joe Biden, the European Union and Ukraine, alongside Esko Aho, Former Prime Minister of Finland, Finland, Michael D. Brown, United States Shadow Senator, District of Columbia, USA, Yves Leterme, Former Prime Minister of… Lire la suite
COP26 side event – Liberal International’s Declaration for Climate 11 November 2021 8 November 2021, The Bridge Tank, an Observing Member to Liberal International participated to an online roundtable event on the fringes of COP26, hosted by ALDE Party and Liberal International. Liberal policymakers and representatives from partner organizations congregated to share their views and exchange information on the ongoing United Nations… Lire la suite
COP26 side event – Liberal International’s Declaration for Climate 8 November 2021 8 November 2021, The Bridge Tank, an Observing Member to Liberal International participated to an online roundtable event on the fringes of COP26, hosted by ALDE Party and Liberal International. Liberal policymakers and representatives from partner organizations congregated to share their views and exchange information on the ongoing United Nations… Lire la suite
The Bridge Tank partipates to the COP26 side event hosted by ALDE Party and Liberal International 8 November 2021 8 November 2021, The Bridge Tank participated to an online roundtable event on the fringes of COP26, hosted by ALDE Party and Liberal International. Liberal policymakers and representatives from partner organisations gathered together to share their views and exchange information on the ongoing United Nations Conference on Climate Change to… Lire la suite
The Bridge Tank contributes to the 2021 Armenian edition of the Summit of Minds 25 October 2021 The 2021 Armenian edition of the Summit of Minds forum was held on the 23rd and 24th of October in the city of Dijilan, in the presence of Armenian President Armen Sarkissian. The Bridge Tank’s president Joël Ruet, attended this event alongside our board member Pranjal Sharma, who intervened on… Lire la suite
Issue Brief: AUKUS – A storm in the Pacific 5 October 2021 On 15 September 2021, Australia terminated a contract with France to supply conventional submarines, in favor of a nuclear military-technology collaboration with the United States and the United Kingdom. This breach of contract highlighted the nascent AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom and United States) military alliance, which was created in response… Lire la suite
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