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In a world defined by the turbulence of shifting policies and geopolitical currents, our work is grounded in what endures: collective wisdom. Arete News is the essential source of high-value analysis and investigative reporting focused exclusively on the world’s most influential international institutions—from the U.N., E.U., and WHO to specialized bodies governing climate, global health, and adva

nced technology. These international institutions are the architects of global order, generating a vital trove of research, data, and expertise. Our mission is to provide the global strategy required to navigate this essential landscape. We equip public policy professionals, institutional investors, governments, and researchers with the verifiable facts and clear-sighted analysis they need to stop guessing, know the rules, and make decisions that drive progress. The drive for clarity is built into our name, Arete. It embodies two meanings that define our approach:

Ancient Greek: Arete means excellence, knowledge, and virtue. It is our commitment to journalistic excellence, integrity, and seeking the unvarnished truth. French: An arête is a sharp, elevated ridge. Founded by journalists with the mindset of climbers, we approach complex stories with a high respect for facts and commitment to an elevated perspective. This is the sharp, focused perspective we bring to global issues. Courage and clarity are essential to reporting on what truly matters. As the astronaut Nick Hague once remarked, “International cooperation is so important… it is what’s going to propel humanity into the future.”

By illuminating policy beyond borders, we strengthen global accountability and ensure that the vital work underpinning international cooperation is accessible and actionable.

07/13/2025

Southeast Asian nations wrapped up their annual foreign ministers' meetings by marking a significant diplomatic stride on nuclear disarmament, even as the specter of new U.S. trade tariffs cast a shadow over their economic future.

Southeast Asian leaders face new U.S. tariff threats, gain nuclear zone promise from China in shifting global dynamic.

07/07/2025

Delivering the Royal Historical Society 2025 Prothero Lecture in London, acclaimed British historian and author Peter Gatrell shared the importance of hearing and critically interpreting the voices of refugees found among UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency archival records.

The Society's president, Lucy Noakes, a historian, author, and professor at the University of Essex, said the lecture is traditionally given by a leading historian whose research shapes fundamentally how we regard the past

In an era increasingly defined by global displacement, Gatrell, an emeritus professor of history at the The University of Manchester, challenged conventional views, arguing for a more nuanced approach toward refugees, not as a "fourth world" of anonymous victims but as active participants in shaping their own lives and, at times, influencing policy.

Beyond official narratives and statistics are the complex realities and unexpected agency of displaced populations.

05/21/2025

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05/12/2025

U.S. and China agree to hit 90-day pause in trade war after Geneva talks. Both sides moved to suspend most tariffs on each other's goods after an intense weekend of Swiss-hosted negotiations.

Both sides moved to suspend most tariffs on each other's goods after an intense weekend of Swiss-hosted negotiations.

11/17/2024

Donald Trump, the once and future U.S. president, leads a nativist political movement deeply hostile to the modern era of U.S. leadership and support for international cooperation and development. Here is a timeline of Trump's actions involving international organizations and treaties from Jan. 2017 to Jan. 2021, and from Nov. 2024 onwards.

The U.N. and other organizations anticipate a second round of reduced U.S. support and engagement with Trump's return.

11/09/2024

At CERN on his way to COP29 Azerbaijan, former U.S. vice president Al Gore says Donald Trump probably won't be able to undo the Democrats' landmark law because of the hundreds of billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs from clean energy projects. Climate Reality

After four decades of climate advocacy, the former U.S. vice president still leads global resistance to fossil fuels.

11/07/2024

It's now an open question whether or to what extent America's post-World War II role as a leader of the free world and rules-based international order fits within Trump's "America First" approach of narrow self-interest.

A second Trump term will likely pose a serious threat to U.N.-led efforts on climate change, global health and trade.

11/02/2024

Second in a series from an 18-year-old Swiss-American who's studying comparative politics and new to voting in two countries.

I'm 18, Swiss-American, and I've been learning about how two similar democracies can have such different political cultures.

10/25/2024

"One big similarity between the two countries where I'm a citizen – I was born in Palo Alto, California, where my Swiss parents lived at the time, but I mostly grew up in the Swiss capital, Bern – is a continuing clash between the far-left and the far-right."

"Another is the tendency to hear liberal views in cities and conservative views in rural areas. One big difference, though, is how we view women leaders. Twelve days before America decides if it will have its first woman president, Switzerland's sixth woman president chaired a U.N. Security Council session about giving women a greater role in peacemaking."

As a Swiss-American, I'm represented by a Swiss woman president who spoke at the U.N. Maybe the U.S. will follow?

10/22/2024

Diplomats on the United Nations Security Council explored ways of boosting the use of science in decision-making about matters of international peace and security. Science diplomacy as a tool for handling 21st century global challenges is a signature issue for Switzerland as a member of the 15-nation Security Council. Ignazio Cassis Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

The promotion of science diplomacy as a tool for handling complex global challenges is a signature issue for Switzerland.

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